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41700

Aqib Rahman v. Elia Associates, et al.

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2025-06-27 Close file on Leave
2025-06-26 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2025-06-26 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2025-06-26 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number COA-24-CV-0609, 2025 ONCA 16, dated January 14, 2025, is dismissed.
Dismissed
2025-05-26 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2025-03-24 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-03-31) Elia Associates
2025-03-24 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B, (Printed version due on 2025-03-31) Elia Associates
2025-03-24 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2025-03-31) Elia Associates
2025-03-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-03-25, (Printed version due on 2025-03-31) Elia Associates
2025-03-11 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED
2025-03-05 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Aqib Rahman
2025-03-05 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:
- Amended notice of application (Rec'd 2025-03-11), Completed on: 2025-03-05, (Printed version filed on 2025-03-13)
Aqib Rahman

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Rahman, Aqib Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Elia Associates Respondent Active
Victor James Yee, Antoni Gabriel Casalinuovo and Richard Anatol Elia Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Rahman, Aqib

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Elia Associates

Counsel
Names
Tim Gleason
Megan Phyper
Contact information
Dewart Gleason LLP
366 Adelaide Street West
Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
Telephone: (416) 971-8000
FAX: (416) 971-8001
Email: tgleason@dgllp.ca

Party: Victor James Yee, Antoni Gabriel Casalinuovo and Richard Anatol Elia

Counsel
Names
Tim Gleason
Megan Phyper
Contact information
Dewart Gleason LLP
366 Adelaide Street West
Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1R9
Telephone: (416) 971-8000
FAX: (416) 971-8001
Email: tgleason@dgllp.ca

Summary

Keywords

Civil procedure — Judgments and orders — Summary judgments — Civil action against lawyers representing adverse party — Whether motion judge erred in striking claim on basis that pleadings disclosed no reasonable cause of action — Whether Court of Appeal erred in affirming decision of motion judge

Summary

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The applicant brought an action against the respondents, who are the law firm and lawyers who represented a party adverse to the applicant in other proceedings. The motion judge dismissed the applicant’s claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action. The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s appeal.

Lower court rulings

May 29, 2024
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

CV-23-00001421-0000

Motion to strike the applicant’s claim granted. The applicant is ordered to pay costs in the amount of $7,500.00.

January 14, 2025
Court of Appeal for Ontario

2025 ONCA 16

Appeal dismissed. The applicant is ordered to pay costs in the amount of $6,810.51.

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-06-28