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Civil Decisions
Lin v. Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Limited, 2019 ONCA 706
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Land, Condominiums, Rescission, Material Change, Condominium Act, 1998, SO 1998, s. 74
1179 Hunt Club Inc. v. Ottawa Medical Square Inc, 2019 ONCA 700
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Anticipatory Breach, Repudiation, Contractual Interpretation, Contra Proferentem, , Domicile Developments Inc v MacTavish, (1990), 45 OR (3d) 302 (CA), Kwon v Cooper (1996), 89 OAC 239 (CA)
Aviva Insurance Company v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 704
Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MVA, Insurance Law, Automobile Insurance, Car Rental Agreements, Priority Dispute, Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 1.8, s. 277, Intact Insurance Company of Canada v American Home Assurance Company of Canada, 2013 ONSC 2372, The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v Lloyds Underwriters, 2017 ONSC 670
Faiello v. Faiello, 2019 ONCA 710
Keywords: Family Law, Domestic Contracts, Separation Agreement, Setting Aside, Variation, Material Change in Circumstances, Spousal Support, Civil Procedure, Costs, Divorce Act, RSC 1985, c 3 (2nd Supp), Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F3, s56(4), Miglin v Miglin, 2003 SCC 24, LeVan v LeVan, 2008 ONCA 388, Hickey v Hickey, [1999] 2 SCR 518, Carroll v McEwen, 2018 ONCA 902, Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
Williams Distinctive Gems Inc. v. Advantex Dining Corporation, 2019 ONCA 702
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Simplified Procedure, Summary Judgment, Limitation Periods, Discoverability, Costs Limitations Act, 2002, SO 2002, c. 24, Fennell v Deol, 2016 ONCA 249, Canada (Attorney General) v Lameman, 2008 SCC 14, Trafalgar Industries of Canada Ltd. v Pharmax Ltd. (2003), 64 OR (3d) 288 (S.C.)
AgriMarine Holdings Inc. v. Akvatech AS, 2019 ONCA 713
Keywords: Contracts, Termination, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53, Merck & Co, Inc v Apotex Inc, 2013 FC 751
Childs v. Childs, 2019 ONCA 717
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Guardianship, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Orders, Setting Aside, Vexatious Litigants, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 2.1.02 and 59.06
Hosseinkhani v. QK Fitness Inc., 2019 ONCA 718
Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Duty to Warn, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment
Langenfeld v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2019 ONCA 716
Keywords: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Reasonable Limits, “Oakes Test, Occupier’s Liability, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 2(b) and 24(1), Occupiers’ Liability Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.2, s. 3(1), R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103
Lawrence v. Lawrence, 2019 ONCA 721
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Debts of Estate
Short Civil Decisions
Manastersky v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 705
Keywords: Employment Law, Wrongful Dismissal, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Costs, Eastern Power Limited v. Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, 2012 ONCA 366
Dorr Capital Corporation v. Kingwood River Walk Homes Limited (Kingwood Homes), 2019 ONCA 701
Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53
Criminal and Provincial Offences Decisions
Romania v. Soproni, 2019 ONCA 703
Keywords: Criminal Law, Extradition, Extradition Act, S.C. 1999, c. 18, s. 3(3), s. 57
R. v. Dixon, 2019 ONCA 698
Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Evidence, Admissibility, Voice Identification Evidence, Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 139(2), s. 753.3(1), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31
R. v. Adan, 2019 ONCA 709
