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Civil Decisions
Dare Human Resources Corporation v. Ontario (Revenue), 2019 ONCA 549
Keywords: Labour and Employment, Payroll Tax, Temporary Workers, Placement Agencies, Tripartite Employment Relationship, Employer Health Tax Act, RSO 1990, c E.11, Public Service Employment Act, SC 2003, c 22, ss. 12 & 13, Financial Administration Act, RSC 1985, c F-11, Pointe-Claire (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court), [1997] 1 SCR 1015, IBM Canada Ltd. v. Ontario (Minister of Finance), 2008 ONCA 216, 89 OR (3d) 641, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 586 v. Dare Personnel Inc., [1995] OLRB Rep. 935 (Ont. LRB), aff’d [1996] OLRB Rep. 1014 (Ont. CJ (Div. Ct.)).
Environs Wholesale Nursery LTD. v. Environs Landscape Contracting LTD., 2019 ONCA 547
Keywords: Contract Law, Principles of Contractual Interpretation, Agreement of Purchase and Sale, Representations and Warranties, Breach Of Contractual Warranty, Negligent Misrepresentation, Practical Investigations, Economically Feasible Investigations, Pre-Contractual Representations, Deslaurier Custom Cabinets Inc. v. 1728106 Ontario Inc., 2016 ONCA 246, Trade Finance Solutions Inc. v. Equinox Global Ltd., 2018 ONCA 12, Actuate Canada Corp. v. Symcor Services Inc., 2016 ONCA 217, Golden Hill Ventures Ltd. v. Kemess Mines Inc., 2002 BCSC 1460, Opron Construction Co. v. Alberta (1994), 151 A.R. 241 (Q.B.).
Nissa Corporation v. Enviro Park Solar Ltd., 2019 ONCA 563
Keywords: Lease, Roof Equipment, Solar Generation System, Right of Access, Contractual Interpretation, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53.
Blanchard v. Tripp, 2019 ONCA 0559
Keywords: Real Property; Public Roads; Doctrine of Dedication and Acceptance; Doctrine of Neighbourly Tolerance; Affidavit Evidence; Contradictory Evidence; Municipal Act, RSO 1990, c. M.45; Reed v Town of Lincoln (1974), 6 OR (2d) 391 (CA).
Colucci v Colucci, 2019 ONCA 561
Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Motion to Vary Child Support Order, Retroactive Reduction in Child Support, Three-Year Rule, Date of Effective Notice, Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985 c. 3, s. 17(1), Federal Child Support Guidelines, s. 14(c), D.B.S. v. S.R.G., 2006 SCC 37, Gray v. Rizzi, 2016 ONCA 152.
Health Genetic Center Corp. (Health Genetic Center) v. New Scientist Magazine, 2019 ONCA 576
Keywords: Defamation, Security for Costs on Appeal, Frivolous, Vexatious, Automatic Stay, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 63.01(5), r. 61.06(1)(a)(b)(c), r. 56.01, r. 56.01(1)(d)(f), Libel and Slander Act, s. 12
Short Civil Decisions
King v. McPherson-King, 2019 ONCA 554
Keywords: Family Law, Joint Custody, Child Support Payments, Sale of the Matrimonial Home, Equalization, Appeal for Delay, Failure to Comply with Terms, Jurisdiction, Reasonable Costs
Lafontaine v. Grant, 2019 ONCA 552
Keywords: Motion to Extend Time to Appeal, Landlord and Tenant Board, Reid v. College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 779, Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17, s. 5(2), s. 210
Jacobs v. Leboeuf Properties Inc., 2019 ONCA 551
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement
Bank of China (Canada) v. Medcap Real Estate Holdings Inc., 2019 ONCA 558
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement
Thistle v Schumilas, 2019 ONCA 566
Keywords: Damages, Life Insurance Policy, Negligence, Summary Dismissal of the Action, Capacity to Bring Claim, Ancillary Orders, Motion to Grant Leave, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Courts of Justice Act
Criminal Decisions
R v. D.C., 2019 ONCA 553
Keywords: Order for Interim Release Pending New Trial, Assault with a Weapon, Aggravated Assault, Assault, Bail Application, Immigration Detention, Pre-Trial Release, Criminal Code, s. 679(7.1), s. 520, R v. Manasseri, 2017 ONCA 226, Concurrent Jurisdiction
Canada (Attorney General) v. Samuel, 2019 ONCA 0555
Keywords: Moot appeals; Habeas Corpus ; Civil vs Criminal Proceedings; Costs; Corrections and Conditional Release Act, S.C. 1992, c. 20 Mission Institution v. Khela, 2014 SCC 24, [2014] S.C.R. 502; R. v. Campbell, 2010 ONSC 6619; Oliver v. Attorney General (Canada), 2010 ONSC 6431; Re Ange, [1970] 3 O.R. 153 (C.A.)
