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Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. There were few decisions and nothing particularly noteworthy. Topics covered include the interpretation of the scope of a personal guarantee of corporate debt, agreements of purchase and sale of land, SABs, adjournments and frivolous and vexatious claims.

Following are the summaries of civil decisions released this week by the Court of Appeal. Topics covered this week included the jurisdiction of Deputy Judges in Small Claims Court, Crown wardship, a family shareholder/real property dispute, pension benefits, wrongful dismissal and contractual interpretation.

Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Claims against lawyers were the theme of the week.

There were a couple of noteworthy cases which may interest those interested in estate and franchise law. Topics covered include constructive dismissal, negligent investigation by the LSUC and the application of the Law Society Act, and motions for extensions of time used in a frivolous and vexatious fashion.

In Deslaurier Custom Cabinets Inc. and Sankar v. Bell Mobility Inc., while the leave applications were pending, the SCC released its decision in Ledcor Construction Ltd, which clarified that the standard of review is correctness, not palpable and overriding error, for standard form contracts and extricable questions of law.

There were several substantive civil decisions released this week. Topics covered included family law (spousal and child support), employment law, religious organizations, administrative law (OSC), standing to oppose a settlement entered into by a party under a disability , limitation periods, and contempt for breach of Mareva orders.