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Cases In Law Reports

What Judges Say:

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 "Mr. Trent candidly acknowledged that he was making this a test case in the interests of his clients generally. The jurisdictional issues argued are of public importance..."

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Gill v. Residential Property Management Inc., 2000 CanLII 22701 (ON SC)

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Although the landlord was represented by an agent, the quality of the representation surpassed many Counsel.

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Blackwood v Kinas Investments et al.

[1998] O.J. No 2840.

Since 1990 Allistair Trent has been instrumental in setting precedents that increase landlords rights. The cases listed below are only a few. The cases below were published in the Ontario Law Reports as well as on CanLii from the period during which landlord and tenant disputes were heard by Superior Courts.

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Feeney v. Noble, 1994 CanLII 10538 (ON SC)

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Leading case still referred to in Board guidelines establishing standard for a purchaser obtaining possession on sale. Allistair Trent represented the landlord at trial and worked as a law clerk on the appeal.

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Phillips v. Dis-Management, 1995 CanLII 7079 (ON SC)

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Leading case that established negligence standard for landlord's liability for non-repair. Cited in Board guidelines for a number of years as best statement on landlord liability limited to cases of negligence.

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Gill v. Residential Property Management Inc., 2000 CanLII 22701 (ON SC)

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Established exclusive jurisdiction of Tribunals after repeal of Part IV of Landlord and Tenant Act and prohibited paralegals from bringing Court proceedings to enforce rights under Tribunal's governing legislation.

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