Court of Appeal Summaries (November 2 – November 6, 2020)

  • November 13, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Visic v. Elia Associates Professional Corporation, 2020 ONCA 690

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Vexatious Litigants, Frivolous, Vexatious, Abuse of Process, Res Judicata, Issue Estoppel, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 2.1.01, Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, Khan v. Law Society of Ontario, 2020 ONCA 320, Khan v. Krylov & Company LLP, 2017 ONCA 625, P.Y. v. Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 98, Penner v. Niagara Regional Police Services Board, 2013 SCC 19, Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32, The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. VimpelCom Ltd., 2019 ONCA 354, Activa Trading Co. Ltd. v. Birchland Plywood-Veneer Limited, 2020 ONCA 93

Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Indian Residential School System Settlement Agreement, Standard of Review, Baxter v. Canada (Attorney General) (2206) 83 OR (3d) 481 (SC), Onion Lake Cree Nation v Stick, 2020 SKCA 101, J.W. v Canada (attorney General), 2019 SCC 20, BG Checo Internation Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1993] 1 SCR 12

Way v. Schembri, 2020 ONCA 691

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Joint Venture Agreements, Rights of First Refusal, Restrictive Covenants, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Partial Summary Judgment, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Butera v. Chown, Cairns LLP, 2017 ONCA 783, Service Mold + Aerospace Inc. v. Khalaf, 2019 ONCA 369, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53

B. v. Mississauga, 2020 ONCA 697

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Civil Procedure, Limitation Periods, Discoverability, Capacity, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch. B., ss. 4, 7, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 15.01(1), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s. 15, Liu v. Wong, 2016 ONCA 366, Carmichael v. GlaxoSmithKline Inc., 2020 ONCA 447

Fettes v. Clark, 2020 ONCA 704

Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Property, Unjust Enrichment, , Kerr v Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, Berta v Berta, 2015 ONCA 918, Djekic v Zai, 2015 ONCA 25

Mughal v. Bama Inc., 2020 ONCA 704

Keywords: Tort, Conspiracy to Commit Injury, Request to Adjourn, Ineffective Counsel, Canada Cement Lafarge v. British Columbia Lightweight Aggregate Ltd., [1983] 1 SCR 452, Agribands Purina Canada Inc. v. Kasameka, 2011 ONCA 0460

Krieser v. Garber, 2020 ONCA 699

Keywords: Torts, Nuisance, Remedies, Mandatory Injunctions, Punitive Damages, Civil Procedure, Offers to Settle, Costs, Appeals, Evidence, Fresh Evidence, Character Evidence, Courts of Justice Act, ss. 134(4), St. Lawrence Cement Inc v Barrette, [2008] 3 SCR 392, Antrim Truck Centre Ltd. v. Ontario (Ministry of Transportation), 2013 SCC 13, Tock v. St. John’s Metropolitan Area Board, [1987] 2 SCR 1181, Aventis Pharma S.A. v. Novopharm Ltd., 2005 FCA 390,  Sengmueller v. Sengmueller (1994), 111 DLR (4th) 19 (Ont. CA), Shelfer v. City of London Electric Lighting Co., [1895] 1 Ch. 287 (C.A.), Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., [2002] 1 SCR 595, Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 SCR 1130, Alguire v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial), 2018 ONCA 0202, TWI Foods Inc. v. Just Energy Corp., 2012 ONCA 0150, Whitfield v. Whitfield, 2016 ONCA 0720, Young v. Young, [1993] 4 SCR 3

Short Civil Decisions

Mudronja v. Mudronja (Costs), 2020 ONCA 702

Keywords: Family Law, Costs, Reasonableness, Proportionality, Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, Rules 24(1) and 24(12), Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 31, s.1(1)