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Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (August 5 – 9, 2019)

  • 12 août 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

This was a light week for the Court of Appeal. Topics covered included the rescission of agreements of purchase of sale of condos arising out of material changes, and the allocation of parenting time and decision-making responsibilities. The Court also clarified that “unlawful gambling”, as defined by the Criminal Code, includes games of mixed skill and chance.

Litige civil, Student Forum

Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 29 - August 2, 2019)

  • 06 août 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Some of the topics covered this week include rolling limitation periods in the breach of contract context, the admissibility of video surveillance and social media evidence at trial, and the law pertaining to dependent contractors in non-employment relationships.

Litige civil, Student Forum

Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 8 – 12, 2019)

  • 15 juillet 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Among the summaries for this past week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario is Dermann v. Baker, 2019 ONCA 584, in which the Court considered the qualifying of certain witnesses as experts for the purposes of r. 53.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, the standard of review for a trial judge’s charge to the jury in a civil trial, and costs assessments in the context of payments made in advance, and offers to settle.

Litige civil, Student Forum

Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (June 24 – 28, 2019)

  • 04 juillet 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

This week’s key decision was Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The Act was found to be constitutional. The Court determined the main thrust of the Act was to establish minimal national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Act falls within Parliament’s power to legislate on matters of national concern for the peace, order, and good government of Canada, and the charges it imposes are not unconstitutional.

Litige civil, Student Forum