Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – 13, 2019)

  • December 17, 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Civil Decisions

Eggiman v. Martin , 2019 ONCA 974

Keywords: Contracts, Franchise Agreements, Arbitration Clauses, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17 s. 7(1), (2) and (5), Brown v. Murphy, (2002), 59 OR (3d) 404 (C.A.)

Health Genetic Centre Corp. (Health Genetic Center) v. New Scientist Magazine, 2019 ONCA 977

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Procedural and Natural Justice, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Stuart Budd & Sons Limited v. IFS Vehicle Distributors ULC, 2016 ONCA 60, 129 O.R. (3d) 37, R. v. Curragh Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 537, Eckervogt v. British Columbia, 2004 BCCA 398

Hutton v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial), 2019 ONCA 975

Keywords: Labour Law, Jurisdiction, Collective Agreements, Arbitration, Labour Relations Act, 1995, S.O. 1995, c. 1, Sched. A, s. 48(1), Canadian Labour Arbitration, 3rd ed., Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 20.01, 21.01(3)(a), Barber v. Manufacturer’s Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial), 2017 ONCA 164, 136 O.R. (3d) 198, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 150, London Life Insurance Co. v. Dubreuil Brothers Employees Assn. (2000), 49 O.R. (3d) 766, leave to appeal refused, [2000] S.C.C.A. No. 496, Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929

Raymond J. Pilon Enterprises Ltd. v. Village Media Inc., 2019 ONCA 981

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Anti-SLAPP, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1(3), 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685, New Dermamed Inc. v. Sulaiman, 2019 ONCA 141, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61

Leeds Standard Condominium Corporation No. 41 v. Fuller, 2019 ONCA 987

Keywords: Contracts, Arbitration Agreements, Jurisdiction, Real Property, Condominiums, Oppression Remedy, Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17., Haas v Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, 62 B.L.R. (5th) 1

Mullings v. Robertson, 2019 ONCA 979

Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Child Support, Property Division

Richardson v. Richardson, 2019 ONCA 983

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Procedural and Natural Justice, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Approval, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7, Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.) Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, r. 2(5)(c), Martin v. Martin, 1981 CarswellBC 773 (C.A.), C.T.G. v. R.R.G., 2016 SKQB 387, 86 R.F.L. (7th) 312, Harper v. Harper (1991), 78 D.L.R. (4th) 548 (Ont. Gen. Div.), F.J.V. v. W.K.S., 2019 BCCA 67, McKitty v. Hayani, 2019 ONCA 805, Family Law Rules, r. 17(24), Liberty et al. v. National Energy Board et al., [1978] 1 S.C.R. 369, Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Taylor, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 892, Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, Perron v. Perron, 2012 ONCA 811

Savage v. Savage, 2019 ONCA 984

Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Variation, Material Change in Circumstances

Traders General Insurance Company v. Gibson, 2019 ONCA 985

Keywords: Torts, Occupier’s Liability, Contracts, Insurance, Home Insurance, Interpretation, Coverage, Exclusions,  Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hewson, 2003 SKQB 116, Wright v. Canadian Group Underwriters Insurance Co., 2002 BCCA 254, Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada v. Aftab, 2015 ONCA 349

Trezzi v. Trezzi, 2019 ONCA 978

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Wills, Interpretation, Bequests, Surviving Spousal Election, Extension of Time, Corporations, Winding Up, Family Law Act, RSO 1990, C F3, s 2(8), s 5(2), s 6(1), s 6(10), Business Corporations Act, RSO 1990, c B16, s 193(1), s 141(1), Re Burke, [1960] OR 26 (CA), Katz v Nimelman, 2009 ONCA 445

Short Civil Decisions

Curtis v. Pinto, 2019 ONCA 982

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Abuse of Process, Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, Canam Enterprises Inc. v. Coles (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 481 (CA)

Criminal Decisions

R. v. N., 2019 ONCA 966

Keywords: Criminal Law, Uttering Death Threatens, Criminal Harassment, Intimidation, Obstruction of Justice, Evidence, Admissibility, Cross-Count Prior Discreditable Conduct, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 683(1)(g), 742.1(a), R v. Tsigirlash, 2019 ONCA 650, R v. T.C., 2019 ONCA 898

R. v. B., 2019 ONCA 970

Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Admissibility, Search Warrants, DNA Evidence, Charter, s. 8, 24(2), R. v. Morelli, 2010 SCC 8, R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32

R. v. R., 2019 ONCA 971

Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(b)(iii), R. v. Nygaard and Schimmens, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074

R. v. C.W. (Publication Ban), 2019 ONCA 976

Keywords: Criminal Law, Domestic Abuse, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 753(1)(a)(i), 753(4.1)

R. v. C., 2019 ONCA 972

Keywords: Criminal Law, Child Luring, Sentencing, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Code, s. 172.1(2)(a), 212(4), 737, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 12, 11(b), R. v. Morrison, 2019 SCC 15, R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742, R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15

Ontario Review Board Decisions

C. (Re), 2019 ONCA 973

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Not Criminally Responsible, Evidence, Hearsay, Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625, Re Conway, 2016 ONCA 918, Re Ranieri, 2015 ONCA 444