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Civil Decisions
Hengeveld v. The Personal Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 497
Keywords: Agency Law, Motor Vehicle Accident, Preservation Of Evidence, Spoliation, Third Party Claim, Reasonable Cause Of Action, Contribution and Indemnity, Contributory Negligence, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01(1)(b), Negligence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. N.1, Adams v. Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, (1987), 15 B.C.L.R. (2d) 51 (C.A.)
Kagan v. Brown, 2019 ONCA 495
Keywords: Family Law, Parenting Schedule, Standard of Review, Expert Reports, Maximum Contact Principle, Palmer Criteria, Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3, s. 16(1), D’Angelo v. Barrett, 2016 ONCA 605, Goldman v. Kudelya, 2017 ONCA 300, Children’s Aid Society of Owen Sound v. R.D. (2003), 2003 CanLII 21746 (ON CA)
Genstar Development Partnership v. The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario, 2019 ONCA 506
Keywords: Specific Performance, Agreement of Purchase and Sale, Transfer Agreement, Discretion, Repurchase Option, Property Law, Successor, Transferee, Insufficient Evidence, Excluded Assets, Contracts, Real Estate, Converting an Application to an Action
Third Eye Capital Corporation v. Ressources Dianor Inc./ Dianor Ressources Inc., 2019 ONCA 508
Keywords: Real Property, Contracts, Vesting Order, Statutory Interpretation, Receivership, , Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, ss. 65.13(7), 243, Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 34, s.21, Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, Chippewas of Sarnia Band v. Canada (Attorney General) (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 641 (C.A.), Re Canadian Red Cross Society/Société canadienne de la Croix-Rouge (1998), 5 C.B.R. (4th) 299 (Ont. Ct. (Gen. Div.)), Business Development Bank of Canada v. Astoria Organic Matters Ltd., 2019 ONCA 269
Dawe v The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 512
Keywords: Employment, Wrongful Dismissal, Bonus Entitlement, Termination Provisions, Severance Pay, Appropriate Notice Period, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 29, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Wronko v. Western Inventory Service Ltd., 2008 ONCA 327Lowndes v. Summit Ford Sales Ltd., (2006), 206 O.A.C. 55 (C.A.), Strudwick v. Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., 2016 ONCA 520, Paquette v. TeraGo Networks Inc., 2016 ONCA 618, Taggart v. The Canada Life Assurance Company, (2006), 39 C.C.E.L. (3d) 48 (ONCA), Poole v. Whirlpool Corporation, 2011 ONSC 4100, aff’d 2011 ONCA 808
Mikelsteins v. Morrison Hershfield Limited, 2019 ONCA 515
Keywords: Employment Law, Shareholders’ Agreement, Termination Without Cause, Reasonable Notice, Wrongful Dismissal, Standard Of Review, Standard Form Contract, Correctness, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, Section 60(1)(a), Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37
Beaver v. Hill, 2019 ONCA 520
Keywords: Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, rr. 2(1) and 14(1)2, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12, Settlement Conference, Case Management, Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 14.05(3)(h), Answer and Claim, Custody
Shuttleworth v. Ontario (Safety, Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunals), 2019 ONCA 518
Keywords: Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accident, Catastrophic Impairment, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias, Lack of Adjudicative Independence, , , Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I.8, s 280, Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, O Reg 34/10, Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009, SO 2009, c 33, Sched 5, ss 7, 8, 15 and 16, IWA v Consolidated-Bathurst Packaging Ltd, [1990] 1 SCR 282, Tremblay v Quebec (Commission des affaires sociales), [1992] 1 SCR 952, Ellis-Don Ltd v Ontario (Labour Relations Board), 2001 SCC 4, [2001] 1 SCR 221, Baker v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 SCR 817, Yukon Francophone School Board, Education Area #23 v Yukon (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 25, Khan v College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (1992), 9 OR (3d) 641 (ON CA), Valente v The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 673, Bovbel v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1994] 2 FC 563 (CA), Chipman Wood Products (1973) Ltd v Thompson (1996), 181 NBR (2d) 386 (CA); Fundy Linen Service Inc v New Brunswick (Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission), 2009 NBCA 13.
