Please join me and Lea Nebel at our “Top Appeals of 2019” CLE (registration is now open at the OBA’s website), dinner program to take place at the OBA on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Three decisions will be featured. The first is Darmar Farms v Sygenta, which deals with the potential new tort of “premature commercialization” and pure economic loss in product liability context. The second is The Guarantee Company of North America v Royal Bank of Canada regarding the priority of construction trust claims in bankruptcy. The third is Wright v Urbanek, which deals with the scope of the doctrines of abuse of process and collateral attack.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Civil Decisions
Armstrong v. Moore, 2020 ONCA 49
Keywords: Real Property, Adverse Possession, Torts, Negligence, Spoliation, Damages, Mitigation, Punitive Damages, Real Property Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c L 15, s.4, Barbour v Bailey, 2016 ONCA 98, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Bison Realty Ltd. v. Athersych (1998), 19 RPR (3d) 48, TMS Lighting Ltd. v. KJS Transport Inc., 2014 ONCA 1, Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18
Noguera v. Muskoka Condominium Corporation No. 22, 2020 ONCA 46
Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Oppression, Condominium Act, 1998, SO 1998, c 19, s 32, s40, s 98, s 135, BCE Inc v 1976 Debentureholders, 2008 SCC 69
Boodoo v. Merrick, 2020 ONCA 52
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Service of Documents, Motions, Chiarelli v. Wiens, (2000), 46 O.R. (3d) 780
Hydro Hawkesbury v. ABB Inc., 2020 ONCA 53
Keywords: Contracts, Arbitration Agreements, Exclusion Clauses, Consequential Damages, Civil Procedure, Crossclaims, Tilden Rent-a-Car Co. v. Clendenning (1978), 18 OR (2d) 601 (CA)
Royal Canadian Mortgage Investment Corporation v. 1835923 Ontario Ltd., 2020 ONCA 55
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Civil Procedure, Appeals in Writing
Lewis v. Lewis, 2020 ONCA 56
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Substitute Decisions, Powers of Attorney, Attorneys for Property, Passing of Accounts, Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 30, Groh v. Steele, 2017 ONSC 3625, Dzelme v. Dzelme, 2018 ONCA 1018
Mohammad v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 57
Keywords: Contracts, Life Insurance, Rescission, Material Misrepresentation, Summary Judgment, Insurance Act, RSO 1990, c I8 s 184(2), Sagl v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 388, Carter v. Boehm (1766), 3 Burr. 1905 (Eng. K.B.)
1552443 Ontario Inc. v. Nipissing Vacant Land Condominium Corporation No. 41, 2020 ONCA 74
Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Special Assessments
Aylward v. Rebuild Response Group Inc., 2020 ONCA 62
Keywords: Contracts, Construction, Deposits, Relief from Forfeiture, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s 98, Redstone Enterprises Ltd. v. Simple Technology Inc., 2017 ONCA 282
Donaldson v. Braybrook, 2020 ONCA 66
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Property Law, Real Property, Joint Tenancy, Life Interests, , Unjust Enrichment, Presumption of Resulting Trust, Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17, Pecore v. Pecore (2005), 17 R.F.L. (6th) 261 (Ont. C.A.)
Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 1100 v. A. & G. Shanks Plumbing & Heating Limited, 2020 ONCA 67
Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Standard of Care, Evidence, Burden of Proof, Expert Evidence, Circumstantial Evidence, Causation, Fontaine v British Columbia (Official Administrator), [1998] 1 SCR 424, 495793 Ontario Ltd. (Central Auto Parts) v. Barclay, 2016 ONCA 656
York Region Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1206 v. 520 Steeles Developments Inc., 2020 ONCA 63
Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Civil Procedure, Originating Process, Notice, Stare Decisis, Statutory Interpretation, Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 14, York Condominium Corp. No. 46 v. Medhurst, Hogg & Associates Ltd. et al. (1983), 41 O.R. (2d) 800 (C.A.), Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344, David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.), leave to appeal ref’d, [2005] S.C.C.A. No. 388-95
Short Civil Decisions
Gilby v. Rowbotham, 2020 ONCA 51
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment
Criminal Decisions
R. v. B.D., 2020 ONCA 50 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Right to Counsel, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 10(b)
R. v. G.D., 2020 ONCA 48 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference, R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742
R. v. S.G., 2020 ONCA 42
Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Offences, Right to Counsel, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 10(b), 24(2), R. v. G.T.D., 2018 SCC 7, R. v. Plaha (2004), 188 C.C.C. (3d) 289 (ONCA), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32
R. v. A.V., 2020 ONCA 58 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Interference, Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Assault, Evidence, Admissibility, Prior Consistent Statements R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742, R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24
R. v. C.G., 2020 ONCA 60
Keywords: Criminal Law, Criminal Negligence Causing Death, Criminal Negligence Causing Bodily Harm, Dangerous Driving, Defences, Automatism, R. v. Hundal, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 867, R. v. Beatty, 2008 SCC 5, R. v. Creighton, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3
R. v. R.T., 2020 ONCA 47
Keywords: Criminal Law, Impaired Driving, Refusal to Comply, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, s. 10(b), Criminal Code, s. 253(1)(a), 254(3.1), 254(3.4)(a), 254(5), R. v. Sinclair, 2010 SCC 35
R. v. H.A., 2020 ONCA 65
Keywords: Criminal Law, Motion for Directions, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, s. 36(1)(a)
R. v. H.H., 2020 ONCA 59 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Criminal Harassment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference, Evidence, Admissibility, Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(a)(i), R. v. Savoury (2015), 200 C.C.C. (3d) 94 (ONCA), R. v. Jack, 2013 ONCA 80
R. v. H.L., 2020 ONCA 70
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sentencing, R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64
R. v. M.S., 2020 ONCA 61 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Trafficking in Persons, Theft, Jury Charge, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 279.01(1), 279.04(1), 601(3)(b), R. v. Gallone, 2019 ONCA 663
R. v. M.Y., 2020 ONCA 69 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Robbery, Unlawful Confinement, Breach of Recognizance, Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729
R. v. D.L., 2020 ONCA 77 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference
R. v. P.J., 2020 ONCA 73
Keywords: Criminal Law, Second Degree Murder, Self-Defence, Evidence, Admissibility, Youth Offenders, Criminal Code, s. 231(2), 235(5)(e), 745.1(c), Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1, s. 146(2), R. v. J.(J.T.), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 755, R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 241, R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32
R. v. M.R.M., 2020 ONCA 75 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Incest, Bail Pending Appeal, Sentencing, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Criminal Code, s. 679(1)(b), 679(4), R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15
R. v. C.M., 2020 ONCA 76 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Evidence, Credibility
R. v. R.C.M., 2020 ONCA 78 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Child Luring, Criminal Code, s. 172.1(1)(b)
R. v. D.R., 2020 ONCA 64 (Publication Ban)
Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation, Evidence, Credibility, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 153(1), 718.1(a)
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