Court of Appeal Summaries (May 11 – 15, 2020)

  • May 22, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Civil Decisions

TriDelta Investment Counsel Inc. v. GTA Mixed-Use Developments GP Inc., 2020 ONCA 294

Keywords: Business Associations, Limited Partnerships, Disclosure, Financial Information, Civil Procedure, Applications, Procedural Fairness, Limited Partnership Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.16

Volk v. Volk, 2020 ONCA 297

Keywords: Family Law, Wills and Estates, Real Property, Matrimonial Home, Substitute Decisions, Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Passing of Accounts, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Substitute Decisions Act, RSO, 1990 c 30, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 37.14, RJR-Macdonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 SCR 311

4352238 Canada Inc. v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2020 ONCA 303

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Procedural and Natural Justice, Right to be Heard, Form of Hearing, In Writing, COVID-19, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss 2-9, 132-134, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 61, R. v. Anderson, 2014 SCC 41, R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10, R. v. 974649 Ontario Inc., 2001 SCC 81, Courts of Justice ActRules of Civil Procedure, Practice Direction Regarding the Electronic Conduct of Matters During the COVID-19 Emergency

Laski v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2020 ONCA 300

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Undue Influence, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Civil Procedure, Procedural and Natural Justice, Adjournments, Issue Estoppel, Res JudicataKhimji v Dhanani (2004), 69 O.R. (3d) 790 (C.A.)

Criminal Decisions

R. v. G., 2020 ONCA 296

Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, R. v. Adan, 2019 ONCA 709, R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, R. v. MacKinnon (1999), 132 C.C.C. (3d) 545 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Poitras (2002), 57 O.R. (3d) 538 (C.A.), R. v. Azzam, 2008 ONCA 467, R. v. Khan, 2007 ONCA 779

R. v. P., 2020 ONCA 298

Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Trafficking, Criminal Code, ss. 185, 186, 492.1(1), R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421, R. v. Lising, 2005 SCC 66, R. v. Green, 2015 ONCA 579, R. v. McKenzie, 2016 ONSC 242, World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, R. v. Shivrattan, 2017 ONCA 23, R. v. Paryniuk, 2017 ONCA 87, R. v. Vivar, 2009 ONCA 433, R. v. Riley (2009), 246 C.C.C. (3d) 552 (Ont. S.C.J.), R. v. Skeete, 2012 ONSC 737, Lewis v. The Queen, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 821, R. v. Darnley, 2020 ONCA 179, R. v. Sheriffe, 2015 ONCA 880, R. v. Salah, 2015 ONCA 23, R. v. Sarrazin, 2010 ONCA 577, R. v. Sanghera, 2012 BCSC 993

R. v. P., 2020 ONCA 299

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, Dangerous Offenders, Criminal Code, ss. 264, 718, 753.01, R. v. Boutilier, 2017 SCC 64, R. v. Steele, 2014 SCC 61, R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58

R. v. R., 2020 ONCA 302

Keywords: Criminal Law, Weapons Offences, Theft, Sentencing, Pre-Sentence Custody

R. v. G.V., 2020 ONCA 291

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Evidence, Credibility, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 7, 11(d), Criminal Code, s. 650, R. v. Laws (1998), 128 C.C.C. (3d) 516 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Peavoy (1997), 34 O.R. (3d) 620 (C.A.), R. v. White (1999), 132 C.C.C. (3d) 373 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Schell (2000), 148 C.C.C. (3d) 219 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Thain, 2009 ONCA 223, 243 C.C.C. (3d) 230, R. v. Jorgge, 2013 ONCA 485, 4 C.R. (7th) 170, R. v. M.D., 2020 ONCA 290, R. v. Cavan (1999), 139 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Kokotailo, 2008 BCCA 168, R. v. Khan (1998), 126 C.C.C. (3d) 523 (B.C.C.A.), R. v. Marshall (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 81, R. v. Quartey, 2018 ABCA 12, 430 D.L.R. (4th) 381, R. v. Gilbert, 2015 ONCA 927, 343 O.A.C. 199, R. v. Roble, 2004 CanLII 23106 (Ont. C.A.)

R. v. M.D., 2020 ONCA 290

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Defences, Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent, Evidence, Credibility, Criminal Code, ss. 271, s. 650(1), 684, 686, R. v. G.V., 2020 ONCA 291, R. v. White (1999), 132 C.C.C. (3d) 373 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Schell (2000), 148 C.C.C. (3d) 219 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Thain, 2009 ONCA 223, R. v. Cavan (1999), 139 C.C.C. (3d) 449 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Kokotailo, 2008 BCCA 168, R. v. Khan (1998), 126 C.C.C. (3d) 523 (B.C.C.A.), R. v. Marshall (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 81, R. v. Peavoy (1997), 34 O.R. (3d) 620 (C.A.), R. v. Jorgge, 2013 ONCA 485, R. v. Brown, 2018 ONCA 9, R. v. Roble, 2004 CanLII 23106 (Ont. C.A.)

R. v. P.W., 2020 ONCA 301

Keywords: Criminal Law, Child Pornography, Evidence, Search Warrants, Sentencing, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 24(2), Criminal Code, ss. 161, 487,  Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353, R. v. Mann, 2004 SCC 52, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 59, R. v. Mian, 2014 SCC 54, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 689, R. v. Mack, 2014 SCC 58, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 3, R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, R. v. Kitaitchik (2002), 166 C.C.C. (3d) 14 (Ont. C.A.), CanadianOxy Chemicals Ltd. v. Canada(Attorney General), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 743, R. v. McGuffie, 2016 ONCA 365, R. v. Schulz, 2018 ONCA 598