Court of Appeal Summaries (September 28 – October 2, 2020)

  • October 06, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Becker v Toronto, 2020 ONCA 607

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Occupiers’ Liability, Duty Of Care, Standard Of Care, Civil Procedure, Procedural Fairness, New Issues on Appeal, Occupiers’ Liability Act, RSO 1990, c. O2, s. 3(1), 1990 Ontario Building Code, O. Reg 413/90, The Queen (Can) v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, [1983] 1 SCR 205, Union Building Corporation of Canada v Markham Woodmills Development Inc, 2018 ONCA 401, Shaver Hospital for Chest Diseases v Slesar (1979), 27 OR (3d) 383 (CA), leave to appeal refused, [1981] 1 SCR xiii, Cotic v Gray, [1983] 2 SCR 2

Belton v Spencer, 2020 ONCA 623

Keywords:Torts, Negligence, Personal Injury, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Civil Jury Trials, Striking Jury Notice, COVID-19, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 22.03 & 63.02(1)(b), RJR-MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 SCR 311, Circuit World Corp v Lesperance (1997), 33 OR (3d) 674 (CA), BTR Global Opportunity Trading Limited v RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust, 2011 ONCA 0620, Cowles v Balac (2006), 83 OR (3d) 660 (CA), leave to appeal refused, [2006] SCCA No, 496, Kostopoulos v Jesshope (1985), 50 OR (2d) 54 (CA), leave to appeal refused, [1985] SCCA No 93, Fontaine v Attonrey General of Canada, 2020 CanLII 64770 (Ont. CA), Ball v Donais (1993), 13 OR (3d) 322, Thomsan v Alberta (Transportation and Safety Board), 2003 ABCA 322

Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1628 v Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636], 2020 ONCA 612

Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Civil Procedure, Arbitration Agreements, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Stare DecisisArbitration Act1991, SO 1991, c .17, s. 7, Condominium Act1998, SO 1998, c. 19, s. 135, TELUS Communications Inc v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, Griffin v Dell Canada Inc., 2010 ONCA 29, Huras v Primerica Financial Services Ltd (2000), 137 OAC 79 (CA), Fernandes v Araujo, 2015 ONCA 571, David Polowin Real Estate Ltd v Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co (2005), 76 OR (3d) 161 (CA), Uber Technologies Inc v Heller, 2020 SCC 16, National Westminster Bank PLC v Spectrum Plus Limited, [2005] UKHL 41

Groves v UTS Consultants Inc, 2020 ONCA 630

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Walters v Nusseiri, 2020 ONCA 615

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Short Civil Decisions

Lone Oak Properties Ltd v Baillie, 2020 ONCA 614

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Offer to Settle, Costs, Partial Indemnity Costs, Substantial Indemnity Costs, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 49.10(7), Borowski v Canada, [1989] 1 SCR 342, Groh v Steele, 2017 ONSC 4925

1947755 Ontario Ltd v Caruso, 2020 ONCA 0616

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Setting Aside, Appeals, Motion to Quash, Failure to Comply with an Order, Jurisdiction, Interlocutory vs Final Order, Jurisdiction for Appeal of Interlocutory Order, Inforica Inc v CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc, 2020 ONCA 0642

Elbasiouni v Brampton (City), 2020 ONCA 0628

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Substitute Decisions, Guardian of Property, Civil Procedure, Adjournments

Provincial Offences and Criminal Decisions

R v Nguyen, 2020 ONCA 609

Keywords: Provincial Offences, Constitutional Law ,Procedural and Natural Justice, Right to Trial Within a Reasonable Time, Delay, Presumptive Ceiling, Uniform Ceiling, Evidence ,Onus of Proof, Obligation to Take Steps to Expedite Trial, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.11(b), Highway Traffic ActR v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R v KJM, 2019 SCC 55

R v Hosannah, 2020 ONCA 617

Keywords: Manslaughter, Failure to Provide Necessities of Life, Criminal Procedure, Appeals, Fresh Evidence, Expert Medical Evidence, Admissibility, Cogency, Due Diligence, Criminal Code s. 683(1)(d), White Burgess Langille Inman v Abbott and Haliburton Co, 2015 SCC 23, R v Truscott, 2007 ONCA 575, R v Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703