Court of Appeal Summaries (June 26- June 30, 2023)

  • June 30, 2023
  • John Polyzogopoulos and Ines Ferreira

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

10720143 Canada Corp. v. 2698874 Ontario Inc., 2023 ONCA 463

Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Knowing Assistance, Negligence, Civil Procedure, Noting in Default, Default Judgments, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 6(1)(b), 19(1)(a) and (1.2), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 19.08, National Bank of Canada v. Royal Bank of Canada (1999), 44 O.R. (3d) 533 (C.A.), Laurentian Bank of Canada v. Goldshmidt, 2013 ONCA 122, Laurentian Plaza Corp. v. Martin (1992), 7 O.R. (3d) 111 (C.A.), Roblin v. Drake, [1938] O.R. 711 (C.A.), Marcus Direct Marketing Inc. v. M & K Plastic Products Ltd., [1989] O.J. No. 467 (C.A.), Laredo Construction Inc. v. Sinnadurai (2005), 78 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), Elekta Ltd. v. Rodkin, 2012 ONSC 2062

Di Santo v. Di Santo Estate, 2023 ONCA 464

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Trusts, Trustees, Removal, Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. S. 26, Part V, Virk v Brar Estate, 2014 ONSC 4611

NexJ Systems Inc. (Re), 2023 ONCA 451

Keywords: Corporations, Plans of Arrangement, Fair and Reasonable, Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985, C. C-44, s. 192, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 14.05(2) and 14.05(3), Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Re: Mid-Bowline Group Corp., 2016 ONSC 669, BCE Inc. v 1976 Debentureholders, 2008 SCC 79, Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v Ontario (Attorney General), 2017 ONCA 1007

Williams v. Tuck, 2023 ONCA 452

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants, Inherent Jurisdiction, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 140, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 2.1.01, Balanyk v. Dutton Brock LLP, 2014 ONCA 122, Lukezic v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2012 ONCA 350, Foy v. Foy (No. 2) (1979), 26 O.R. (2d) 220 (C.A.), 102 D.L.R. (3d) 342n, Kallaba v. Bylykbashi (2006), 207 O.A.C. 60, [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 144, Peoples Trust Company v. Atas, 2019 ONCA 359

Short Civil Decisions

Ferraro v. Neilas, 2023 ONCA 456

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Interest

Caroti v. Kegalj, 2023 ONCA 455

Keywords: Fraud, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Dismissal for Delay, Lifting of Stay Pending Appeal, Evidence, Hearsay, Certified Translations, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43 section 125(2)

Janzen v. Cook, 2023 ONCA 457

Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Separation Agreements, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Child Support Guidelines, O. Reg. 391/97, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759, Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, Roberts v. Roberts, 2015 ONCA 450