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Family Matters

Bernard v. Fuhgeh (2019 ONSC 7128)
interlocutory — temporary — motion — process — originating
Justice J. Mackinnon

Wickert v. Matte (2019 ONSC 7018)
matrimonial home — interim spousal support — earned — pension income — separation
Justice R. Smith

Delulio v. Persi (2019 ONSC 6975)
child support — subrule — costs — offer to settle — motion
Justice P. MacEachern

McAuley v. McAuley (2019 ONSC 6970)
costs — motion — style of cause — timesharing — offer
Justice P. MacEachern

Stow v. Davidson (2019 ONSC 6967)
costs — success — offers — child — sought
Justice P. MacEachern

Wakeling v. Debassige (2019 ONSC 6933)
offer — costs — powwows — successful — settle
Justice P. MacEachern

Rosenberg v. Yanofsky (2019 ONSC 6886)
previously equalized property — contingent tax liability — separation agreement — evidence — gross
Justice H. Desormeau

Wylie v. Wylie (2019 ONSC 6904)
daycare — attend en-ciel — school — camp — parenting
Justice T. Engelking

CAS v. A.M. and J.M. (2019 ONSC 6847)
children — father — care — supervision — custody
Justice D. Summers

Talbot c. Bergeron (2019 ONCS 6834)
reddition — dépense — fiduciaire testamentaire — arpentage — exécuteur
Juge M. Labrosse

Civil Matters

Bronson Consulting Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada (2019 ONSC 7030)
postponement of the examinations — notice of motion — documents — bids — summonses were served
Justice S. Corthorn

Walker v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (2019 ONSC 7010)
costs — motions for summary — physician — hardship — impecuniosity
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Bayford v. Boese (2019 ONSC 6919)
partial indemnity scale — costs on the partial indemnity — litigation — estate trustee — cent
Justice S. Corthorn

Exel Contracting Inc. v. Jean Daoust Construction Inc. (2019 ONSC 6892)
costs — acted unreasonably — motion for summary — indemnity basis — omniscience of hindsight should play
Justice A. Doyle

Thompson v. Lidtkie (2019 ONSC 6613)
access road — easement — property — land — doctrine of lost modern grant
Justice A. Doyle

Li v. Evangelista (2019 ONSC 6881)
intentional infliction of mental suffering — evidence — trespass — damages — liability
Justice C. MacLeod

Ramsarran v. Assaly Asset Management Corporation (2019 ONSC 6793)
discoverability — genuine issue requiring — trust — transaction — closing
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Ozerdinc Family Trust v. Gowlings (2019 ONSC 6818)
motion — costs — third — endorsement — indemnity
Justice C. MacLeod

Kaba c. Solliciteur général du Canada (2019 ONCS 6705)
divisionnaire — subira — octroyer une prorogation — motion — plaide
Judge M. O’Bonsawin

Hill. v. Transamerica (2019 ONSC 6529)
underwriting — insurability — seizure — application — information
Justice M. Labrosse

Valarie Findlay v. Matthias and Kevin Yagminas (2019 ONSC 6743)
co-defendants — examination for discovery — parroted — tailor — perpetrators
Master A. Kaufman

Criminal Matters

R. v. Mugabo (2019 ONSC 6526)
offender — sexual assault — pre-trial detention — victim — sentence
Justice P. Roger

R. v. J.S. (2019 ONCJ 873)
guilty plea — sentence — young person — adult — youth
Justice D. Berg

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

9585800 Canada Inc. v. JP Gravel Construction Inc. (2019 ONSC 7022)
second lien — motions — nullity — discharged — relief from forfeiture
Justices K. Swinton, L. Favreau, and J. Copeland

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Goudreau (2019 ONCA 964)
jury — verdict — criminally responsible — answer — policies
Justices M. Benotto, D. Brown, and D. Paciocco

R. v. L.E. (2019 ONCA 961)
cell phone — search — images — husband — evidence
Justices G. Strathy, D. Watt, and B. Zarnett

