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Civil Decisions
Ingarra v. 301099 Ontario Limited (Previn Court Homes), 2020 ONCA 97
Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Tarion Addendum, Completion Date, Extensions, Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 31, Sirisena v. Oakdale Village Homes Inc., 2010 ONSC 2996, aff’d ONSC 1051, Domicile Developments Inc. v. MacTavish (1999), 45 O.R. (3d) 302 (C.A.), King v. Urban & Country Transport Ltd. (1973), 1 O.R. (2d) 449 (C.A.)
P.Y. v. Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 98
Keywords: Family Law, Child Protection, Crown Wardship, Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants, Abuse of Process, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 2.1.01
Champion Products Corp. v. Intact Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 111
Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Interpretation, Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. v. Maritime Life Assurance Co., [1942] 2 S.C.R. 490, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43
Codina v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2020 ONCA 116
Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time, Issasi v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 112, Nguyen v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2015 ONCA 828, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. v. Froese, 2013 ONCA 131
Hurst Real Estate Services Inc. v. Great Lands Corporation, 2020 ONCA 109
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commission Agreements, Breach, Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sch. C., s. 9, 36(3), O. Reg. 567/05, s. 23(1)(a)
Vivekanandan v. Terzian, 2020 ONCA 110
Keywords: Real Property, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easements, Land Titles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.5, s. 51(1), Depew v. Wilkes (2002), 60 O.R. (3d) 499 (C.A.), Barbour v. Bailey, 2016 ONCA 98, Henderson v. Volk (1982), 35 O.R. (2d) 379 (C.A.), Kaminskas v. Storm, 2009 ONCA 318, English v. Perras, 2018 ONCA 649, Caldwell v. Elia, [2000] O.J. No. 661, Hodkin v. Bigley, 20 R.P.R. (3d) 9 (C.A.), 1043 Bloor Inc. v. 1714104 Ontario Inc., 2013 ONCA 91, H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25
Stoney Creek Centre Inc. v. 2459437 Ontario Inc., 2020 ONCA 119
Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Mortgages, Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53]
Sutherland v Toronto (City), 2020 ONCA 122
Keywords: Civil Procedure, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Summary Judgment, Limitation Periods, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
Vigin G.F.R. Holdings Ltd. v. Kinder Care Children’s Centre, 2020 ONCA 120
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Fresh Evidence, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759
Zhao v. Li, 2020 ONCA 121
Keywords: Corporations, Oppression, Civil Procedure, Limitation Periods, Summary Judgment, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 4, Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 248, Maurice v. Alles, 2016 ONCA 287, Hryniak v. Maudlin, 2014 SCC 7, Kassburg v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2014 ONCA 922
Caja Paraguaya de Jubilaciones y Pensiones del Personal de Itaipu Binacional v. Garcia, 2020 ONCA 124
Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Conspiracy, Defences, Ex Turpi Causa, Corporate Identification Doctrine, Civil Procedure, Limitation Periods, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63
Short Civil Decisions
Ochnik v. Ontario Securities Commission (Appeal Book Endorsement), 2020 ONCA 97
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Amending Pleadings
Marley v. Salga, 2020 ONCA 104
Keywords: Real Property, Joint Tenancies, Severance, Evidence, Admissibility
Ustymenko v. Sadochok Centre Inc. (Sadochok Preschool Centre), 2020 ONCA 123
Keywords: Corporations, Civil Procedure, Derivative Actions
Gagnon (Re) (Appeal Book Endorsement), 2020 ONCA 126
Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Criminal Decisions
R. v. A, 2020 ONCA 101
Keywords: Criminal Law, Arrest, Reasonable and Probable Grounds
R. v. T, 2020 ONCA 100
