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

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

  • 17 août 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.

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

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

  • 17 août 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.

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

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

  • 10 août 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.

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

  • 10 août 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.

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

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

  • 20 juillet 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.

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Court’s CCAA supervision trumps forum selection clause

Court’s CCAA supervision trumps forum selection clause

  • 16 juillet 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.

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Court of Appeal clarifies law on absolute privilege

Court of Appeal clarifies law on absolute privilege

  • 16 juillet 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.

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When is a case too complex for a jury?

When is a case too complex for a jury?

  • 16 juillet 2015
  • Naomi Loewith

In Ontario, either party in a civil action can demand that its case be decided by a jury. In Kempf v. Nyugen (2015 ONCA 114), the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the question of when a case can be removed from a jury’s hands because it is too complex, in a decision that strengthens the right to have civil cases decided in jury trials.

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Court of Appeal Summaries (July 6 - 10, 2015)

  • 16 juillet 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Hello everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. As usual, there are full summaries for the substantive civil decisions.

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