Where there is no longer a live controversy between the parties, will the court decline to hear the case on the basis of mootness?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sommers v. Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services, 2005 CanLII 15466 (ON SCDC):
Where there is no longer a live controversy between the parties, a court will generally decline to decide a case on the basis of mootness, although it has the discretion to hear the case if the circumstances warrant. (Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), 1989 CanLII 123 (SCC), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342 at 353)
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