Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (December 23 – 27, 2019)

  • January 07, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Cable Assembly Systems Ltd. v. Barnes, 2019 ONCA 1013

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Damages, Punitive Damages, Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18, Pate Estate v. Galway-Cavendish (Township), 2013 ONCA 669, Filice v. Complex Services Inc., 2018 ONCA 625

Comfort Capital Inc. v Yeretsian, 2019 ONCA 1017

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Civil Procedure, Judgments, Enforcement, Appeals, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C 43, s 6(1)(b), Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c B-3, s 193, 2403177 Ontario Inc v Bending Lake Iron Group Ltd., 2016 ONCA 225

Glen Schnarr & Associates Inc. v. Vector (Georgetown) Limited, 2019 ONCA 1012

Keywords: Contracts, Breach, Civil Procedure, Arbitration, Limitation Periods, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, s 7(1), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. c.43, s. 106, Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34

Angus v. Port Hope (Municipality), 2019 ONCA 1015

Keywords: By-Law, Property, Malicious Prosecution, Misfeasance, Abuse of Public Office

CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. v. Rapid Dose Therapeutics Inc., 2019 ONCA 1018

Keywords: Torts, Breach of Confidence, Lysko v. Braley, [2006] O.J. No. 1137 (ONCA), The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. VimpelCom Ltd., 2019 ONCA 354

Morwald-Benevides v. Benevides, 2019 ONCA 1023

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Amicus Curiae, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 112, New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G.(J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46, Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43, R. v. Imona-Russel, 2019 ONCA 252, Zomparelli v. Conforti, 2018 ONSC 610, C.C.O. v. J.J.V., 2019 ABCA 292, R. v. G. (S.G.), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 716, R. v. Harrer, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 562, Dujardin v. Dujardin, 2018 ONCA 597, Gionet v. Pingue, 2018 ONCA 1040, Davids v. Davids (1999),125 O.A.C. 375

Treelawn Capital Corp. v. IAMGOLD Corporation, 2019 ONCA 1022

Keywords: Administrative Law, Mining Law, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Concurrent Jurisdiction, Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.14, s. 181

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Ferrier, 2019 ONCA 1025

Keywords: Administrative Law, Police Services, Civil Procedure, Open Court Principle, Freedom of Expression, Standard of Review, Police Services Act, RSO 1990, c P15, s 35(3), s 83(17), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s 2(b), Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 SCR 835, R v Mentuck, 2001 SCC 76, Dunsmuir v New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, Langenfeld v Toronto Police Services Board, 2019 ONCA 716, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65

Short Civil Decisions

Swan v. Durham Condominium Corporation No. 45 (Appeal Book Endorsement), 2019 ONCA 1016

Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Compliance Orders, Civil Procedure, Res Judicata, Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19, ss. 85(1) and 134(1)

Criminal Decisions

R. v. W., 2019 ONCA 1014

Keywords: Criminal Law, Manslaughter, Sentencing, R. v. Devaney, 213 C.C.C. (3d) 264, R. v. Almarales, 2008 ONCA 692

R. v. B., 2019 ONCA 1024

Keywords: Criminal Law, Evidence, Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46, ss. 676(1)(a), R. v. J.M.H., 2011 SCC 45, R. v. Rudge, 2011 ONCA 791, R. v. Graveline, 2006 SCC 16, R. v. Curry, 2014 ONCA 174, R. v. Knezevic, 2016 ONCA 914

Ontario Review Board Decisions

K (Re), 2019 ONCA 1021

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Conditional Discharge