Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (August 26-30 2019)

  • 04 septembre 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group v. Campbell, 2019 ONCA 668

Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Coverage, Homeowner’s Policy, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Reservation of Rights, Estoppel, Waiver, Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I8, s 258, Progressive Homes Ltd v Lombard General Insurance Co of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Rosenblood Estate v Law Society of Upper Canada (1989), 37 CCLI 142 (Ont HCJ), aff'd 16 CCLI (2d) 226 (Ont CA)

Solomon v. Abughaduma, 2019 ONCA 677

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Medmal, Informed Consent, Causation, Evidence, Experts

Ludwig v. Ludwig, 2019 ONCA 680

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Child Abduction, Habitual Residence, Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Can. T.S. 1983 No. 35, Office of the Children’s Lawyer v Balev, 2018 SCC 16, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33

Andros v. Colliers Macauley Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Statutory Entitlements, Contracting Out, Void Ab Initio, Damages, Bonuses, Benefits, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, North v. Metaswitch Networks Corporation, 2017 ONCA 790, Ceccol v. Ontario Gymnastics Federation (2001), 55 O.R. (3d), Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd., 2018 ONCA 7, Roden v. Toronto Humane Society (2005), 202 O.A.C. 351, Hampton Securities Limited v. Dean, 2018 ONSC 101, Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., 2016 ONCA 618

Short Civil Decisions

Kimaev v. Sobeys Inc., 2019 ONCA 681

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants, Abuse of Process, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 2.1

Criminal Decisions

2019 ONCA 672R. v. Esseghaier,

Keywords: Criminal Law, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Terrorism, Jury Selection, Jury Impartiality, Criminal Code, s. 640(2), R. v. Husbands, 2017 ONCA 607, R. v. Grant, 2016 ONCA 639

R. v. A.R., 2019 ONCA 671 (publication ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Interference, Evidence, The Rule in Browne v Dunn, Motive, Sentencing, Browne v Dunn, (1863) 6 R. 67 (H.L.), R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 SCR 742

R. v. R.V., 2019 ONCA 664 (publication ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Interference, Invitation to Sexual Touching, R. v. J.F., 2008 SCC 60, R. v. Pittiman, 2006 SCC 9

Keywords: Criminal Law, Assault, Possession of a Firearm, Evidence, Credibility

R. v. Kormendy, 2019 ONCA 676

Keywords: Criminal Law, Attempted Murder, Arson, Sentencing, R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, R v Cheddesingh, 2004 SCC 16, R v Logan, [1990] 2 SCR 731

Ontario Review Board

Sparling (Re), 2019 ONCA 673

Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Procedural Fairness, Adjournments, Re Conway, 2016 ONCA 918