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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (Aug. 24 - 28, 2015)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (Aug. 24 - 28, 2015)

  • August 31, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

There was only one civil law decision released this week by the Ontario Court of Appeal. It involved privity of contract, agency and joint liability under a settlement agreement.

Civil Litigation
Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (Augst 17 - 21, 2015)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (Augst 17 - 21, 2015)

  • August 24, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

There were only two civil law decisions released this week by the Ontario Court of Appeal. One involved the enforceability of a settlement agreement in the employment law context. The other related to a dispute regarding relief ordered under the Family Law Act pursuant to a divorce order that included an obligation to make equalization payments and to pay section 7 expenses under the Federal Child Support Guidelines.

Civil Litigation
Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (August 10 - 14, 2015)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (August 10 - 14, 2015)

  • August 17, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are the summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. Topics covered include stare decisis and the vicarious liability of motor vehicle owners, class actions and charitable organizations, and the interpretation of a directors’ and officers’ liability policy with regard to the insurer’s liability for defence costs.

Civil Litigation
Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (July 27-31, 2015)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (July 27-31, 2015)

  • August 17, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are the summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. Topics covered include summary judgment, new issues on appeal, child and spousal support payment calculations, appeal rights under the Bankruptcy Act, and priority of creditors in garnishments proceedings.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (Aug. 3-6, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (Aug. 3-6, 2015)

  • August 10, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

There were two judgments released this week: a family law case concerning the obligation of the primary custodial parent to secure the compliance of a child to an access order in favour of the other parent; an insolvency law decision relating to circumstances in which a CCAA judge can terminate a CCAA liquidation proceeding and assign the insolvent companies into bankruptcy, thereby impacting the priority contest between secured creditors and a pension plan.

Civil Litigation

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (July 20-24, 2015)

  • August 10, 2015
  • Lea Nebel

Below are the summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. Topics covered include vicarious liability; lease assignments; setting aside default judgments; bankruptcy; contempt orders and reasonable apprehension of bias.

Civil Litigation
Court of Appeal Summaries (July 13 - 17, 2015)

Court of Appeal Summaries (July 13 - 17, 2015)

  • July 20, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are summaries of the few civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal this week, followed by a list of short endorsements and criminal decisions. Topics covered include contract interpretation, limitation periods in the context of statutory accident benefits claims, and injunctions for zoning by-law violations.

Civil Litigation
Court’s CCAA supervision trumps forum selection clause

Court’s CCAA supervision trumps forum selection clause

  • July 16, 2015
  • Matthew Lerner

An ongoing insolvency proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act can now be added to the short list of circumstances in which a court will decline to follow a forum selection clause in a commercial contract.

Civil Litigation
Court of Appeal Clarifies Law on Absolute Privilege

Court of Appeal Clarifies Law on Absolute Privilege

  • July 16, 2015
  • Rebecca Jones

In Salasel v. Cuthbertson (2015 ONCA 115), the Court of Appeal provided welcome clarification on doctrine of absolute privilege, in a decision that revisited the fraught case of Hassan Rasouli.

Civil Litigation