Keywords: Criminal Law, Attempted Murder, Jury Charge, Sentencing, W(D) Principles, Criminal Code, s 686(1), s 687(1), s 724(2), R v Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, R v Araya, 2015 SCC 11, R v Jaw, 2009 SCC 42, R v Jacquard, [1997] 1 SCR 314, R v Daley, 2007 SCC 53, R v Royz, 2009 SCC 13, R v Luciano, 2011 ONCA 89, R v Smith, 2016 ONCA 25, R v Rodgerson, 2015 SCC 38, R v McLellan, 2018 ONCA 510, R v Adamson, 2018 ONCA 678, R v Moffit, 2015 ONCA 412, R v Campbell, 2018 ONCA 837, R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64
R. v. Beseiso, 2019 ONCA 707
Keywords: Criminal Law, Criminal Harassment, Uttering Threats, Causing a Disturbance, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s 175(1)(a), s 264(2)(d), s 264.1(1), s 839(1), R v R(R), 2008 ONCA 497
R. v. Beseiso, 2019 ONCA 708
Keywords: Criminal Law, Intimidation of a Justice System Participant, Sentencing, Victim Fine Surcharge, W(D) Principals, Sufficiency of Reasons, Criminal Code, s 423.1(1)(b), R v W(D), [1991] 1 SCR 742, R v Beseiso, 2018 ONSC 5042, R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58
R. v. Tippett, 2019 ONCA 711
Keywords: Criminal Law, Obstruction of Justice, Sentencing, Dangerous Offenders, Evidence, Burden of Proof, Credibility, Criminal Code, s 139(2), Vetrovec v R, [1982] 1 SCR 811, R v Bui, 2014 ONCA 614, R v Caporiccio, 2017 ONCA 742, R v Gowdy, 2016 ONCA 989
R. v. Evans, 2019 ONCA 715
Keywords: Criminal Law, Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, Conspiracy to Traffic, Firearms Offences, Evidence, Admissibility, Wiretap Evidence, Expert Witness, Expert Opinion Evidence, Jury Selection, Static Trier Procedure, Exclusionary Orders, Criminal Code, ss 91(2), 95(1), 99(1), 465(1)(c), 467.1(1), 467.12, 640(2.1), (2.2), 657.3(3), 657.3(3)(a), 686(1)(b)(iv), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, ss 5(1), (2), CDSA: Regulations Prescribing Certain Offences to be Serious Offences, SOR/2010-161, s 2, R v Riley (2009), 247 CCC (3d) 517, R v Noureddine, 2015 ONCA 770, R v Grant, 2016 ONCA 639, R v Murray, 2017 ONCA 393, R v Husbands, 2017 ONCA 607, R v WV, 2007 ONCA 546, R v Lyttle, 2004 SCC 5, R v Seaboyer, [1991] 2 SCR 577, R v Osolin, [1993] 4 SCR 595, R v RV, 2019 SCC 41, Morris v The Queen, [1983] 2 SCR 190, R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223, R v Kimberley (2001), 157 CCC (3d) 129, R v Clancey, [2002] SCCA No 29, R v Bradbury (1973), 14 CCC (2d) 139, R v Hungwe, 2018 ONCA 456, White Burgess Langille Inman v Abbott and Haliburton Co, 2015 SCC 23, R v Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, R v Johnson, 2019 ONCA 145, R v Mohan, [1994] 2 SCR 9, R v J-LJ, 2000 SCC 51, R v Luciano, 2011 ONCA 89, R v K (A) (1999), 137 CCC (3d) 225, R v DD, 2000 SCC 43, R v Kematch, 2010 MBCA, R v Bedford (2000), 143 CCC (3d) 311, R v Venneri, 2012 SCC 33, R v Handy, 2002 SCC 56, R v Hart, 2014 SCC 52, R v Shafia, 2016 ONCA 812, R v Baltovich (2004), 191 CCC (3d) 289, Cluett v The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 216, R v Garofoli (1988), 41 CCC (3d) 97, R v Jacquard, [1997] 1 SCR 314, R v Royz, 2009 SCC 13, R v Daley, 2007 SCC 53, R v LM, 2008 SCC 31, R v Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, R v Clarke, 2014 SCC 28, R v Wust, 2000 SCC 18, R v R S, 2015 ONCA 291
R. v. Morillo, 2019 ONCA 714
Keywords: Provincial Offences, Speeding, Self-Represented Litigants, Evidence, Credibility, W(D) Principles, Amicus Curiae, Provincial Offences Act, s 139, Evidence Act, ss 10, 11, Canada Evidence Act, R v W(D), [1991] 1 SCR 742, R v AP, 2013 ONCA 344, R v Lifchus, [1997] 3 SCR 320, R v Mannion, [1986] 2 SCR 272, R v Ul-Rashid, 2014 ONCA 896
R. v. Owusu, 2019 ONCA 712
Keywords: Criminal Law, Robbery, Firearms Offences, Arbitrary Detention, Sentencing, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s 9, Firearms Act, SC 1995, c 39, Youth Criminal Justice Act, SC 2002, c 1, R v Mann, 2004 SCC 52, R v KangBrown, 2008 SCC 18
Ontario Review Board
Sim (Re), 2019 ONCA 719
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Foreseeable and Substantial Risk of Harm, Threat to Public Safety, Conditional Discharge, Annual Review, Criminal Code, ss 672.5401 672.54, 672.78(1), R v Ferguson, 2010 ONCA 810, Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 SCR 625, Kalra (Re), 2018 ONCA 833, Sheikh (Re), 2019 ONCA 692
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