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Court of Appeal Summaries (January 12 – January 16)

January 19, 2026 | John Polyzogopoulos

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Civil Decisions

Najm v. Najm, 2026 ONCA 13

Keywords: Family Law, Property, Equalization of Net Family Property, Excluded Property, Gifts, Fraudulent Conveyances, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Burden of Proof, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, ss. 4(2), 4(2)(1), 4(3), Najm v. Najm, 2017 ONSC 4777, Cronier v. Cusack, 2023 ONCA 178, Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518

Khorramrooz v. Baradar, 2026 ONCA 24

Keywords: Family Law, Support, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Stay Pending Appeal, Perfection, Trans, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 61.05(5), 61.09(3-4), 61.13(1)(a), 61.13(3.1), 63.01(1), 63.02(1), 72.03(2)(c), Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, s. 11.9.1., Abu-Saud v. Abu-Saud, 2020 ONCA 314, De Longte v. De Longte, 2025 ONCA 30, Carvalho Estate v. Verma, 2024 ONCA 222, D.B.S. v. S.R.G., 2006 SCC 37

Toronto-Dominion Bank v. 1871 Berkeley Events Inc., 2026 ONCA 22

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Civil Procedure, Stay Pending Appeal, Extension of Time, Leave to Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. B-3, Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules, C.R.C. c. 368 (“BIA Rules”), r. 31(1), Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r. 63.02(1)(b), r. 63.02(2), Carpenter v. Carpenter, 2016 ONCA 313, Royal Bank of Canada v. Soundair Corp. (1991), 4 O.R. (3d) 1, Shaver-Kudell Manufacturing Inc. v. Knight Manufacturing Inc., 2021 ONCA 202, Marshallzehr Group Inc. v. La Pue International Inc., 2025 ONCA 124, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. v. Froese, 2013 ONCA 131, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc., 2013 ONCA 282

Louie v. Han, 2026 ONCA 25

Keywords: Real Property, Resulting Trust, Partition and Sale, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, References, Appeals, Perfection, Extension of Time, Stay Pending Appeal, Partition Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.4, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 6.1(1)(b) and 19(1)(b), Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals at the Court of Appeal for Ontario (March 1, 2017), s. 11.3.1, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 51, 61.09, 63.01(1) and 63.02(1)(b), Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. v. Froese, 2013 ONCA 131, Rizzi v. Mavros, 2007 ONCA 350, 2650971 Ontario Inc. v. Shameti, 2021 ONCA 433, 2650971 Ontario Inc. v. Shameti, 2022 ONCA 62, Issai v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 112, UD Trading Group Holding PTE. Limited v. TransAsia Private Capital Limited, 2021 ONCA 279, Picavet v. Clute, 2012 ONCA 441, Fias v. Souto, 2015 ONSC 4140, Circuit World Corp. v. Lesperance (1997),33 O.R. (3d) 674 (C.A.), RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, Fontaine v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 CanLII 64770 (Ont. C.A.), Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 749, Temagami (Municipality) v. Temagami Barge Limited, 2024 ONCA 859, Billimoria v. Mistry, 2022 ONCA 276, Webster v. Groszman, 2021 ONCA 55, Paulpillai Estate v. Yusuf, 2020 ONCA 655, Ontario Inc. v. Frezza, 2021 ONCA 822, Kakoutis v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2025 ONCA 715, Rosso v. Rosso, 2025 ONCA 822

Short Civil Decisions

West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. v. Elexicon Energy Inc., 2026 ONCA 15

Keywords: Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, Standard of Review, Remedies, Certiorari, Costs


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