Court of Appeal Summaries (June 8 – 12, 2020)

  • 19 juin 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Following are our summaries of last week’s civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. There were four substantive decisions, but quite a few very short ones.

Topics covered included piercing the corporate veil to pursue costs against non-parties, the enforcement of settlements under Rule 49, the principles applicable to the interpretation of a zoning bylaw, and whether a refusal to stay an action in the class proceedings context is a final or interlocutory order.

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

2222868 Ontario Inc. v. Grimsby (Town), 2020 ONCA 376

Keywords: Municipal Law, Zoning Bylaws, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Permitted Uses, Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, s. 24, Greenbelt Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c.1, s.7, Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, Official Plan, Provincial Policy Statement, St. Mary’s Cement Inc. (Canada) v. Clarington (Municipality), 2012 ONCA 884, Sarnia (City) v. River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia, 2015 ONCA 494, Bele Himmell Investments Ltd. v. Mississauga (City), 1982 CarswellOnt 1946 (Div. Ct.), Goldlist Properties Inc. v. Toronto (City), 232 D.L.R. (4th) 298 (Ont. C.A.),

Chatsikiriakos v. Kilislian , 2020 ONCA 378

Keywords: Contracts, Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Enforcement, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 49.04, Perri v. Concordian Chesterfield, 2003 CarswellOnt 6240 (SCJ), aff’d 2004 CanLII 2904 (CA),

Cornerstone Properties Inc. v. Southside Construction Management Limited , 2020 ONCA 380

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs, Simplified Procedure, Non-Parties, Abuse of Process, Corporations, Doctrine of Separate Corporate Personality, Piercing Corporate Veil, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 43, s. 131(1), Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 15, 431318847 Ontario Limited v. Laval Tool and Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184, Williams Distinctive Gems Inc. v. Advantex Dining Corporation, 2019 ONCA 702

Drywall Acoustic Lathing Insulation Local 675 Pension Fund v. SNCLavalin Group Inc., 2020 ONCA 375

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, s. 14, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s 6(1)(b), 19(1)(b), Hendrickson v. KalIio, [1932] O.R. 675 (C.A.), Ball v. Donais (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 322 (C.A.), Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. York Ridge Developments Ltd., 1998 CarswellOnt 4534 (C.A.), Hislop v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 354, leave to appeal refused, [2009] S.C.C.A. No. 264, Ontario v. Lipsitz, 2011 ONCA 466, leave to appeal refused, [2011] S.C.C.A. No. 407, Smith Estate v. National Money Mart Company, 2008 ONCA 746, leave to appeal refused, [2008] S.C.C.A. No. 535, M.J. Jones Inc. v. Kingsway General Insurance Co. (2003), 233 D.L.R. (4th) 285 (Ont. C.A.), Smerchanski v. Lewis (1980), 117 D.L.R. (3d) 716 (C.A.), CC&L Dedicated Enterprise Fund (Trustee of) v. Fisherman, 2001 CarswellOnt 3354 (C.A.), Ambrose v. Zuppardi, 2013 ONCA 768
 

Short Civil Decisions

Sagos v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 360

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Police Liability, Negligent Investigation, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 476 v. Wong , 2020 ONCA 363

Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Costs Endorsement

Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company , 2020 ONCA 377

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Amending Pleadings, Costs Endorsement

Zhang v. Shenglin Financial Group Inc., 2020 ONCA 366

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37

Couper v. Adair Barristers LLP , 2020 ONCA 372

Keywords: Solicitor and Client, Assessment of Accounts, Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.15, s 28.1, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 54.09(5), Evans Sweeny Bordin LLP v. Zawadzki, 2015 ONCA 756

Edgeworth v. Shapira , 2020 ONCA 374

Keywords: Torts, Conspiracy, Intrusion Upon Seclusion, Negligent Misrepresentation, Civil Procedure, Amending Pleadings, Removal of Solicitors of Record, Conflict of Interest, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C 43, ss 6(2), Dobreff v. Davenport, 2007 ONCA 902, Marrocco v. John Doe, 2014 ONSC 5663 (Div. Ct.). Cole v. Hamilton (City), 60 O.R. (3d) 284 (CA), Mader v. South Easthope Mutual Insurance Co., 2014 ONCA 714

Formosa v. Persaud , 2020 ONCA 368

Keywords: Torts, Professional Negligence, Solicitors, Standard of Care, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, McPeake v. Cadesky, 2018 ONCA 554, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipal Police, 2007 SCC 41

Kerr v. Sezerman , 2020 ONCA 364

Keywords: Contracts, Employment, Constructive Dismissal, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Documents, Production, Cross-Examination, Privilege, Draft Affidavits, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory

Mullings v. Robertson , 2020 ONCA 369

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Re-hearing, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 37.14(6) and 59.06(2), 61.16(6.1), Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, 2017 ONCA 840, leave to appeal dismissed, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 366, First Elgin Mills Development Inc. v. Romandale Farms Limited, 2015 ONCA 54, R. v. H. (E.), 115 C.C.C. (3d) 89 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [1997] S.C.C.A. No. 256