Court of Appeal Summaries (May 31 – JUNE 4)

  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Marchant Realty Partners Inc. v. 2407553 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 375

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Commercial Mortgages, Enforcement, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Leave to Appeal, Commercial List, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. B-3, s. 193, Regal Constellation Hotel Ltd. (Re) (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 355 (C.A.), Royal Bank of Canada v. Soundair Corp. (1991), 4 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.), Ravelston Corp. Ltd. (Re), 2007 ONCA 135

Fram Elgin Mills 90 Inc. v. Romandale Farms Limited , 2021 ONCA 381

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Estoppel by Convention, Civil Procedure, Costs, Offers to Settle, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 49, Wesbell Networks Inc. v. Bell Canada, 2015 ONCA 33

Great Northern Insulation Services Ltd. v. King Road Paving and Landscaping Inc., 2021 ONCA 367

Keywords: Contracts, Construction Liens, Trusts, Solicitors, Charging Orders, Priority, Interest, Construction Lien Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30 ss. 1(1), 8, 11, 14(2), 71, Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.15, s. 34(1), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 6(1)(b), Legislation Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 64(1), Sunview Doors Ltd. v. Academy Doors & Windows Ltd., 2010 ONCA 198, Fundy Ventilation Limited v. Brunswick Construction Ltd.Fraser Companies Limited and Minister of National Revenue, (1982), 40 N.B.R. (2d) 484 (C.A.), Kaiman v. Graham, 2009 ONCA 77, Markevich v. Canada, 2003 SCC 9, The Guarantee Company of North America v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 9

Avedian v. Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (Enbridge Gas Distribution), 2021 ONCA 361

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Duty of Care, Proximity, Corporations, Subsidiaries, Piercing Corporate Veil, Civil Procedure, Partial Summary Judgment, Consolidated Practice Direction for Civil ActionsApplications, Motions and Procedural Matters in the Toronto Region, s. 69, Butera v. Chown, Cairns LLP, 2017 ONCA 783, Service Mold + Aerospace Inc. v. Khalaf, 2019 ONCA 369, Vedanta Resources PLC v. Lungowe, [2019] UKSC 20, AAA v. Unilever PLC, [2018] EWCA Civ. 1532

Uribe v. Tsandelis, 2021 ONCA 377

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Standard of Care, Causation, Apportionment of Fault, Civil Procedure, Juries, Evidence, Witnesses, Questioning by Judge, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 52.08(1), Donleavy v. Ultramar Ltd., 2019 ONCA 687, Stilwell v. World Kitchens, 2014 ONCA 770, Salter v. Hirst, 2011 ONCA 609, Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation v. Ontario, 2010 ONCA 47, R. v. Danial, 2016 ONCA 822

Lesko v. Lesko, 2021 ONCA 369

Keywords: Family Law, Property, Unjust Enrichment, Constructive Trust, Joint Family Venture, Equalization of Net Family Property, Spousal Support, Income for Support Purposes, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, Federal Child Support Guidelines, S.O.R./97-175, Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518, Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, Martin v. Sansome, 2014 ONCA 14, McNamee v. McNamee, 2011 ONCA 533, Punzo v. Punzo, 2016 ONCA 957, Mason v. Mason, 2016 ONCA 725, Decaen v. Decaen, 2013 ONCA 218, Gray v. ICBC, 2010 BCCA 459

Paletta International Corporation v. Liberty Freezers London Ltd., 2021 ONCA 383

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Canada Square Corp. v. Versafood Services Ltd. (1982), 130 D.L.R. (3d) 205 (Ont. C.A.), Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c. 23, Hercules Managements Ltd. v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165, Meditrust Healthcare Inc. v. Shoppers Drug Mart (2002), 220 D.L.R. (4th) 611 (Ont. C.A.), Martin v. Goldfarb (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.)

Valoris for children and adults of Prescott-Russell v KR, 2021 ONCA 366

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Supervised Visitation, Civil Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Contempt, Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, ss. 87(8), (9), and 142(3), Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Services for children and adults of Prescott-Russell c. NG (2006), 271 DLR (4th) 750, TG Industries v. Williams, 2001 NSCA 105, Hefkey v. Hefkey, 2013 ONCA 44, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385, Culligan Canada Ltd. v. Fettes, 2010 SKCA 151, Telus Communications Inc. v. Cherubin, [2005] OJ No. 5534 (CS), 884772 Ontario Ltd. (cob Team Consultants) v. SHL Systemhouse Inc. (1993), Jaskhs Enterprises Inc. v. Indus Corp., [2004] OJ No. 4062, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Torroni, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799