For personal injury lawyers we require proof of 3 cases that have gone to trial in the last 5 years resulting in verdict for that lawyer and we also require 2 motions for summary judgment ruled in favor of that attorney. (searchallinone.com)
«These reforms embody the evolution of summary judgment rules from highly restricted tools used to weed out clearly unmeritorious claims or defences to their current status as a legitimate alternative means for adjudicating and resolving legal disputes.» (canadianlawyermag.com)
[81] In my view, absent an error of law, the exercise of powers under the new summary judgment rule attracts deference. (slaw.ca)