Court of Appeal Summaries (August 8, 2022 – August 12, 2022)

  • August 12, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos and Ines Ferreira

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Aylmer Meat Packers Inc. v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 579

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Trespass, Conversion, Crown Liability, Duty of Care, Anns/Cooper Test, Standard of Care, Causation, “But For” Test,  Damages, Meat Inspection Act (Ontario), R.S.O. 1990, c. M.5, Dead Animal Disposal Act, R.S.O. c. D.3, Food and Drugs Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-27, s. 4(b), Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 655, R. v. Baksh, 199 C.C.C. (3d) 201 (Ont. S.C.J.), affirmed 2008 ONCA 116, leave to appeal refused, [2008] S.C.C.A. No. 155, Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, Edwards v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2001 SCC 80, Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. D. (B.), 2007 SCC 38, Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728, Kamloops (City) v. Nielsen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 2, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Nelson (City) v. Marchi, 2021 SCC 41, Fullowka v. Pinkerton’s of Canada Ltd., 2010 SCC 5, Taylor v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 479, Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1228, Williams v. Toronto (City), 2016 ONCA 666, Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, River Valley Poultry Farm Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 326, leave to appeal refused, [2009] S.C.C.A. No. 259, Los Angeles Salad Company Inc. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2013 BCCA 34, Goodwin v. Goodwin, 2007 BCCA 81, Paradis Honey Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FCA 89, Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28, Clements v. Clements, 2012 SCC 32, Donleavy v. Ultramar Ltd., 2019 ONCA 687, Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63, Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 114, Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd. v. Miller Steamship Co. Pty., [1967] A.C. 617 (P.C.), Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458, Tokarz v. Cleave Energy Inc., 2022 ONCA 246, Bowman v. Martineau, 2020 ONCA 330, Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 146

Tovmasyan v. Petrosian, 2022 ONCA 583

Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, Relocation, Spousal Support, Civil Procedure, Stay Pending Appeal, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, Ogden Entertainment Services v. United Steelworkers of America, Local 440 (1998), 38 O.R. (3d) 448 (C.A.), RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, D.C. v. T.B., 2021 ONCA 562, K.K. v. M.M., 2021 ONCA 407, Lefebvre v. Lefebvre [(2002)], 167 O.A.C. 85 (C.A.), Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 761

Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto (Re), 2022 ONCA 581

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Perfection, Extension of Time, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 43, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 21, 21.01 & 61.65, Dallas/North Group Inc. (Re) (2001), 148 O.A.C. 288 (C.A.), La Scala Bakery Ltd., Re (1984), 54 C.B.R. (N.S.) 194 (Ont. S.C.), Issasi v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 112, Kudrocova v. Kronberger, 2021 ONCA 563, MDM Plastics Limited v. Vincor International Inc.,2015 ONCA 28, Sabatino v. Posta Ital Bar Inc., 2022 ONCA 208

Leigh v. Rubio, 2022 ONCA 582

Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, Relocation, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction, article 11, 13(b) and 16 Can. T.S. 1983 No. 35, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, section 46(2), Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, Office of the Children’s Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16, Hammerschmidt v. Hammerschmidt, 2013 ONCA 227, Hughes v. Hughes, 2014 BCCA 196, Ojeikere v. Ojeikere, 2018 ONCA 372

Tega Homes (Attika) Inc. v. Spencedale Properties Limited, 2022 ONCA 581

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Certificates of Pending Litigation, Writs of Seizure and Sale, Security, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 72.02, Rule 63.03(6), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s 103(6)(a)(ii), s 134(2)