Court of Appeal Summaries (January 18 – 22, 2021)

  • 30 janvier 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

BMW Canada Inc. v. Autoport Limited, 2021 ONCA 42

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Interim Preservation of Property, Evidence, Spoliation, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 45.01, 32.01, Taribo Holdings Ltd. v. Storage Access Technologies Inc., [2002] O.J. No. 3886 (S.C.), McDougall v. Black & Decker Canada Inc., 2008 ABCA 353

Carroll v Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2021 ONCA 38

Keywords: Equity, Trusts, Inherent Jurisdiction, Beneficiary Principle, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Standing, Private Interest Standing, Public Interest Standing, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01, Crociani v. Crociani, [2014] UKPC 40, McLean v. Burns Philp Trustee Co. Pty. Ltd. (1985), 2 N.S.W.L.R. 637 (S.C.), MF Global UK Ltd. (In Special Administration), Re, [2013] EWHC 1655 (Ch.), Morice v. Bishop of Durham (1804), 32 E.R. 656 (Ch.), aff’d (1805) 32 E.R. 947 (Ch.), Campisi v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 869, leave to appeal refused, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 52., Landau v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2013 ONSC 6152, Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45, The Polish National Catholic Church of Canada v. Polish National Church, 2014 ONSC 4501, Air Canada v. M & L Travel Ltd., [1993] 3 S.C.R. 787, Donovan W.M. Waters, Q.C., Mark R. Gillen & Lionel D. Smith, eds., Waters’ Law of Trusts in Canada, 4th ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2012)

Hilton v. Hilton, 2021 ONCA 29

Keywords: Family Law, Property, Matrimonial Home, Civil Procedure, Noting in Default, Uncontested Trial, Setting Aside, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, ss. 25(19), 25(19)(a), Ketelaars v. Ketelaars, 2011 ONCA 349, Gray v. Gray, 2017 ONCA 100

Kaynes v. BP p.l.c., 2021 ONCA 36

Keywords: Securities Law, Misrepresentation, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Determination of Legal Issue, Limitations Periods, Discoverability, Limitations Act, 2002, s. 2(1), s. 4, s. 5(1)(a), Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01(1)(a), r. 25.06(1), r. 25.06(8), Securities Act, RSO 1990 c. S.5, s. 138.14, s. 138.3, Kaynes v BP, P.L.C., 2018 ONCA 337, Beardsley v. Ontario (2001), 57 OR (3d) 1 (CA), Hamilton (City) v. Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital Corp., 2012 ONCA 156, Lawless v Anderson, 2011 ONCA 102, Midland Resources Holding Limited v. Shtaif, 2017 ONCA 320, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 246, Unisys Canada Inc. v. York Three Associates Inc. (2001), 150 O.A.C. 49 (C.A.), 1100997 Ontario Ltd. v. North Elgin Centre Inc., 2016 ONCA 848, Davidoff v. Sobeys Ontario, 2019 ONCA 684, Brozmanova v. Tarshis, 2018 ONCA 523, Justice Graeme Mew, Debra Rolph & Daniel Zacks, The Law of Limitations, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016)

Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Negligence, Pure Economic Loss, Anns/Cooper Test, Duty of Care, Proximity, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Procedure, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Suit (Anti-SLAPP), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35, Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63, Bella v. Young, 2006 SCC 3, Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, Botiuk v. Toronto Free Press Publications Ltd., [1995] 3 S.C.R. 3, Hill v. Church of Scientology, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130, Shtaif v. Toronto Life Publishing Co. Ltd., 2013 ONCA 405, 1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2018 ONCA 407, Cleveland (Litigation Guardian of) v. Hamilton Health Sciences Corp., 2009 CanLII 70130, aff’d 2011 ONCA 244, Correia v. Canac Kitchens, 2008 ONCA 506, Bertin v. Kristofferson, 2000 CanLII 1109, (NB QB), rev’d 2001 NBCA 118, Neufville v. Sobers, 1983 CarswellOnt 2621 (Ont. H.C.), Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2018 ONCA 729, leave to appeal refused, [2018] S.C.C.A. No. 488, Haskett v. Trans Union of Canada Inc., (2003), 63 O.R. (3d) 577 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2003] S.C.C.A. No. 208, Green v. The Hospital for Sick Children, 2017 ONSC 6545, aff’d 2018 ONSC 7058 (Div. Ct.), Lowe v. Guarantee Co. of North America, (2005), 80 O.R. (3d) 222 (C.A.), Elliott v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., (1993), 16 O.R. (3d) 677 (Gen. Div.), aff’d (1995), 25 O.R. (3d) 302 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [1995] S.C.C.A. No. 393, Avalon Rare Metals Inc. v. Hykawy, 2011 ONSC 5569, Roy v. Ottawa Capital Area Crime Stoppers, 2018 ONSC 4207, Guergis v. Hamilton, 2015 ONSC 4915, Fulton v. Globe & Mail, (1997), 207 A.R. 374 (Alta. Q.B.), Rubens v. Sansome, 2017 NLCA 32, Spring v. Guardian Assurance plc, [1994] 3 All E.R. 129 (HL (Eng))

Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Suit (Anti-SLAPP), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 43, s. 173.1, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Level One Construction Ltd. v. Burnham, 2018 BCSC 1354, Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 40, Bondfield Construction Company Limited v. The Globe and Mail Inc., 2019 ONCA 166, Hamlin v. Kavanagh, 2019 ONSC 5552, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, Casses v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015 BCSC 215, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687