Keywords: Criminal Law, Procedural Fairness, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Juries, Jury Instructions, Evidence, Identity, Sentencing
R. v. Z, 2020 ONCA 99
Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Credibility
R. v. L, 2020 ONCA 102
Keywords: Criminal Law, Defences, Necessity, Sentencing, R. v. Wobbes, 2008 ONCA 567, R. v. Latimer, 2001 SCC 1, R. v. Cinous, 2002 SCC 29, R. v. Singh, 2019 ONCA 872
R. v. M, 2020 ONCA 107
Keywords: Criminal Law, Defences, Necessity, Sentencing
R. v. P, 2020 ONCA 108
Keywords: Criminal Law, Expert Evidence, Admissibility, Jury Instructions
R. c. A, 2020 ONCA 112
Keywords: Criminal Law, Appeals, Inadequate Representation
R. v. A, 2020 ONCA 106
Keywords: Criminal Law, Second-Degree Murder, Mens Rea, Severance, Evidence, Admissibility, Hearsay, Credibility, Prior Inconsistent Statements, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, ss 21, 229, 235(1), 724(2)(a), 724(2)(b), 745(c), 745.1, 745.2, and 745.4, R. v. Spackman, 2012 ONCA 905, R. v. Pickton, 2010 SCC 32, R. v. Cooper, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 146, R. v. Williams, 2019 ONCA 846, R. v. Martineau, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 633, R. v. Kennedy, 2016 ONCA 879, R. v. Seaboyer, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577, R. v. Crawford, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 858, R. v. Grant, 2015 SCC 9, R. v. Rojas, 2008 SCC 56, R. v. Oliver (2005), 194 C.C.C. (3d) 92 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2005] S.C.C.A. No. 458, R. v. Deol, 2017 ONCA 221, W.(D.) instruction, R. v. B. (K.G.), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 740, R. v. Suzack (2000), 141 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2000] S.C.C.A. No. 583, Mistrial, R. v. Khan, 2001 SCC 86, R. v. A.G., 2015 ONCA 159, R. v. Kendall (1987), 35 C.C.C. (3d) 105 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Toten (1993), 14 O.R. (3d) 225 (C.A.), R. v. McCarroll, 2008 ONCA 715, R. v. Alvarez-Maggiani, 2018 ONSC 4834, Watt’s Manual of Criminal Evidence (Toronto: Carswell, 2019), at p. 250, § 19.07, R. v. Atikian (1990), 1 O.R. (3d) 263 (C.A.), R. v. G.H., 2020 ONCA 1, R. v. Bevan, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 599, Sentencing, R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227, R. v. Salah, 2015 ONCA 23, R. v. Stiers, 2010 ONCA 656, leave to appeal refused, [2011] S.C.C.A. No. 150
R. v. AE, 2020 ONCA 117
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, R. v. Kienapple, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729, R. v. Hayward (1993), 88 C.C.C. (3d) 193 (Ont. C.A.)
R. c. A, 2020 ONCA 118
Keywords: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Self-Represented Litigant, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8 and 19, Criminal Code, s. 579(1), Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342, Ontario (Provincial Police) c. Mosher, 2015 ONCA 722, Fresh Evidence, R. v. W. (W.) (1995), 100 C.C.C. (3rd) 225 (C.A. Ont.), R. v. Joanisse (1995), 102 C.C.C. (3rd) 35 (C.A. Ont.), leave to appeal denied, [1996] S.C.C.A. No. 347
R. v. F, 2020 ONCA 115
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, R. v. Nixon, 2011 SCC 34, Report of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Charge Screening, Disclosure and Resolution Discussions, the Hon. G. Arthur Martin, Chair (Toronto: Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 1993), R. v. Chuvalo (1987), 24 O.A.C. 71 (C.A.)
R. v. G, 2020 ONCA 127
Keywords: Criminal Law, Jury Instructions, Vetrovec Instruction, Sentencing, R. v. Vetrovec, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 811, R. v. Murray, 2017 ONCA 393, R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742
R. v. J.T., 2020 ONCA 125 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b), R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. K.J.M., 2019 SCC 55
Ontario Review Board Decisions
J (Re), 2020 ONCA 113
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Appeals, Mootness
M (Re), 2020 ONCA 105
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Kidnapping, Uttering Death Threats, Criminal Harassment, Breach of Probation, Criminal Code, s. 672.5401, Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7, s. 33.1
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