TABLE OF CONTENTS
Civil Decisions
Himidan v. Farquharson, 2019 ONCA 575
Keywords: Contract Law; Real Property; Purchase and Sale of Property; Refusal to Close a Transaction; Right of Way; Contractual Interpretation; Standard of Review; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; LeMesurier v. Andrus(1986), 54 O.R. (2d) 1 (C.A.); Ventas, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust, 2007 ONCA 205, 85 O.R. (3d) 254
Sub-Prime Mortgage Corporation v. 1219076 Ontario Limited, 2019 ONCA 581
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Mortgages, Discharge Statements, Appellate Jurisdiction, Judicial Discretion, Mortgages Act, R.S.O. 1990, c M.40, ss. 12(3), 12(9), 17, and 22, Interest Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-15, s. 8; Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, rr. 14.05(a), (d) and (e), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 6(2), Fernicola (In Trust) v. Creview Development Inc., 75 RPR (4th) 226 (Ont SC), leave to appeal refused 80 RPR (4th) 178 (Ont Div Ct), Metroview Investment Corp. v. Araujo, [2000] OJ No. 2403 (Ont SC), Rokhsefat v. 8758603 Canada Corp, 2019 ONCA 273
Irps-Bleeker v. Van Gaalen, 2019 ONCA 592
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Limitation Period, Discoverability, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, s. 5 (1)(b)
Dermann v. Baker, 2019 ONCA 584
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Tort Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Law, Advanced Payment, Expert Witnesses, Non-Party Experts, Charge To The Jury, Costs Assessment, Offer To Settle, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 53.03, r. 49.10(2), Courts of Justice Act, s. 120, Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I.8, s. 267.5(7), Berthiaume-Palmer v. Borgundvaag, 2010 ONCA 470, S & A Strasser Ltd. v. Richmond Hill (Town) (1990), 1 O.R. (3d) 243
Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2019 ONCA 588
Keywords: Bankruptcy Law, Appeal From Order Appointing A Receiver, Appeal As Of Right, Leave To Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, ss. 193(a), 193(b), 193(c), 193(e), 243(1), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O., c. C.43, s. 101, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Astoria Organic Matters Ltd., 2019 ONCA 269, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc., 2013 ONCA 282, 2403177 Ontario Inc. v. Bending Lake Iron Group Ltd., 2016 ONCA 225
Breen v. FCT Insurance Company Ltd, 2019 ONCA 598
Keywords: Real Property, Title Insurance, Unmarketable Title, Building Permit, Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, Fischer v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., 2014 ONCA 798, MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842
Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599
Keywords: Small Claims Court; Defamation; Jurisdiction of Deputy Judges; Statutory Interpretation; Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1
Murray v. Alatishe, 2019 ONCA 596
Keywords: Capacity, Court-Ordered Assessment, Consent to Treatment, Criminal Law, Not Criminally Responsible, Judicial Review, Procedural Fairness, Health Care Consent Act, 1996, SO 1996, c. 2, Sch. A, s. 4(1), Statutory Powers Procedure Act, RSO 1990, c. S.22, s. 8, Starson v. Swayze, 2003 SCC 32, [2003] 1 SCR 722, Gajewski v. Wilkie, 2014 ONCA 897, 123 OR (3d) 481
Stockey v. Grant, 2019 ONCA 597
Keywords:
Real Estate Transaction, Lien Application, Cost Orders, Trial Management Conference, 60-day Deadline, Payment of Principal, Delay, Trial on the Merits
Short Civil Decisions
Browne v. Browne, 2019 ONCA 580
Keywords: Divorce Proceedings, Custody Order, Permission to Leave the Country, Change in the Status Quo, Motion Granted
Holly v. Greco, 2019 ONCA 579
Keywords: Family Law, Child Support, Adjournment, Costs
ACT Greenwood Ltd. v. Desjardins-McLeod, 2019 ONCA 585
Keywords: Contracts, Costs
Criminal Decisions
R. v. Mayor, 2019 ONCA 578
