Court of Appeal Summaries (April 13 – 17, 2020)

  • April 23, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Stanley v Office of the Independent Police Review Director , 2020 ONCA 252

Keywords: Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Regulated Professions, Police Services, Discipline, Functus Officio, Police Services Act, RSO 1990, c P15, s 68, 72, Wall v Office of the Independent Police Review Director, 2014 ONCA 884, Greer v Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner, [2006] OJ No 4771 (Sup Ct (Div Ct)), Chandler v Alberta Association of Architects, [1989] 2 SCR 848

Geliedan v Rawdah, 2020 ONCA 254

Keywords: Family Law, Custody, Child Abduction, International Law, Hague Convention, Children’s Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c C12, s. 40

Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 255

Keywords: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Freedom from Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Freedom from Arbitrary Detention, Torts, Trespass, Occupier’s Liability, Charter Damages, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 2(b), 8, 9 and 24(1), Occupiers Liability Act, RSO 1990, c 02, Trespass to Property Act, RSO 1990, c T21, Waldick v Malcolm, [1991] 2 SCR 456, Langenfeld v Toronto Police Services Board, 2019 ONCA 716, Weisfeld v Canada (1994), 116 DLR (4th) 232 (FCA), Nakochee v Linklater, 1993 CarswellOnt 5678 (Ont Ct J (Gen Div), Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada v Canada, [1991] 1 SCR 139, Bracken v Fort Erie (Town), 2017 ONCA 668, Vancouver (City) v Ward, 2010 SCC 27

Volk v Volk, 2020 ONCA 256

Keywords: Substitute Decisions, Powers of Attorney, Real Property, Tenancy in Common, Civil Procedure, Evidence on Motions, Affidavits, Cross-Examination, Scope, Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, SO 1992, c 30, Moyle v Palmerston Police Services Board, [1995] OJ No 627 (Div Ct), Thomson v. Thomson, [1948] OWN 137 (HC), RJR-MacDonald Inc. v Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 SCR 311, Buccilli v Pillitteri, [2013] OJ No 6110 (CA)

Leitch v Novac, 2020 ONCA 257

Keywords: Family Law, Support, Imputation of Income, Property, Torts, Conspiracy, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97-175

Short Civil Decisions

Urbancorp Cumberland 2 GP Inc.(Re), 2020 ONCA 253

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Costs

Criminal Decisions

R v CL, 2020 ONCA 258 (Publication Ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, RSC, 1985, c C-46, s 271, R v W(D), [1991] 1 SCR 742, R v JJRD (2006), 215 CCC (3d) 252 (Ont CA) 

R v P, 2020 ONCA 259

Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Weapons Offences, Defences, Self-Defence, Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46, s 34(1), R v Cinous, 2002 SCC 29