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Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (May 28 - June 1)

June 04, 2018
John Polyzogopoulos

Following are the summaries of this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

‘Predator’ Spouse, take note of Hunt v. Worrod

April 08, 2018
Dagmara Wozniak, Siskinds LLP

With respect to predatory marriages, too often in the past, the predatory spouse has prevailed because the common law offers limited recourse; that is, until Hunt v. Worrod. Released in December 2017, Hunt v. Worrod may just have changed the legal landscape of predatory marriage in Ontario.

ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 2- APRIL 6)

April 08, 2018
John Polyzogopoulos

Topics covered this week included franchise law and rescission, liability for wrongful patent enforcement, the duty to defend in the MVA context, family law (custody and access and breach of court orders), securities class actions, and mortgage enforcement. John Polyzogopoulos

Judicial Activism?

February 13, 2018
Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin discusses the recent decision of Justice de Sa in Cotnam v. Rousseau, 2018 CarswellOnt 69. An application under Part V of the SLRA.

Case Comment – N.P.T.S. and CCAS Toronto, et al, 2016 ONCJ 242, 2016 CarswellOnt 6752

February 13, 2018
Robert Shawyer

Robert Shawyer provides a case comment from Hon. Curtis, J. on the term "openness".

Are Courts Unknowingly Handing Out Inequitable Judgments in the Pursuit of the Equitable Division of Family Property?

February 13, 2018
Lawrence Shael Gold

Lawrence Gold presents a detailed analysis of notional disposition costs through the lens of a personal property appraiser.

Case Comment – N.P.T.S. and CCAS Toronto, et al, 2016 ONCJ 242, 2016 CarswellOnt 6752

December 05, 2017
Robert Shawyer

The author discusses the case of N.P.T.S and CCAS Toronto.

Structuring a Support Claim on Behalf of a Child

December 05, 2017
Robert Shawyer

In this article the author discusses what happens when a parent fails in their obligation to support a child.

Motivational Interviewing for Family Lawyers

December 05, 2017
Sarvenaz Kermanshahi

In this article the author discusses the usage of motivational interviewing in the family law context.

The Intersectional Oppressions of South Asian Immigrant Women and Vulnerability in Relation to Domestic Violence: A Case Study

March 20, 2017
Dr. Ferzana Chaze and Archana Medhekar,

The authors of this paper bring together their unique disciplinary lenses- social work and law - to discuss various factors that contribute to the multiple oppressions experienced by South Asian immigrant women in Canada.

Tracking Preferences

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