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Civil Decisions
Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc. v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2023 ONCA 139
Keywords: Election Law, Election Spending Restrictions, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Political Advertising, Notwithstanding Clause, Oakes Test, Election Finances Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7, s. 1(1), s. 37.0.1, s. 37.10.1(2), s. 37.10.1(3.1), s. 37.10.2, s. 45.1, s. 46.0.2, s. 47, s. 48, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s.1, s.2(b), s. 3, s. 33, s. 33(1), s. 33(3), Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, 2021, S.O. 2021, c. 31, Election Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 9(2), s. 53.1(1), Libman v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 569, Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 33, Working Families Ontario v. Ontario, 2021 ONSC 4076, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712, Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, Figueroa v. Canada (Attorney General), 2003 SCC 37, Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37, R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103, Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2001 ABQB 558, Marcoux v. Bouchard, 2001 SCC 50, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, Robert Leckey & Eric Mendelsohn, “The Notwithstanding Clause: Legislatures, Courts, and the Electorate” (2022), 72:2 U.T.L.J. 189, Yasmin Dawood, “The Process of Electoral Reform in Canada: Democratic and Constitutional Constraints” (2016), 76 S.C.L.R. (2d) 353, at p. 359
Fockler v. Speigel, 2023 ONCA 148
Keywords: Solicitor and Client, Negligence, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Limitation Periods, Appeals, Fresh Evidence, Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, ss. 4-5, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 37.14, r. 59.06, Waite v. Gershuny (2005), 194 O.A.C. 326 (Div. Ct.), Dass v. Kay, 2021 ONCA 565, Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759
Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex v. T.E., 2023 ONCA 149
Keywords: Family Law, Child Protection, Custody and Access, First Nations, Customary Care Agreements, Best Interests of the Child, Civil Procedure, Party Status, Kin Caregivers, Foster Parents, Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12., Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 14, Sched. 1, section 74(1) and section 79(1), First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, S.C. 2019, c. 24, s. 13, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Can. T.S. 1992 No. 3, Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99, r. 7(5), M.L. v. Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, 2022 ONCA 240, A.M. v. Valoris Pour Enfants et Adultes de Prescott-Russell, 2017 ONCA 601, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto v. D.L., 2014 ONCJ 587, Durham Children’s Aid Society v. J.S., 2022 ONSC 2535, SMCYFS v. D.D., 2021 ONSC 1994, Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society v. D.L.H., 2015 ONCJ 310, Cadieux v. Cloutier, 2018 ONCA 903
Grimm v. Ontario (Children’s Lawyer), 2023 ONCA 161
Keywords:Family law, Parenting, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Security for Costs, Frivolous and Vexatious,Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 133(b), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 61.06, Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2017 ONCA 827, Schmidt v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (1995), 24 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.), R. v. R. (2002), 58 O.R. (3d) 656 (C.A.), A.G.L. v. K.B.D (2009), 93 O.R. (3d) 409 (S.C.), Barresi v. Jones Lang Lasalle Real Estate Services Inc., 2019 ONCA 884, McNaughton Automotive Limited v. Co-Operators General Insurance Company (2008), 95 O.R. (3d) 365 (C.A.), Brad-Jay Investments Ltd. v. Szijjarto, 218 O.A.C. 315 (2006) (C.A.), Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9
Niagara Falls Shopping Centre Inc. v. LAF Canada Company, 2023 ONCA 159
Keywords:Contracts, Interpretation, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Force Majeure, COVID-19 Restrictions, Civil Procedure, Standard of Review, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Atlantic Paper Stock Ltd. v. St. Anne-Nackawic Pulp and Paper Company Limited, [1976] 1 S.C.R. 580, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board v. 2313846 Ontario Limited o/a Central Park Athletics, 2022 ONCA 235
Short Civil Decisions
Rivas v. Anobile, 2023 ONCA 158
Keywords: Family Law, Matrimonial Home, Trust Property, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty
908593 Ontario Limited v. Atradius, 2023 ONCA 156
Keywords:Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Contracts, Insurance, Interpretation, Standard of Review, Palpable and Overriding Error, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Hemlow Estate v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 908, Apps v. Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd., 2020 BCCA 78, Crosby (Estate) v. Native Fishing Assoc., 2001 BCCA 118, Chilton v. Co-Operators General Insurance Co. (1997), 32 O.R. (3d) 161 (C.A.)
Tiwari v. Singh, 2023 ONCA 163
Keywords: Real Property, Mortgage, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Evidence, Admissibility, Hearsay, Documents, Authenticity Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 20.02(1), Sweda Farms Ltd. v. Egg Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONSC 1200
Buffone v. Sokil, 2023 ONCA 168
Keywords: Wills and Estates, Civil Procedure, Contempt, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 79, Belton v. Spencer, 2020 ONCA 623
Hill v. Cambridge (City), 2023 ONCA 164
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants, Appeals, Extension of Time, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 2.1.01(1), Sabatino v. Posta Ital Bar Inc., 2022 ONCA 208
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