R. v. D.C.M., 2019 ONCA 562
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Invitation to Sexual Touching, Sexual Interference, Jury Trial, Jury Instructions, Evidence, Credibility, Consent, Acquittal, Criminal Code, s. 653.1, R. v. Pittiman, 2006 SCC 9, R. v. A.W.B., 2015 ONCA 185
R. v. Imola, 2019 ONCA 556
Keywords: Criminal Law, Fraud Over $5,000, Self-Represented, State-Funded Counsel, Fair Trial, Rowbotham Application, Evidence, Criminal Code, ss.686(2), 686(8) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.11(b), Criminal Proceeding Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), SI/2012, R. v. Rowbotham (1998), 25 O.A.C. 321 (C.A.), Browne v. Dunn (1893), 6 R. 67 (H.L.), R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, R. v. Rabba (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 238 (C.A.), R. v. Pearson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 620
R. v. Labelle, 2019 ONCA 557
Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of a Firearm, Breach of Firearm Prohibition Order, Search Warrant, Informant, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss.8, 24(2), R v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140, R v. Lowe, 2018 ONCA 110, R v. Edwards, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 128, R. v. Jones, 2017 SCC 60
R. v. Canavan, 2019 ONCA 567
Keywords: Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death, Operating a Motor Vehicle with over 80 mg of Alcohol per 100 ml of Blood, Driving While Impaired Causing Bodily Harm, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8, s. 10(b), Right to Counsel, Warrantless Seizure, Blood Samples, R v. Culotta, 2018 SCC 57
R. v. Wilson, 2019 ONCA 564
Keywords: Sexual Assault, First Degree Murder, Identity, Misapprehension of Evidence, Jury Instruction, Circumstantial Evidence, R v. Griffin, 2009 SCC 28, R v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, Post-Offence Conduct
R. v. Yasotharan, 2019 ONCA 568
Keywords: Fraud, Involuntary Guilty Plea, Intellectual Disability, Uninformed Guilty Plea, Miscarriage of Justice, R v. Quick, 2016 ONCA 95, Criminal Code, s. 686(8)
R. v. Magdales, 2019 ONCA 572
Keywords: Criminal Law, Trafficking Cocaine, Surveillance, Search Incident to Arrest, Circumstantial Evidence, Reasonable Doubt, Reasonable Inference, Sufficiency of Reasons, R v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33
R. v. Olusoga, 2019 ONCA 565
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Threatening Death, Breach of Solicitor-Client Privilege, Rule in Browne v. Dunn, Adverse Inference, Criminal Code, s. 683(1)(a)(iii), Appearance of Unfairness, Public Confidence in the Administration of Justice, Miscarriage of Justice
R. v. Kitsopoulos, 2019 ONCA 0571
Keywords: Criminal Law, Fraudulent Transactions; Doctrine of Willful Blindness; Actual Knowledge
R. v. D.T., 2019 ONCA 574
Keywords: Criminal Law; Sexual Assault of a Minor; Character Evidence;Collusion; Uneven Scrutiny of Evidence
R. v. Dhesi, 2019 ONCA 569
Keywords: Criminal Law; Drug-Offences; Possession for the Purpose of Tracking; Possession of Proceeds of Crime; Illegal Search and Seizure; Judicial Summary of Information to Obtain a Search Warrant; R v Garofoli, [1990] 2 SCR 1421; Fitness of Sentence; Validity of a Search Warrant; R v Reid, 2016 ONCA 524
Ontario Review Board
Mott (Re), 2019 ONCA 560
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Not Criminally Responsible, Theft Under $5,000, Conditional Discharge, Criminal Code, s. 672.54, Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.J. No. 31, Abdikarim (Re), 2017 ONCA 793, Beam (Re), 2018 ONCA 532
Gibson (Re), 2019 ONCA 573
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Risk of Serious Harm to the Public, Conditional Discharge
Hamill (Re), 2019 ONCA 570
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, First Degree Murder, Criminal Code, s. 672.54, s. 672.81
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