The applicant, a 20% shareholder and former director of the respondent corporation, sought production of financial statements and an order for a shareholders' meeting.
The matter was directed to a case conference under a new Toronto Civil List policy for short applications.
The respondents sought a last-minute adjournment citing a vague medical note, which the court denied due to a history of delay.
Applying the principle of proportionality and the need for a culture shift in civil justice, the court held it was appropriate to grant the substantive relief requested directly at the case conference rather than forcing the applicant to wait 14 months for a formal hearing.
