Court of Appeal Summaries (September 26, 2022 – September 30, 2022)

  • October 04, 2022
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Badesha v. Cronos Group Inc., 2022 ONCA 663

Keywords: Securities Law, Secondary Market Misrepresentation, Class Proceedings, Leave to Commence Proceeding, Certification, , Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, ss. 138.3 - 138.8, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, s. 5(1), Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green, 2015 SCC 60, Rahimi v. SouthGobi Resources Ltd., 2017 ONCA 719, 1654776 Ontario Limited v. Stewart, 2013 ONCA 184, Theratechnologies Inc. v. 121851 Canada Inc., 2015 SCC 18, Kaynes v. BP, P.L.C., 2018 ONCA 337, Mask v. Silvercorp Metals Inc., 2016 ONCA 641, Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation, Local 675 Pension Fund (Trustees of) v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2016 ONSC 5784

Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2022 ONCA 670

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Priority Dispute, Civil Procedure, Orders, Injunctions, Mareva Injunctions, Leave to Appeal, Stay Pending Appeal, Security for Costs,  Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-43, s. 193(e), 195, 243(1), Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 101, Rules of Civil Procedure, R. 56.01, 60.12(c), 61.06(1)(b), Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules, C.R.C., c. 368, s. 31(1), Trade Capital v. Cook, 2017 ONSC 1857, aff’d 2018 ONCA 27, KingSett Mortgage Corporation v. 30 Roe Investments Corp., 2022 ONCA 479, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Astoria Organic Matters Ltd., 2019 ONCA 269, Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc., 2019 ONCA 588, REF II BHB IV Portofino, LLC. v. Portofino Corporation, 2015 ONCA 906, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. v. Wedgemount Power Limited Partnership, 2018 BCCA 283, Dal Bianco v. Deem Management Services Limited, 2020 ONCA 585, Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology v. Hitachi Ltd., 2022 ONCA 144, Ilic. v. Ducharme Fox LLP, 2022 ONCA 463, Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, aff’d, 2018 SCC 11, Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1324789 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 23, Chandra v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2016 ONCA 448, Hillmount Capital Inc. v. Pizale, 2021 ONCA 364, Re Bearcat Exploration Ltd. (Bankrupt), 2003 ABCA 365, 2403177 Ontario Inc. v. Bending Lake Iron Group Limited, 2016 ONCA 225, Ontario Wealth Management Corporation v. Sica Masonry and General Contracting Ltd., 2014 ONCA 500, Trade Capital Finance Corp. v. Cook, 2017 ONSC 1857, Diversitel Communications Inc. v. Glacier Bay Inc. (2004), 181 O.A.C. 6 (C.A.)

Wu v. Chen , 2022 ONCA 664

Keywords: Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Promissory Notes, Damages, Interest, Interest Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-15, s. 4, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Elcano Acceptance Ltd. v. Richmond, Richmond, Stambler & Mills (1989), 68 O.R. (2d) 165 (H.C.)

Di Santo v. Di Santo Estate, 2022 ONCA 671

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Estate Trustees, , Civil Procedure, Order, Costs Order, Leave to Appeal, Stay Pending Appeal, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 63.01(1), RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

Professional Court Reporters Inc. v. Pistachio Financier Corp., 2022 ONCA 669

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Damages, Interest, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43 s. 127, National Leasing Group Inc. v. Verbanac Law Firm Professional Corporation, 2015 ONSC 145, Boucher et al. v. Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario et al., (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 291 (C.A.)

Bogue v Miracle, 2022 ONCA 672

Keywords: Aboriginal Law, Contracts, Debtor-Creditor, Enforcement, Receiverships, Indian Property on Reserve, , Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, ss. 87, 88, 89 and 90, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43. s. 101, Tyendinaga Mohawk Council v. Brant, 2014 ONCA 565, McDiarmid Lumber Ltd. v. God’s Lake First Nation, 2006 SCC 58, Mitchell v. Peguis Indian Band, [1990] 2 S.C.R, Williams v. Canada, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 877, Benedict v. Ohwistha Capital Corporation, 2014 ONCA 80, Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corp. v. Stevenson et al., 2009 MBCA 72, Bastien Estate v. Canada, 2011 SCC 38

Short Civil Decisions

2748355 Canada Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2022 ONCA 667

Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Coverage, Civil Procedure, Parties, Procedural Fairness

Glenrio Financing Limited v. Rakovac, 2022 ONCA 677

Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment

Downey v. Arey, 2022 ONCA 673

Keywords: Wills and Estates, Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Fundamental Terms