What is the process of bringing a motion before the court?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Flynn v. Mayer, 2020 ONSC 7718 (CanLII):
At paragraph 26 of his Endorsement in the case of Thomas v. Wohlaber, 2020 ONSC 1965, Justice Kurz succinctly summarized the usual pre-COVID-19 process of bringing a motion before the court:
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