The plaintiff commenced an action against five lawyers and their law firms for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence arising from the sale of a matrimonial home and payment of debts.
Four of the lawyers and their firms brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the action.
The court granted the motion, finding that the plaintiff's claim was statute-barred under the Limitations Act, 2002, as she had discovered the material facts of her claim more than two years before commencing the action.
The court also noted that the action against opposing counsel in the family law proceedings would have been dismissed regardless, as no duty of care is owed to an opposing party.
