Court nullifies $740K consent judgments, citing process abuse, fraudulent preference

By Karunjit Singh (May 29, 2023, 1:22 PM EDT) -- The Superior Court of Ontario has set aside two consent judgments secured by a law firm, ruling that its tactics in obtaining the judgments against a client experiencing financial decline constituted an abuse of process. The judge also found that the two consent judgments amounted to fraudulent preference to a creditor from an insolvent debtor. ...