Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (December 16 – 20, 2019)

  • 06 janvier 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

O'Reilly v. IMAX Corporation, 2019 ONCA 991

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Stock Option Plans, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Sylvester v. British Columbia, [1997] 2 SCR 315, Kieran v Ingram Micro Inc.(2004), 189 O.A.C. 58

Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc., 2019 ONCA 992

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Termination Clauses, Enforceability, Employment Standards Act, 2000, SO 2000, c 41, ss. 1(1), 5(1) and 57,  Machtinger v. Hoj Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 986, Andros v. Colliers Macaulay Nicholls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679, Amberber v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2018 ONCA 571, Garreton v. Complete Innovations Inc., 2016 ONSC 1178, Dumbrell v. Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59

Hilson v. 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2019 ONCA 1000

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Guarantees, Limitation Periods, Statutory Interpretation, Damages, Principle against Double Recovery, Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 43(1), Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Interpretation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.11, s. 4, Registry Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 1, Land Registration Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.4, s. 1

Sosnowski v. MacEwen Petroleum Inc., 2019 ONCA 1005

Keywords: Employment Law, Wrongful Dismissal, Civil Procedure, Limitation Periods, Discoverability, Appropriate Means, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 5(1)(a)(iv), Winmill v. Woodstock (Police Services Board), 2017 ONCA 962, Nasr Hospitality Services Inc. v. Intact Insurance, 2018 ONCA 725, Markel Insurance Company of Canada v. ING Insurance Company of Canada, 2012 ONCA 218

Short Civil Decisions

Firstonsite Restoration Limited v. 4049 River Road GP Inc., 2019 ONCA 1007

Keywords: Insurance Law, Summary Judgment

Criminal and Regulatory Decisions

R. v. C., 2019 ONCA 986

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Immigration, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, s. 126, Criminal Code, s. 718, R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, R. v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, R. v. A.G., 2015 ONCA 159, R. v. L.M., 2008 SCC 31, R. v. Downes (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 321, R. v. Pomanti, 2017 ONCA 48

R. v. A., 2019 ONCA 988

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Amicus, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b)

R. v. R., 2019 ONCA 996

Keywords: Criminal Law, Robbery, Firearms Offences, Assault, Fresh Evidence, Wrongful Conviction

R. v. S.L., 2019 ONCA 990

Keywords: Criminal Law, Weapons Offences, Fresh Evidence

R. v. B., 2019 ONCA 998

Keywords: Criminal Law, Firearms Offences, Sentencing, Mandatory Minimum, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Fresh Evidence, Criminal Code, s. 683(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, R. v. Wong, 2018 SCC 25, R. v. T.(R.) (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 514 (C.A.), R. v. R.P., 2013 ONCA 53, R. v. Lyons, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 309, R. v. Cherrington, 2018 ONCA 653, R. v. Girn, 2019 ONCA 202, R. v. Rulli, 2011 ONCA 18

R. v. B., 2019 ONCA 989

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 719, R. v. Duncan, 2016 ONCA 754, R. v. U.A., 2019 ONCA 946

R. v. C-C., 2019 ONCA 1002

Keywords: Criminal Law, Dangerous Driving Causing Death, Dangerous Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Right to Speedy Trial, Waiver, Fresh Evidence, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss 11(b) R. v. Hazout, (2005), 199 C.C.C. (3d) 474 (Ont. C.A.), R v McNeil, 2009 SCC 3

R. v. D., 2019 ONCA 993

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing

R. v. L., 2019 ONCA 1001

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Agreed Statement of Facts, Evidence, Admissibility, Out of Court Statements, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 655, R. v. Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35, R. v. Bosley (1992), 59 O.A.C. 161 (C.A.)

R. v. P-M., 2019 ONCA 997

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Sentencing, R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64

Ontario (Labour) v. N., 2019 ONCA 999

Keywords: Criminal Law, Provincial Offences, Labour and Employment, Occupational Health and Safety, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Right to Speedy Trial, Jordan Application, 11(b) Application, Unreasonable Delay, Presumptive Ceiling, Criminal Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 131(1), R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. J.M., 344 C.C.C. (3d) 217, R. v. K.G.K., 2019 MBCA 9, R. v. Jurkus, 2018 ONCA 489, R. v. Majeed, 2019 ONCA 422, R. v. Regan, 2018 ABCA 55, R. v. Saikaley, 2017 ONCA 374

R. v. C., 2019 ONCA 1004

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing

R. v. S., 2019 ONCA 1008

Keywords: Criminal Law, Firearms Offences, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Search Warrants, Criminal Code, ss. 86(1), 95(1), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 10(b), 24(2), R. v. Paterson, 2017 SCC 15

R. v. A., 2019 ONCA 1006

Keywords: Criminal Law, Terrorism, Statutory Interpretation, Not Criminally Responsible, Criminal Code, s. 83.2, Anti-terrorism Act, S.C. 2001, c. 41, (Re), 2004 SCC 42, Re Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, R. v. Khawaja, 2010 ONCA 862, United States of America v. Nadarajah, 2010 ONCA 859, R. v. Ansari, 2015 ONCA 575, R. v. Venneri, 2012 SCC 33, Winters v. Legal Services Society, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 160, R. v. Katigbak, 2011 SCC 48, R. v. Zeokowski, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1378, Ontario v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1031, R. v. Daoust, 2004 SCC 6, Opitz v. Wrzesnewskvj, 2012 SCC 55

R. v. T., 2019 ONCA 1011

Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Garofoli Hearing, Search Warrants, Sentencing, R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65

Ontario Review Board Decisions

M (Re), 2019 ONCA 1003

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Criminal Code, s. 672.54, R. v. Lamanna, 2009 ONCA 612, Mazzei v. British Columbia (Director of Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services), 2006 SCC 7, Re Collins, 2018 ONCA 563, R. v. Ferguson, 2010 ONCA 810, Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, Re Foote, 2019 ONCA 731, Re Woods, 2019 ONCA 87, Re Krivicic, 2018 ONCA 535, Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625

G (Re), 2019 ONCA 1009

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7, s. 20, R. v. Winko, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625

M (Re), 2019 ONCA 1010

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible