Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (September 16-20)

  • 26 septembre 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

AgriMarine Holdings Inc. v. Akvatech AS,2019 ONCA 713

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Breach, Licensing Agreements, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53, Merck & Co., Inc. v Apotex Inc., 2013 FC 751

Gauthier v. Gauthier, 2019 ONCA 722

Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Variation, Material Change in Circumstances, Civil Procedure, Orders, Varying or Setting Aside, Security for Costs

Hilson v. 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2019 ONCA 727

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Security for Costs, Rules of Civil Procedure, 61.06(1)(a) and (c), Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd., 2016 ONCA 702

Montforts v. Clarke, 2019 ONCA 723

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Joint Custody, Parallel Parenting, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 12, ss. 24(2), Kaplanis v. Kaplanis, [2005] O.J. No. 275 (C.A.)

FoodInvest Limited v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 728

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time, Security for Costs, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 56.01(1) and 61.06(1)

Rubner v. Bistricer, 2019 ONCA 733

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Trusts, Bare Trusts, Torts, Conversion, Fiduciary Duties, Trustee de son tort, Civil Procedure, Res Judicata, Teixeira v Markgraf Estate, 2017 ONCA 819, Angus v Port Hope (Municipality), 2017 ONCA 566, In the Estate of Jean Elliott (2008), 45 ETR (3d) 84 (Ont. SC)

Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 732

Keywords: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Voting Rights, Better Local Government Act, 2018, SO 2018, c 11, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss 2(b) and 3, Constitution Act, 1867, Longley v Canada (Attorney General), 2007 ONCA 852, Baier v. Alberta, 2007 SCC 31, Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927, Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2001 SCC 94, Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 33, R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103

Rodrigues v. Purtill, 2019 ONCA 743

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, MVA, Evidence, Admissibility, Experts, Damages, Civil Procedure, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Costs, Fiddler v Chiavetti, 2010 ONCA 210, Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I8, O Reg 461/96, s. 4.3, Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F3

Short Civil Decisions

Damiani v. QSR Group Inc., 2019 ONCA 725

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Default Judgements, Setting Aside

Ross v. Ross, 2019 ONCA 724

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Civil Procedure, Passing Accounts, Orders, Enforcement, Contempt

Carey v. Carey, 2019 ONCA 729

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Adjournments

Hasselsjo v. Arcand, 2019 ONCA 735

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Unjust Enrichment, Summary Judgment

Solomon v. Abughaduma, 2019 ONCA 737

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs

Dawe v. The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 744

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs

Criminal Decisions

Lochner v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 730

Keywords: Criminal Law, Private Informations, Summary Determination, Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46, ss 504, 507.1 and 685(1)

R v. Chambers (Publication Ban), 2019 ONCA 736

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, R v Stewart (1992), 62 CCC (3d) 289 (Ont CA), appeal quashed, [1991] SCCA No 110, R v PG, 2017 ONCA 351

R v. Charley, 2019 ONCA 726

Keywords: Criminal Law, Robbery, Delay, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s 11(b), Criminal Code, ss 686(4), 752.1, R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R v Morin, [1992] 1 SCR 771, R v MacDougall, [1998] 2 SCR 45, R v Pearson, [1998] 3 SCR 620

R v. AN (Publication Ban), 2019 ONCA 741

Keywords: Criminal Law, Human trafficking, Assault, Evidence, Admissibility, Prior Statements, Video-recorded Statements, R v Sheppard, [2002] 1 SCR 869, R v Dinardo, [2008] 1 SCR 788

R v. Eadie, 2019 ONCA 739

Keywords: Criminal Law, Dangerous Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Failing to Stop, Mens Rea, Wilful Blindness, Sufficiency of Reasons, Criminal Code, ss 249(1)(a), 252(1.2), R v W(D), [1991] 1 SCR 742

R v Williams, 2019 ONCA 743

Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, s 268(1), R v Scopelliti (1982), 34 OR (2d) 524, R v Corbett, [1988] 1 SCR 670, R v Rowbotham; R v Roblin, [1994] 2 SCR 463

Ontario Review Board

Tahuite (Re), 2019 ONCA 720

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, R v Smith, [2004] 1 SCR 385

Abeje (Re), 2019 ONCA 734

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Significant Threat to Public Safety, Criminal Code, s 672.54, R v Ferguson, 2010 ONCA 810, Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 SCR 625, Afemui (Re), 2016 ONCA 689, Sim (Re), 2019 ONCA 719, Woods (Re), 2019 ONCA 87, R v Owen, 2003 SCC 33, Gonzalez (Re), 2017 ONCA 102

Foote (Re), 2019 ONCA 731

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Sufficiency of Reasons, R v JJRD (2006), 215 CCC (3d) 252 (Ont CA)