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Civil Decisions
SFC Litigation Trust v. Chan, 2019 ONCA 525
Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty Contracts, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Corporations, Doctrine of Separate Identity of Corporate Personality, Causation, Damages, Double Recovery, Doctrine of Election, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c. C-36, Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32; Hercules Management Ltd. v. Ernst and Young, [1997] 2 SCR 165, Bilta (UK) Ltd v. Nazir (No. 2), 2015 UKSC 23
Knight v. Knight, 2019 ONCA 538
Keywords: Family Law, Marriage Contracts, Separation Agreements, Equalization of Net Family Property, Civil Procedure, Leave to Appeal, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 133(b)
Hunt v. Worrod, 2019 ONCA 540
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs, Costs Against Non-Party, Inherent Jurisdiction, Abuse Of Process, Appeals, Leave To Appeal, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, ss. 131(1), 133(b), Legal Aid Services Act, 1998, SO 1998, c. 26, ss. 89, 99, 1318847 Ontario Limited v. Laval Tool & Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184
Makwana v. Bishnu, 2019 ONCA 543
Keywords: Family Law, Child and Spousal Support, Variation, Material Change in Circumstances, Fraudulent Conveyances, Costs, DBS v. SRG, 2006 SCC 37, Gray v. Rizzi, 2016 ONCA 152, 129 OR (3d) 201, Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, Fraudulent Conveyances Act, RSO 1990, c. F.29, s 2
Rigillo v. Rigillo, 2019 ONCA 548
Keywords: Family Law, Joint Custody, “Maximum Contact” Principle, Divorce Act, RSC, 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), ss 16(10), Young v. Young, [1993] 4 SCR 3, BV v. PV, 2012 ONCA 262
Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019 ONCA 544
Keywords: Constitutional Law, Division of Powers, Peace, Order, and Good Government, National Concern, Pith and Substance, Environmental Law, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, The Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Part 5 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1, SC 2018, c. 12, Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018, SO 2018, c. 13, Ocean Dumping Control Act, SC 1974-75-76, c. 55, Canada Temperance Act, RSC 1927, c. 196, Food and Drugs Act, RSC 1970, c. F-27, Reference re Pan-Canadian Securities Regulation, 2018 SCC 48, Johannesson v. Municipality of West St. Paul, [1952] 1 SCR 292, Re: Anti-Inflation Act, [1976] 2 SCR 373, R. v. Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd., [1988] 1 SCR 401, Reference re Securities Act, 2011 SCC 66, Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, Reference re Firearms Act (Can.), 2000 SCC 31, Friends of the Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 SCR 3, Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23, 2005 SCC 56, R. v. Hydro-Québec, [1997] 3 SCR 213, Attorney-General for Ontario v. Attorney-General for the Dominion, [1896] A.C. 348, Attorney-General for Ontario v. Canada Temperance Federation, [1946] AC 193 (P.C.), Munro v. National Capital Commission, [1966] SCR 663, R. v. Hauser, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 984, Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada, [1980] 1 SCR 914, Schneider v. The Queen, [1982] 2 SCR 112, R. v. Wetmore, [1983] 2 SCR 284, Attorney-General for Canada v. Attorney-General for Ontario, [1937] AC 326 (P.C.), Ontario Hydro v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board), [1993] 3 SCR 327, R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, Rogers Communications Inc. v. Chateauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, Connaught Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 SCC 7, Lawson v. Interior Tree Fruit and Vegetable Committee of Direction, [1931] SCR 357, Westbank First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1999] 3 SCR 134, Canadian Association of Broadcasters v. Canada, 2008 FCA 157, Re: Exported Natural Gas Tax, [1982] 1 SCR 1004
Short Civil Decisions
Asghar v. Ruffudeen, 2019 ONCA 533
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeal Abandoned, Costs
Wilson v. Fatahi-Ghandehari, 2019 ONCA 532
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Judicial Discretion
Richard v. Niagara Falls (City), 2019 ONCA 531
Keywords: Real Property, Adverse Possession, Vesting Orders
BGOI Films Inc. v. 108 Media Corporation, 2019 ONCA 539
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Motion to Quash, Arbitrations, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, ss. 45(1), 50(3)
Massoumi v. Bafas, 2019 ONCA 536
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Extension of Time
Theberge-Lindsay v. 3395022 Canada Inc. (Kutcher Dentistry Professional Corporation), 2019 ONCA 550
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Costs, Small Claims Court, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 57.05(1)
Criminal Decisions
R v. Passera, 2019 ONCA 527
Keywords: Criminal Law, Importing Cocaine, Sentencing, Pre-Sentence Custody Credit, Parole Eligibility, Bail, Criminal Code, s. 718.1, s. 719(3.1), s. 719(1), Corrections and Conditional Release Act, S.C. 1992, c. 20, s. 120, s. 128(1), s. 115, s. 119, 139(1), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 1, s. 7, s. 12, R v. Suter, 2018 SCC 34, R v. Zinck, 2003 SCC 6, R v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, R v. Wust, 2000 SCC 18, R v. Carvery, 2014 SCC 27
R v. Cusick, 2019 ONCA 524
Keywords: Criminal Law, Child Pornography, Evidence, Exclusion, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 8, Section 24(2), Criminal Code, ss 163.1(1) & 487(1), R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140, R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32
R. v. Donoghue, 2019 ONCA 534
Keywords: Criminal Law, Expert Evidence, DNA Evidence
R. v. L.T, 2019 ONCA 535
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Consent, Defences, Honest but Mistaken Belief, Evidence, Credibility, R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, R. v. Park, [1995] 2 SCR 836
R. v. J.L, 2019 ONCA 523
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Sexual Touching, Evidence, Admissibility, Disclosure, Jury Instructions, Sentencing, Criminal Code, ss.152, 278, R. v. Shearing, [2002] 3 SCR 33, R. v. T.C., [2004] OJ No. 4077
R v. R.S., 2019 ONCA 542
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault of a Minor, Breach of Prohibition Order, Dangerous Offenders, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 161, s. 752.1, s. 753(4.1), R v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43
R v. Cepic, 2019 ONCA 541
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Evidence, Credibility, Stereotypes, Myths, Assumptions
R v. Espinoza-Ortega, 2019 ONCA 545
Keywords: Criminal Law, Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Refusing to Provide Breath Sample, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Failure to Stop at the Scene of an Accident, Criminal Negligence Causing Bodily Harm, Sentencing, Joint Submission, Criminal Code, s. 722(2), s. 722(5), R v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, R v. Wong, 2018 SCC 25
R. c. Lauzon, 2019 ONCA 546
Keywords: Droit pénal, Criminal Law, Négligence criminelle causant la mort, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Preuve, Evidence, Crédibilité, Credibility, Déclarations antérieures incompatibles, Prior Inconsistent Statements, l’al. 219(1)(b) du Code criminel, LRC (1985), ch. C-46, l’art. 13 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, R. c. Nedelcu, 2012 CSC 59, R. v. Wenham, 2013 ONSC 7431, R. c. Henry, 2005 CSC 76, ACI Brands Inc. v. Pow, 2014 ONSC 2784
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