Short Civil Decisions
Paderewski Society Home (Niagara) v. Skorski, 2019 ONCA 510
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement
Pezzack Financial Services Inc. v. Raso, 2019 ONCA 517
Keywords: Trusts, Proceeds of Settlement, Escrow, Garnishment, Standard of Review
Rogers & Company Professional Corporation v. Beer, 2019 ONCA 514
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Adjournment
Criminal Decisions
R. v. Allen, 2019 ONCA 507
Keywords: Assault with a Weapon, Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Dangerous Weapons, Identification, Evidence Law, Eyewitness Evidence, Reliability, Credibility
R. v. Ballantine, 2019 ONCA 498
Keywords: Impaired Operation of a Vessel Causing Bodily Harm, Criminal Code, s. 255(2), s. 254(3), Breath Sample, Expert Witness
R. v. Fougere, 2019 ONCA 505
Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Jury Trial, Jury Instructions, Self-Defence, Criminal Code, s.34, R. v. Bengy, 2015 ONCA 397, R. v. Phillips, 2017 ONCA 752, R. v. Jackson (1991), 51 O.A.C. 92 (C.A.)
R. v. M.C., 2019 ONCA 502
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Abuse, Evidence, Sentencing, Credibility, Reasonable Doubt, Admissibility, Cogency, Due Diligence, Criminal Record, Cross-Examination, Criminal Code, ss.683(1), 718.2(e), Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-5, s.12, R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688, R. v. Corbett, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 670, R. v. Brown (1978), 38 C.C.C. (2d) 339 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Stratton (1978), 42 C.C.C. (2d) 449 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Gayle (2001), 154 C.C.C. (3d) 221 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Reeve, 2008 ONCA 340, R. v. Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703, R. v. Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13
R. v. Stuckless, 2019 ONCA 504
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Abuse, Indecent Assault, Gross Indecency, Sexual Assault, Buggery, Sentencing, Aggravating Factors, Proportionality, Criminal Code, ss.718.1, 718.2, 752.1, R. v. Jewell (1995), 100 C.C.C. (3d) 270 (Ont. C.A.), R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, R. v. D.(D.) (2002), 58 O.R. (3d) 788 (C.A.), R. v. Woodward, 2011 ONCA 610, R. v. D.M., 2012 ONCA 520
R v. Altiman, 2019 ONCA 511
Keywords: Operating a Motor Vehicle while Impaired and Causing Death, Operating a Motor Vehicle while Impaired and Causing Bodily Harm, Criminal Code, s.718.1, s. 718.2(e), s.255(3), s.255(2), s.220, s.221, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Criminal Negligence Causing Bodily Harm, R v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688, R v. Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13, Parity, Proportionality, Restraint, Demonstrably Unfit Sentence, R v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58, Mitigating Factors, Extreme Remorse, Good Character, Aggravating Factors, Speed, Blood Alcohol, Reasonable Sanctions, Moral Blameworthiness, Aboriginal Offenders, Sentencing, Deterrence, Denunciation, R v. F.H.L., 2018 ONCA 83, Context, Circumstances, Case-Specific, Out of Character, No Prior Criminal Record, No Prior Driving Offences
R v. Majdalani, 2019 ONCA 513
Keywords: Human Trafficking, Procurement into Prostitution
R v. Morris, 2019 ONCA 509
Keywords: Leave to Intervene, Systemic Racism, Racialized Offenders, Non-Indigenous Offenders, Systemic and Background Factors
R v. Opoku, 2019 ONCA 500
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Probation Term, Victim Surcharge, Sentence Appeal, R v. Woolcock, [2002] O.J. No. 4927
R. v. Cole, 2019 ONCA 516
Keywords: Criminal Law, Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Warrant, Telewarrant, Disclosure, Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 24(2), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353
R. v. La Force, 2019 ONCA 522
Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Unlawful Entry into a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence, Self-Defence, Reasonableness, Criminal Code, ss. 34, 35
R. v. Gale, 2019 ONCA 519
Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Parole, Sentencing, Evidence, Admissibility, Expert Witness, Polygraph, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.7, R. v. Beland, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 398, R. v. Charrette, [1994] O.J. No. 2509 (Ont. Gen. Div.), R. v. McKnight (1999), 135 C.C.C. (3d) 41 (Ont. C.A.)
R. v. Hustler, 2019 ONCA 528
Keywords: Criminal Law, Vetrovec Warning, Credibility, Evidence
R. v. King, 2019 ONCA 530
Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Similar Fact Evidence, Jury Instruction, Parole, Sentencing
R. v. Meloche, 2019 ONCA 521
Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Intoxication, Evidence, Self-Representative, R. v. Richards, 2017 ONCA 424
R. v. Preston, 2019 ONCA 529
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Absence of Evidence, Reasonable Doubt
R v. Scantlebury, 2019 ONCA 526
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Fair Hearing
Ontario Review Board
Hassan (Re), 2019 ONCA 503
Keywords: Appeal Book Endorsement, Hybrid Disposition, Liberty, Detention, Criminal Code, Part XX.1, Pinet v. St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, 2004 SCC 21
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