Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 22 – 26, 2019)

  • July 31, 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Farah v. Mohamed, 2019 ONCA 0620

Keywords: Family Law, Custody, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Adjournments, Procedural Fairness, Sufficiency of Reasons

Global Fund Holdings, Corp. v. Hines, 2019 ONCA 0621

Keywords: Settlement Agreement, Due Diligence, Fresh Evidence, Condition, Written Confirmation, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759, Criminal Action, Detention Order, Arrest Warrant, Enforcement of Settlement Agreement

Potis Holdings Ltd. V. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2019 ONCA 0624

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reasonable Cause of Action, Regulated Professions, Lawyers, Law Society, Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.04, 2.02, 21.01(2)(b) & 26.01, Law Society Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.8, s. 9, Bell v. Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services, 2006 CanLII 39029 (Ont. S.C.), Arsenijevich v. Ontario (Provincial Police), 2019 ONCA 150, R. v. Imperial Tobacco, 2011 SCC 42, Louie v. Lastman (2002), 61 O.R. (3d) 459 (C.A.), Grigonis v. Toronto Boardsailing Club, 2010 ONCA 651, Conway v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONCA 72, Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959

Petersoo v. Petersoo, 2019 ONCA 0618

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Mobility, Arbitrations, Procedural Fairness, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, s. 19(2), s. 21, Patton-Casse v. Casse, 2012 ONCA 709, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, leave to appeal refused [2016] S.C.C.A. No. 432

Khan v. Ramsingh, 2019 ONCA 0623

Keywords: Family Law, Custody and Access, Best Interests of the Child, Child Support, Civil Procedure, Case Management, Motions to Change, Procedural Fairness, Family Law Rules, Rule 13, 2(3), King v. Mongrain, 2009 ONCA 486

Rados v. Rados, 2019 ONCA 0627

Keywords: Family Law, Equalization of Net Family Property, Valuation of Debts, Non-Arm’s Length Creditors, Spousal Support, Corporations, Piercing Corporate Veil, Salamon v. Salamon, [1997] O.J. No. 852 (Gen. Div.), Poole v. Poole (2001), 16 R.F.L. (5th) 397 (Ont. S.C.), Cade v. Rothstein, 2002 CanLII 2811 (Ont. S.C.), aff’d (2004), 181 O.A.C. 225 (C.A.)., Johanson v. Hinde, 2016 ONCA 430, Zavarella v. Zavarella, 2013 ONCA 720

1944949 Ontario Inc. (OMG ON THE PARK) v. 2513000 Ontario Ltd., 2019 ONCA 0628

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Interpretation, Civil Procedure, Adjournments, Evidence, Affidavits, Procedural Fairness, Standard of Review, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.04(1.1), 39.02(2), Penner v. Niagara (Regional Police Services Board), 2013 SCC 19, Lacey v. Kakabeka Falls Flying Inc., 2018 ONCA 1007, Lockridge v. Director, Ministry of the Environment, 2013 ONSC 6935 (Div. Ct.), Crown Resources Corp. S.A. v. National Iranian Oil Co., 2005 CanLII 6053 (Ont. Div. Ct.), First Capital Realty Inc. v. Centrecorp Management Services Ltd. (2009), 258 OAC 76 (Div. Ct.), Deslaurier Custom Cabinets Inc. v. 1728106 Ontario Inc., 2016 ONCA 246, aff’d 2017 ONCA 293, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37039 (October 19, 2017).

Ontario (Finance) v. Echelon General Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 0629

Keywords: Insurance Law, Statutory Accident Benefits, Priority Disputes, Arbitration,Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, s. 31, Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, Disputes Between Insurers, O. Reg. 283/95, ss. 2, 7(1), 7(6), Allstate Insurance Company of Canada v. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, 2007 ONCA 61, Kalinkine v. Superintendent of Financial Services Commission (Ont.) et al. (2004), 193 O.A.C. 77 (C.A.)

Solea International BVBA v. Basset & Walker International Inc., 2019 ONCA 0617

Keywords: Breach of Contract, International Sale of Goods, Damages, Duty to Mitigate, Specific Performance, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 134(1) and (4), International Sale of Goods Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.10, International Sales Conventions Act, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Sch. 8, s. 2, Schedule 1, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Short Civil Decisions

V Hazelton Limited v. Perfect Smile Dental Inc., 2019 ONCA 0632

Keywords: Costs Endorsement