Court of Appeal Summaries (March 30 – April 3, 2020)

  • April 06, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Peerenboom v, Peerenboom, 2020 ONCA 240

Keywords: Family Law, Net Family Property, Debts, Equalization, Matrimonial Home, Domestic Contracts, Interpretation, Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Writs of Seizure and Sale, Stay of Enforcement, Striking Pleadings, Orders, Non-Compliance, Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F3, ss 21, 23, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s 106, Maroukis v Maroukis, [1984] 2 SCR 137, Buttarazzi v Buttarazzi (2009), 84 RFL (6th) 240 (Ont SC), Chiaramonte v Chiaramonte, 2013 ONCA 641

Markham (City) v AIG Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 239

Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Coverage, Primary Insurance, Excess Insurance, Duty to Defend, Carriage of Defence, Defence Costs, Family Insurance Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, Van Huizen v. Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 222, Hanis v. Teevan, 2008 ONCA 678, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Monenco Ltd. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., 2001 SCC 49, Trenton Cold Storage v. St. Paul Fire & Marine (2001), 199 D.L.R. (4th) 654 (Ont. C.A.), Saanich (District) v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2011 BCCA 391, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Royal Insurance of Canada (1998), 115 O.A.C. 388 (C.A.), Carneiro v. Durham (Regional Municipality), 2015 ONCA 909, Unger (Litigation guardian of v. Unger (2004), 68 O.R. (3d) 257 (C.A.), Broadhurst & Ball v. American Home Assurance Co. (1991), 1 O.R. (3d) 225 (C.A.), Aquatech Logistics et al. v. Lombard Insurance et al., 2015 ONSC 5858, General Accident Assurance Co. of Canada v. Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner (1988), 64 O.R. (2d) 321 (H.C.), Brockton (Municipality) v. Frank Cowan Co. (2002), 57 O.R. (3d) 447 (C.A.)

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 476 v. Wong, 2020 ONCA 244

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Adjournments, COVID-19

R. v. B., 2020 ONCA 241

Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Expert Opinion, Admissibility, Jury Charge, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, R. v. Abbey, 2017 ONCA 640, R. v. J.-L.J., 2000 SCC 51, R. v. Biddersingh, 2015 ONSC 6063, Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario (Toronto: Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, 2008), R. v. Huard, 2013 ONCA 650, leave to appeal refused, [2014] S.C.C.A. No. 13, R. v. Nette, 2001 SCC 78, R. v. Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703, leave to appeal refused, [2016] S.C.C.A. No. 513, R. v. Fontaine, 2004 SCC 27

R. v. K. (Publication Ban), 2020 ONCA 242

Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Identity, Criminal Code s. 715.1, R. v. Nikolovski, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1197

R. v. H., 2020 ONCA 243

Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Admissibility, Hearsay, Spontaneous Utterance, Res Gestae, Expert Evidence, Fresh Evidence  Kienapple Principle, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Delay, Gladue Report, Sentencing, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 10(b), 11(b), Criminal Code, s. 718.2(a), White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, R. v. Palmer, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759, R. v. Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703, 132 O.R. (3d) 401, R. v. Khan (1988), 27 O.A.C. 142, R. v. Nicholas (2004), 70 O.R. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Dakin (1995), 80 O.A.C. 253, R. v. Prebtani, 2008 ONCA 735, 243 O.A.C. 207, R. v. Cherrington, 2018 ONCA 653, R. v. Girn, 2019 ONCA 202, R. v. G.B.D., 2000 SCC 22, R. v. Charley, 2019 ONCA 726, R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688, R. v. Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588, R. v. MacDougall, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 45, R. v. Cooper (No.2) (1977), 35 C.C.C. (2d) 35 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Bosley (1992), 59 O.A.C. 161