I'm preparing for a law exam on agreement and in my tutorials and lectures I have not been taught about Taylor v Laird, however I keep on seeing the case in the Relevant Legal Principles of the exam answers. (law.stackexchange.com)
The proper analysis is whether a judge has confidence that a summary judgment motion can provide the necessary facts and apply the relevant legal principles, not whether the procedure is as exhaustive as a trial. (slaw.ca)
The relevant legal principles can be excavated from the general prolixity but you have to search for them. (newlawjournal.co.uk)