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Civil Decisions
BH Frontier Solutions Inc. v. 11054660 Canada Inc. (Canadian Choice Supply), 2024 ONCA 932
Keywords: Breach of Contract, Torts, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Fraud, Corporations, Remedies, Piercing the Corporate Veil, Civil Procedure, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 131(1), 642947 Ontario Ltd. v. Fleischer at al. (2001), 56 O.R. (3d) 417 (C.A.), Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Canada Life Assurance Co. (1996), 1996 CanLII 7979 (ON SC), Mitchell v. Lewis, 2016 ONCA 903, Asco Construction Ltd. v. Epoxy Solutions Inc., 2014 ONCA 535, BH Frontier Solutions v. 11054660 Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 8224, Pennyfeather v. Timminco Limited, 2017 ONCA 369, Walker v. Ritchie, 2006 SCC 45, British Columbia (Minister of Forests) v. Okanagan Indian Band, 2003 SCC 71, Colistro v. Tbaytel, 2019 ONCA 197, McNaughton Automotive Ltd. v. Co-operators General Insurance Co., 2008 ONCA 597
Animal Justice v Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 941
Keywords: Food Safety Regulation, Animal Rights, Torts, Trespass, Constitutional Law, Charter Rights, Freedom of Expression, Civil Procedure, Intervenors, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 9, s. 5(6), O. Reg. 701/20, ss. 9, 10, 11, 12, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 2(a), 2(b), Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 13.02, Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. (1990), 74 O.R. (2d) 164 (C.A.), Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 669, Authorson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Canada (Attorney General) (2001), 147 O.A.C. 355 (C.A.), Bhajan v. Ontario (Children’s Lawyer), 2010 ONCA 560, Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 619, Canada (Attorney General) v. Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, 2015 FCA 34, Animal Justice et al v. Attorney General of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 3147, Canadian Federation of Students v. Ontario (Colleges and Universities), 2020 ONCA 842, Tadros v. Peel Regional Police Service, 2008 ONCA 775
Davis v. Aviva General Insurance Company, 2024 ONCA 944
Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Automobile, Interpretatin, Definition of “Accident”, Statutory Accident Benefits, Civil Procedure, Leave to Appeal, Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – effective September 1, 2010, O. Reg. 34/10, s. 3(1), Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, s. 13, West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. v. Elexicon Energy Inc., 2024 ONCA 910, Re Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie, [1973] 2 O.R. 479 (C.A.)
SIF Solar Energy Income & Growth v Aird & Berlis LLP, 2024 ONCA 946
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Stay of Proceedings, Abuse of Process, Joinder, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 6.01, 21.01, 26.02, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 138, Rules of Professional Conduct, Maynes v. Allen-Vanguard Technologies Inc. (Med-Eng Systems Inc.), 2011 ONCA 125, Abarca v. Vargas, 2015 ONCA 4, Davies v. Clarington (Municipality), 2023 ONCA 376, The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v. VimpelCom Ltd., 2019 ONCA 354, Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, Canam Enterprises Inc. v. Coles (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 481 (C.A.), Niagara North Condominium Corp. No. 125 v. Waddington, 2007 ONCA 184, Birdseye Security Inc. v. Milosevic, 2020 ONCA 355, Living Water (Pressure Wash Services) Ltd. v. Dyballa, 2011 ONSC 5695, Zhu v. Siew, 2020 ONSC 7045, Dimakos v. Dimakos, 2021 ONSC 3248, Howlett v. Northern Trust Company, 2023 ONSC 4531, Gale v. Rothbart Centre for Pain Care, 2021 ONSC 4535, 1014864 Ontario Ltd. v. 1721789 Ontario Inc., 2010 ONSC 3306, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP v. Meredith, 2011 ONSC 2686, Hurst v. Hancock, 2020 ONSC 1216, Kelkas v. Kilicaslan et al., 2020 ONSC 3596
ID Inc. v. Toronto Wholesale Produce Association, 2024 ONCA 948
Keywords: Contracts, Duty of Good Faith, Repudiation, Torts, Intentional Interference with Economic Relations, Alleslev-Krofchak v. Valcom Limited, 2010 ONCA 557, leave to appeal refused, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 403. Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, McClelland & Stewart Ltd. v. Mutual Life, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 6, Toronto (City) v. W.H. Hotel Ltd., [1966] S.C.R. 434, Ventas Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust, 2007 ONCA 205, Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, Brown v. Belleville (City), 2013 ONCA 148
Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP, 2025 ONCA 5
Keywords: Contracts, Solicitor and Client, Contingency Fee Agreements, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Dismissal for Delay, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6, ss. 2, 4.1, 29.1(1), 35, Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.15, Consumer Protection Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sched. A., Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c. 11, Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-36, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 1.03, 5, Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, r. 4.33, Lubus v. Wayland Group Corp., 2022 ONSC 4999, Bourque v. Insight Productions, 2022 ONSC 174, St. Louis v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2022 ONSC 2556, LeBlanc et al v. Attorney General of Canada, 2022 ONSC 3257, D’Haene v. BMW Canada Inc., 2022 ONSC 5973, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Heritage Capital Corp. v. Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19, Point-Claire (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1015, Notaries Public of British Columbia v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, Martin v. Wright Medical Technology Canada Ltd., 2024 ONCA 1, Lamarche v. Pacific Telescope Corp., 2022 ONSC 2553, McRae-Yu v. Profitly Incorporated et. al., 2024 ONSC 5615, Rahmani v. 959630, 2021 ABCA 110, Dufault v. Toronto Dominion Bank, 2021 ONSC 6223, Think Research Corporation v. N & M. Medical Enterprises, 2023 ONSC 6910, R. v. Turpin, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1296, Saskatchewan River Bungalows Ltd. v. Maritime Life Insurance Co, [1994] 2 S.C.R, Marchischuk v. Dominion Industrial Supplies Ltd., [1991] 2 S.C.R. 61, Kaiman v. Graham, 2009 ONCA 77, 7550111 Canada Inc. v. Charles, 2020 ONCA 386, Ruth Sullivan, The Construction of Statutes, 7th ed (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2022), A. Eizenga et al., Class Actions Law and Practice, 2nd. Ed. (Toronto, Canada: LexisNexis, 2024)
Kramer v. Ballantyne-Gaska, 2025 ONCA 1
Keywords: Contracts, Solicitor and Client, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Torts, Solicitor’s Negligence, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, Damages, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Pierringer Agreements, Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c.16, CHU de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp, 2022 ONCA 467, Aecon Buildings v. Brampton (City), 2010 ONCA 773, The Rosseau Group Inc. v. 2528061 Ontario Inc., 2023 ONCA 814, Gendron v. Thompson Fuels, 2017 ONSC 4009, aff’d 2019 ONCA 293, James Street Hardware and Furniture Co. v. Spizziri (1987), 62 O.R. (2d) 385 (C.A.), Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53
Short Civil Decisions
Rabbani v. Furney, 2024 ONCA 943
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Appeals, Costs
Joseph Lebovic Charitable Foundation v. Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, 2024 ONCA 933
Keywords: Contracts, Charities, Civil Procedure, Arbitrations, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17, s. 17(7) to 17(9), Iris Technologies Inc. v. Rogers Communications Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 634
Add-Vance Service Centre Ltd. v. Triloq Corp., 2024 ONCA 940
Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Commercial Leases, Civil Procedure, Default Judgments, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 6(1)(b), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 19.08, 10720143 Canada Corp. v. 2698874 Ontario Inc., 2023 ONCA 463, National Bank of Canada v. Royal Bank of Canada (1999), 44 O.R. (3d) 533 (C.A.), Hans v. Mohammadi (2005), 198 O.A.C. 374 (Ont. C.A.), Siivonen v. Halow (2002), 59 O.R. (3d) 211 (Ont. C.A.), Laurentian Bank of Canada v. Goldshmidt, 2013 ONCA 122, Pasquale Doldo (Canadian Construction and Trucking) v. 1497601 Ontario Limited (Weston Gate Gardens), 2014 ONCA 73
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigation, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 2.1.01(1)(b), (6), Simpson v. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 806, Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, Amato v. Welsh, 2013 ONCA 258, Bell v. Fiska, 2022 ONCA 683