Court of Appeal Summaries (May 19-22, 2020)

  • May 31, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304

Keywords: Contracts, Settlements, Remedies, Rescission, Innocent Misrepresentation

MCC Mortgage Holdings Inc. v. Mundulai, 2020 ONCA 312

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Enforcement, Power of Sale, Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Setting Aside, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.40, ss. 12, 22 and 23, Chandra v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2016 ONCA 448, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

R. v. University of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 305

Keywords: Torts, Trespass, Human Rights, Education Law, Health Law, Civil Procedure, Injunctions, RJR-MacDonald v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

Abu-Saud v. Abu-Saud, 2020 ONCA 314

Keywords: Family Law, Support Order, Equalization, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 63.01(1), Murphy v. Murphy, 2015 ONCA 69, Dickie v. Dickie (2006), 78 OR (3d) 1, Popa v. Popa, 2018 ONCA 972

Kitchen v. Brian Garratt (Garratt’s Garage), 2020 ONCA 309

Keywords: Breach of Contract, Repair and Storage Liens, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Costs

Criminal Decisions

R. v. L., 2020 ONCA 230

Keywords: Criminal Law, Fraud, Mens Rea, Double Jeopardy, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(h), R. v. Théroux, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 5, R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, R. v. Graveline, 2006 SCC 16, R. v. Katigbak, 2011 SCC 48, R. v. McRae, 2013 SCC 68

R. v. R., 2020 ONCA 306

Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Trafficking, Juries, Alternate Jurors, Evidence, Admissibility, Prior Convictions, Delay, Criminal Code, ss. 631(2.1), 631(2.2), 643(1), 652.1, 686(1)(b)(iv), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b), R. v. Noureddine, 2015 ONCA 770, R. v. O’Brien, 2011 SCC 29, R. v. Chouhan, 2020 ONCA 40, R. v. Stubbs, 2013 ONCA 514, R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56, R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, R. v. Seegmiller (2004), 191 C.C.C. (3d) 347 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Steele, 2012 ONCA 383, R. v. J.C.P., 2018 ONCA 986, R. v. Picard, 2017 ONCA 692

R. v. B., 2020 ONCA 315

Keywords: Criminal Law, Bail Pending Appeal, Criminal Code, s. 679(3)(c), R. v. Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15, R. v. Oland, 2017 SCC 17, R. v. Jesso, 2020 ONCA 280

R. v. Becker Bros. Trucking Inc., 2020 ONCA 316

Keywords: Provincial Offences, Appeals, Method of Hearing, Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 84(1), Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990. c. P.33, s. 131, The Rules of the Court of Appeal in Appeals Under the Provincial Offences Act, O. Reg. 721/94, Rules 2(2), 3, 3.7, 4(1), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 61.03, 63.03.1(1), York (Regional Municipality) v. Irwin, 2020 ONCA 44, Ontario (Environment, Conservation and Parks) v. Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited, 2019 ONCA 686, Antorisa Investments Ltd. v. Vaughan (City), 2012 ONCA 586

R. v. H., 2020 ONCA 307

Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Manslaughter, Mens Rea, Intoxication, Expert Evidence, Admissibility, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, ss. 229(a)(i), 229(a)(ii), R. v. Daley, 2007 SCC 53, R. v. Chretien, 2014 ONCA 403, R. v. MacKinlay (1986), 28 C.C.C. (3d) 306 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Canute (1993), 80 C.C.C. (3d) 403 (B.C.C.A.), R. v. Robinson, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 683, R. v. Seymour, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 252, R. v. Lemky, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 757, R. v. Srun, 2019 ONCA 453, R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, R. v. Jacquard, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 314, R. v. Patel, 2017 ONCA 702, R. v. Shafia, 2016 ONCA 812, R. v. Mills, 2019 ONCA 940, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, R. v. Abbey, 2017 ONCA 640, Watt’s Manual of Criminal Jury Instructions, 2nd ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2015)

R. v. P., 2020 ONCA 308

Keywords: Criminal Law, Juries, Challenges for Cause, Language Rights, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 16, Criminal Code, ss. 530(1), 530(1)(c), 530(4), 626(1), 632, 638(1)(b), 638(1)(f), Controlled Drugs and Substances ActCourts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Juries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. J.3, Official Languages Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 16, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 35, s. 2, Citizenship Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-29, ss. 5(1)(d), 5(1)(e), Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31, Bell ExpressVu Limited