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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (June 22 – 26, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

June 29, 2020

Good afternoon. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released last week. There were quite a few lengthy decisions. Topics covered included: The availability of specific performance to vendors for the breach of an agreement of purchase and sale of land. Relief from forfeiture of office for breach of campaign finance spending limits in municipal elections. Striking pleadings for failure to comply with court orders in the…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (June 15 – 19, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

June 22, 2020

Good afternoon. I hope everyone enjoyed the Father’s Day weekend. Summer is now officially here. Please find below our summaries of last week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Topics covered last week included: a. contractual interpretation of agreements of purchase and sale of land; b. a priority dispute between an Ontario and Nunavut insurer with respect to SABs paid by an Ontario insurer in respect of an MVA in Nunavut involving…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (June 8 – 12, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

June 15, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon. Following are our summaries of last week’s civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. There were four substantive decisions, but quite a few very short ones. Topics covered included piercing the corporate veil to pursue costs against non-parties, the enforcement of settlements under Rule 49, the principles applicable to the interpretation of a zoning bylaw, and whether a…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (June 1 – 5, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

June 9, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon. Please find our summaries of last week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The most interesting and notable decision this week was Justice Thorburn’s decision in Wright v. Horizons ETFS Management (Canada) Inc. Like Darmar Farms, which was featured in our Top Appeals of 2019 CLE (and is awaiting to hear if leave to the Supreme Court…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 25 – 29, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

May 31, 2020

Jump To: TABLE OF CONTENTS | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions Good afternoon. It was a busier week at the Court of Appeal this past week, with the Court releasing eight substantive civil decisions, one short civil decision and ten criminal decisions. Topics covered this week included the right of refusal in the sale of a matrimonial home, the valuation of federally regulated pensions for equalization purposes, the re-opening of an…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 19 – 22, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

May 24, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions Good morning. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released this past week. Topics covered this week included rescission of a settlement agreement as a result of an innocent misrepresentation in an historical institutional sexual abuse case, trespass to university property, stay of appeal pending satisfaction of terms in the family law context, setting aside summary…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 11 – 15, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

May 19, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions Good morning. Please find our summaries of the four substantive civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released last week. In 4352238 Canada Inc. v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the Court ordered the appeal to be heard in writing over the objection of one of the parties, finding there was nothing in the Courts of Justice Act or the Rules of Civil Procedure…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 4 – 8, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

May 9, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions Good afternoon. Please find our summaries of this past week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were two substantive civil decisions). In Stirrett v. Cheema, the trial judge had found the head of a hospital’s clinical research trial liable for breach of fiduciary duty after a trial participant died as a result of complications that arose…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 27 – MAY 1)

By John Polyzogopoulos

May 4, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions | Ontario Review Board Good morning. Please find our summaries of last week’s civil decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 20 – 24, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos

April 28, 2020

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions | Criminal Decisions| Ontario Review Board Good afternoon. Please find our summaries of last week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were three substantive civil decisions). The most notable decision of the week was Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260, a potential candidate for top appeal of the year. While the decision does not deal with novel issues…

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 25 – 29, 2020)

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