Is there any case law where the due diligence requirement is not satisfied by waiting for someone else to advise who the correct defendant is?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Rumsam v. Pakes, 2019 ONCA 748 (CanLII):

The due diligence requirement is not satisfied by waiting for someone else to advise who the correct defendant is: Klein v. G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) Ltd., 2016 ONSC 1930, at para. 23.

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