Court of Appeal Summaries (November 15-19, 2021)

  • December 02, 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Syrowik v. Wheeler, 2021 ONCA 819

Keywords: Administrative Law, Municipal Law, By-laws, Enforcement, Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, s. 440, Wheeler v. Syrowik, 2017 ONSC 2901

Grand River Conservation Authority v. Ramdas, 2021 ONCA 815

Keywords: Municipal Law, Civil Procedure, Self-Represented Litigants, Injunctions, Adjournment, Conservation Authorities ActRules of Professional ConductModel Code of Professional ConductCanadian Code of Conduct for Trial Lawyers Involved in Civil Actions Involving Unrepresented Litigants, Irvine: American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009, Dhatt v. Beer, 2021 ONCA 137, Khimji v. Dhanani (2004), 69 O.R. (3d) 790 (C.A.), Pintea v. Johns, 2017 SCC 23, Johansson v. Janssen, 2021 BCCA 190, 50 B.C.L.R. (6th) 122, Gardaworld Cash Services Canada Corporation v. Smith, 2020 FC 1108, Malton v. Attia, 2016 ABCA 130, 35 Alta. L.R. (6th) 27, Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260

1388020 Ontario Corp. v. Machnowski, 2021 ONCA 806

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Enforcement, Summary Judgement

Lee v. Singh, 2021 ONCA 829

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Civil Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Striking Pleadings, Default Judgment, Setting Aside

Ebrahimpour v. Askari, 2021 ONCA 830

Keywords: Promissory Note, Caution, Constructive Trust, Equitable Charge, Certificate of Pending Litigation, Duress, Coercion, Rules of Civil ProcedureTaber v. Paris Boutique & Bridal Inc., 2010 ONCA 157, Sadie Moranis Realty Corporation v. 1667038 Ontario Inc., 2012 ONCA 475

Ball Media Corporation v. Imola, 2021 ONCA 833

Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Conversion, Property, Fraudulent Conveyances, Resulting Trust, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Family Law Act, s. 14

1476335 Ontario Inc. v. Frezza, 2021 ONCA 822

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Orders, Costs, Enforcement, Fraudulent Conveyances, Certificates of Pending Litigation, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Summary Judgment, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 6(1)(b), 13, 18m 19(1)(a), 19(1.2), 134(2), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 62.02(4), Ball v. Donais (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 322 (C.A.), Hendrickson v. Kallio, [1932] O.R. 675 (C.A.), Archer v. Archer (1975), 11 O.R. (2d) 432 (C.A.), Amphenol Canada Corp. v. Sundaram, 2019 ONCA 932, 561895 Ontario Ltd. v. Metropolitan Trust Co. of Canada (1997), 14 C.P.C. (4th) 195 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, 26191 (November 20, 1997), Skunk v. Ketash, 2016 ONCA 841, Tomec v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 839

Stewart v. Fuhgeh, 2021 ONCA 824

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants, Intervenors, Leave to Appeal, Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsRules of Civil Procedure, Rule 2.1, Fuhgeh v. Stewart, 2021 ONSC 3053, Simpson v. Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 806

Short Civil Decisions

Cao v. Markham (City), 2021 ONCA 818

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Dereliction of Duty, Racial Discrimination, Civil Procedure, Issue Estoppel, Evidence

Royal Bank of Canada v. Mundo Media Ltd., 2021 ONCA 832

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Equitable Set-Off