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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (February 22-26, 2016)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (February 22-26, 2016)

  • 24 mars 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

The Court of Appeal released a number of decisions this week. In Meridian Credit Union Limited v. Baig, the Court confirmed that silence and half-truths can amount to misrepresentation, and found a purchaser had engaged in fraudulent misrepresentation by silence in the context of a court-approved sale of assets by a receiver. Other topics include entitlement to commissions, and the high threshold that must be met to permit an action against a monitor and/or receiver.

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (January 25-29, 2016)

  • 24 mars 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Topics covered by the Court of Appeal this week in its civil decisions included franchise law (duty of disclosure), employment law (WSIB and wrongful dismissal of dependent contractors), insolvency (statutory privilege of documents), debtor-creditor (capacity to execute guarantees), MVA (liability of automobile lessors), and motions to strike for no reasonable cause of action (a claim by a lawyer against the Law Society and a securities class action).

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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (January 18-22, 2016)

  • 21 mars 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Topics this week covered franchising, jurisdiction, reasonable apprehension of bias, bankruptcy and insolvency and family law. In one noteworthy decision, Bank of Montreal v Javed et al, the court stated that the test for unconscionability had not been changed by the duty of good faith as set out in Bhasin v Hrynew.

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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (February 1-5, 2016)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (February 1-5, 2016)

  • 14 mars 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

The Court of Appeal released a number of civil decisions this week with topics including the conversion of bills of exchange issued by a fraudulent employee and the fictitious and non-existent payee defences under the Bills of Exchange Act that protect banks, conflicts of interest in the solicitor-client relationship, family law, adverse possession and easements and commercial leases.

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Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (Feb. 1-5, 2016)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (Feb. 1-5, 2016)

  • 01 mars 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

The Court of Appeal released a number of civil decisions this week with topics including the conversion of bills of exchange issued by a fraudulent employee and the fictitious and non-existent payee defences under the Bills of Exchange Act that protect banks, conflicts of interest in the solicitor-client relationship, family law, adverse possession and easements and commercial leases.

Court of Appeal Summaries (December 21 2015-January 8 2016)

Court of Appeal Summaries (December 21 2015-January 8 2016)

  • 19 janvier 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Today we are posting the Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries for the three weeks of December 21 to 25, 2015, December 28, 2015, to January 1, 2016, and January 4 to 8, 2016. Today, the Court released its decision in the well-known case of Livent Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche. Other topics covered these last three weeks include family law, real estate, bankruptcy and insolvency, class actions, insurance, negligence and forum non conveniens.

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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (January 11, 2016-JANUARY 15, 2016)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (January 11, 2016-JANUARY 15, 2016)

  • 11 janvier 2016
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Good evening. The Court of Appeal’s civil decisions this week covered a number of areas including insurance, securities (secondary market misrepresentations), dismissal for delay, family, debtor-creditor, limitation periods, summary judgment and franchising in the class action context. There were also numerous short civil and criminal law endorsements. Please enjoy the weekend.

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Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (December 14- 18)

Blaneys Court of Appeal Summaries (December 14- 18)

  • 15 décembre 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

The Court of Appeal released a number of civil decisions this week in areas including family law, med mal, real estate, offers to settle and other procedural issues. One interesting real estate decision was one in which the court concluded that the combined effect of s. 113(5)(a)(iv) of the Registry Act with the nemo dat principle protected the respondents’ right of way through a laneway to their homes.

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