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Court of Appeal Summaries (October 27 – October 31)

November 10, 2025 | John Polyzogopoulos

Civil Decisions

International Capital Management Inc. v. Optimize Inc. (Optimize Wealth Management), 2025 ONCA 741

Keywords: Breach of Contract, Restrictive Covenants, Non-Competition, Enforceability, Forfeiture, Penalties, Peachtree II Associates – Dallas L.P. v. 857486 Ontario Ltd. (2005), 76 O.R. (3d) 362 (C.A.)

Adewale v. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2025 ONCA 738

Keywords: Regulated Professions, Psychiatrists, Licensing, Civil Procedure, Procedural and Natural Justice, Insufficiency of Reasons, Expert Evidence, Medicine Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 30, Registration, O. Reg. 865/93, s. 3, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 134(1), 134(6), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 14.05(3)(h), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Champoux v. Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 92, Longo v. MacLaren Art Centre, 2014 ONCA 526, Willick v. Willard, 2023 ONCA 792, Earl v. McAllister, 2021 ONSC 4050 (Div. Ct.), 778938 Ontario Limited v. EllisDon Corporation, 2023 ONCA 182

Cameron Stephens Mortgage Capital Ltd. V. Conacher Kingston Holdings Inc., 2025 ONCA 732.

Keywords: Real Property, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Sales Processes, Offers, Approval, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Leave to Appeal, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c B-3, s 193(c), Royal Bank of Canada v. Soundair Corp., 1991 CanLII 2727 (ONCA), Ravelston Corporation Limited (Re), 2007 ONCA 135, Marchant Realty Partners Inc. v. 2407553 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 375 (CanLII), Bank of Canada v. Regal Constellation Hotel (Receiver of) (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 355 (C.A.), Reciprocal Opportunities Incorporated v. Sikh Lehar International Organization, 2018 ONCA 713, Peakhill Capital Inc. v. 1000093910 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 584, 2403177 Ontario Inc. v. Bending Lake Iron Group Limited, 2016 ONCA 225, North House Foods Ltd. (Re), 2025 ONCA 563, Hillmount Capital Inc. v. Pizale, 2021 ONCA 364, 462 D.L.R. (4th) 228, Business Development Bank of Canada v. Pine Tree Resorts Inc., 2013 ONCA 282.

Short Civil Decisions

Terry Longair Professional Corporation v. Akumin Inc., 2025 ONCA 747

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Appeals, Costs, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 s. 5(1), Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 5 s. 138.3 (1)

Kirby v. Woods, 2025 ONCA 744

Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, Relocation, Child Abduction, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 131, Beaver v. Hill, 2018 ONCA 840, A.M.R.I. v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417, M.A.A. v. D.E.M.E., 2020 ONCA 486, 1465778 Ontario Inc. v. 1122077 Ontario Ltd. (2006), 82 O.R. (3d) 757 (C.A.)

Biswas v. Khan, 2025 ONCA 745

Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Final or Interlocutory, Antique Treasures of the World Inc. v. Bauer, 2003 CanLII 35349 (Ont. C.A.)

Bishay v. Bank of Montreal, 2025 ONCA 743

Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Banking, Bank Act, S.C. 1991, c. 46, s. 627, Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27.

Howell v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2025 ONCA 740

Keywords: Labour and Employment, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Jurisdiction, Procedural Fairness, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 21.01(3), Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, s. 2, 208, 236.

 


 

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