Keywords: Criminal Law, Driving with a Suspended License, Impaired Driving, Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unlawful Detention or Arrest, Road Safety Purpose, Criminal Investigation, Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, ss. 55.2(1), 216(1), 217(2) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 9, R v. Gonzales, 2017 ONCA 543, 136 O.R. (3d) 255, R. v. Ladouceur, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1257, Brown v. Durham Regional Police Force (1998), 43 O.R. (3d) 223 (C.A.), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Sandhu, 2011 ONCA 124, R. v. Nolet, 2010 SCC 24, R. v. Humphrey, 2011 ONSC 3024
R. v. Grant, 2019 ONCA 577
Keywords: Criminal Law, Appeal Book Endorsement, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b)
R. v. Bajich, 2019 ONCA 586
Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of Drugs for the Purpose of Trafficking; Reasonable Grounds for Arrest, Totality of Circumstances, Uneven Scrutiny of Evidence; Assessment of Witness Credibility; Confidential Informants; Standard of Review for Reasonable Grounds for Arrest; Interpretation of ‘for the Purposes of Trafficking’; Indicia of Trafficking; R. v. Quilop, 2017 ABCA 70, 49 Alta. L.R. (6th) 213; R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241; R. v. Canary, 2018 ONCA 304, 361 C.C.C. (3d) 63; R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140; R. v. Shepherd, 2009 SCC 35, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 527; R. v. Anang, 2016 ONCA 825, 367 C.R.R. (2d) 289; R. v. Rocha, 2012 ONCA 707, 112 O.R. (3d) 742; R. v. Labelle, 2016 ONCA 110; R. v. O.N., 2017 ONCA 923; R. v. Howe (2005), 192 C.C.C. (3d) 480 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 1000; R. v. Lohrer, 2004 SCC 80
R. v. Bhagwandat, 2019 ONCA 589
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Mental Disorder, Unequivocal Plea
R. v. Dean, 2019 ONCA 587
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Dangerous Driving, Recognizance, Motor Vehicle Collision, Immigration Consequences, Joint Submission, Fresh Evidence
R. v. J.B., 2019 ONCA 591
Keywords: Criminal Law; Jury Trials; Errors in Jury Instructions; Failure to Incorporate Evidence into the Jury Instructions; Failure to Relate Evidence to the Essential Elements of the Charge; Rules of Evidence; Accused’s Testimony; Out-of-Court Statements; Intrinsic Value as Substantive Evidence vs Impeachment of Credibility; Ability of Juries to Review Materials not in Evidence; Obligations of a Trial Judge in Responding to In-Deliberation Jury Requests; Unbalanced and One-Sided Review of Evidence; ‘Rushed Verdicts’; Exhortations to the Jury; R. v. Davison, DeRosie and MacArthur (1974), 20 C.C.C. (2d) 424 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Fischer, 2005 BCCA 265; R. v. Groves, 2013 BCCA 446; R. v. Rowbotham (1988), 41 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. S. (W.D.), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 521; R. v. De Bellefeuille (1994), 39 B.C.A.C. 276 (B.C. C.A.); Olbey v. R., [1980] 1 S.C.R. 1008; R. v. Ferguson (2000), 142 C.C.C. (3d) 353 (Ont. C.A.); R. v. Ferguson, 2001 SCC 6; R. v. R.M.G., [1996] 3 S.C.R. 362; R. v. Sims, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 858; Azoulay v. The Queen, [1952] 2 S.C.R. 495; R. v. Royz, 2009 SCC 13; Cluett v. The Queen, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 216
R. v. Lewis, 2019 ONCA 590
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Sentencing, Pre-Sentence Custody, Credit
R. v. Rajavadivel, 2019 ONCA 595
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement
R. v. Salama, 2019 ONCA 594
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement
R. v. Treleaven, 2019 ONCA 593
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Gladue Report, Fresh Evidence, Sentencing
Ontario Review Board
Shepherd (Re), 2019 ONCA 582
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Mental Illness, Detention, Conditional Discharge, Public Safety
Conway (Re), 2019 ONCA 583
Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Assault, Uttering Death Threats, Restricted Liberty, Public Safety, Evidence, Procedural Fairness, Detention, Absolute Discharge, Conditional Discharge, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 7, 12, Re LePage, 2019 ONCA 363
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