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Appeal allowed; individual directors cannot be held liable for corporation's breach of contract without tortious conduct.
The corporate defendant was found liable at trial for terminating the contracts of dependent contractor taxi drivers without notice.
The trial judge also found the individual directors liable.
On appeal, the Court of Appeal set aside the finding of liability against the individual directors, holding that they were not parties to the contract and there was no evidence of tortious conduct such as intentional interference with economic relations or inducing breach of contract.
Court orders summary trial timetable to move delayed property dispute to trial.
A civil action arising from the 2003 purchase of residential property where the defendants allegedly failed to obtain a required certificate of approval for a septic system.
During a pre‑trial in a long‑standing action commenced in 2008 under the Simplified Procedure Rules, the court addressed ongoing delays and the addition of multiple third parties.
To ensure finality and advance the proceeding, the court ordered that the matter proceed to a summary trial with affidavits serving as examinations‑in‑chief and imposed strict procedural deadlines for document disclosure, expert reports, affidavits, requests to admit, and trial materials.
The court also fixed the trial date and limited cross‑examinations.
