What is the general rule of common law when dealing with medical malpractice cases?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Paul Azeff v. Ontario Securities Commission, 2014 ONSC 5365 (CanLII):

This general rule is designed to avoid the fragmentation of proceedings that increases the delay in having matters finally determined as well as increasing the costs of doing so: Haigh v. College of Denturists (Ontario), [2011] O.J. No. 1851 (Div. Ct.).

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