Court of Appeal Summaries (November 16 – November 20, 2020)

  • November 25, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

2257573 Ontario Inc. v. Furney, 2020 ONCA 742

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Stay Pending Appeal, Serious Issue to be Tried, Irreparable Harm, Balance of Convenience, Mortgages, Interest, Order for Possession, Power of Sale, Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194, r 63.01(1), Criminal Code of Canada, RSC 1985, c C.46, s 347, RJR-MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 SCR 311, Wilfert v McCallum, 2017 ONCA 895, Starkman v Home Trust Company, 2015 ONCA 436, Circuit World Corporation v Lesperance (1997), 33 OR (3d) 674 (Ont CA), Centurion Farms Ltd v Citifinancial Canada Inc, 2013 ONCA 79, Manufacturers Life Co v Granada Investments Ltd (2001), 150 OAC 253 (Ont CA), Oak Orchard Developments Ltd v Iseman, [1987] OJ No 361 (Ont HC), Joseph E Roach, The Canadian Law of Mortgages, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2018)

Skof v. Bordeleau, 2020 ONCA 729

Keywords: Labour Law, Collective Agreements, Regulated Professions, Police, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Jurisdiction, Judicial Review, Remedies, Declaratory Relief, Injunctive Relief, Damages, Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 15, s. 89, Judicial Review Procedure Act, s. 8, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 21.01(3)(a), TeleZone Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 ONCA 892, aff’d 2010 SCC 62, Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929, Piko v. Hudson’s Bay Co. (1998), 167 D.L.R. (4th) 479 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [1999] S.C.C.A. No. 23, Regina Police Assn. Inc. v. Regina (City) Board of Police Commissioners, 2000 SCC 14

Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd., 2020 ONCA 730

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Anti-SLAPP, Public Interest, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, ss. 137.1, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 0685, aff’d 2020 SCC 22, Grant v Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 0687, aff’d 2020 SCC 23, Hamilton v Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, Veneruzzo v Storey, 2018 ONCA 0688

Short Civil Decisions

Elguindy v. Elguindy, 2020 ONCA 739

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Costs, Leave to Appeal, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s. 133(b), Brad-Jay Investments Limited v. Village Developments Limited, 218 O.A.C. 315 (C.A.)

Haley v. Stepan Canada Inc., 2020 ONCA 737

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Genuine Issue Requiring Trial, Evidence, Onus of Proof, Burden of Proof, Expert Evidence

J.D.M. v. T.L.L.M., 2020 ONCA 734

Keywords: Family Law, Civil Procedure, Contempt Evidence, Standard of Proof