R. v. U. A. (2019 ONCA 946)
sentence — offence — victim — segregation — credibility
Justices G. Strathy, A. Harvison Young, and M. Jamal

St. Laurent Automotive Group Inc. v. Sami’s Garage Ltd. (2019 ONCA 941)
conversion — enrichment — consigned vehicles — mitigation — cross-appeal
Justices D. Watt, C. W. Hourigan, and G. Trotter

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Family Matters

Manship v. Manship (2019 ONSC 7535)
child — matrimonial home — counsellor — spousal support — one-half of the net
Justice P. MacEachern

Anderson v. Haywood (2019 ONSC 7497)
access — daycare — child — second weekend — father
Justice T. Engelking

Stewart v. Fuhgeh (2019 ONSC 7445)
costs — email — inadvertently — signed — written
Justice J. Mackinnon

V.L. v. M.L. (2019 ONSC 7367)
father — child — access — counselling — relationship
Justice J. Audet

Molla v. Kebry (2019 ONSC 7369)
children — father — grandmother — contempt — travel
Justice T. Engelking

Wakeling v. Debassige (2019 ONSC 6933)
offer — costs — powwows — successful — settle
Justice T. Engelking

M.S. v. The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (2019 ONSC 7347)
child — records — motion — consents — identifying
Justice C. MacLeod

Warren v. Hoskins (2019 ONSC 7266)
father — child — access — clinician — counselling
Justice M. Shelston

Tinsley v. Doherty (2019 ONSC 7199)
father — child support — income — cohabitation agreement — full-time basis
Justice J. Audet

Woubeshaw v. Workeneh (2019 ONSC 7192)
children — exclusive possession of the matrimonial — temporary — spousal support — possession of the matrimonial home
Justice P. MacEachern

Cayen v. Skotnicki (2019 ONSC 7182)
father — costs — offer — subrule — lawyer
Justice H. Williams

Nadon v. Whissell (2019 ONSC 7167)
child support — income — prenuptial agreement — financial — shares
Justice J. Audet

McAlpine v. McAlpine (2019 ONSC 7157)
father — unsupervised access — motion — costs — argues
Justice H. Williams

Beischer v. Cournoyer (2019 ONSC 7156)
costs — offer — motion — interim spousal support — full recovery
Justice T. Engelking

Civil Matters

RBC v. 164393 (2020 ONSC 44)
costs — substantial indemnity — guarantees — scale — disbursements
Justice H. Williams

Re Vaudrey (2019 ONSC 7551)
heir-at-law — intestacy — signature — survived — inherit
Justice S. Corthorn

Hayward v. Hayward (2019 ONSC 7496)
tractors — deemed abandoned — vehicles — waived — picked
Justice S. Kershman

City of Ottawa v. Clublink Corporation ULC (2019 ONSC 7470)
lands — intervenor — green space — agreement — golf course
Justice C. MacLeod

Skof v. Bordeleau (2019 ONSC 7418)
secondment — employee — disciplinary — police — dispute
Justice M. Labrosse

GTA General Contractors Ltd. v.2566213 Ontario Inc. (2019 ONSC 7370)
contract — work — lien — perfected — preserved
Justice P. Kane

McMurtry v. McMurtry (2019 ONSC 7427)
leave to amend — trials — costs — substantial indemnity — discoverability
Justice S. Corthorn

Zhang v. King (2019 ONSC 7394)
issuance — antipsychotic — advice — renewed — delay
Justice M. Labrosse

Risdhal v. Christopher Lee et al (2019 ONSC 7390)
service — whereabouts — numbered — address — validate
Master A. Kaufman

Robert Bidal et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario and Attorney General of Canada (2019 ONSC 7341)
costs — litigant — proceeding — awarded — discontinuing
Justice C. Hackland

Bond Design Build Inc. v. Wellings of Stittsville Inc. et al (2019 ONSC 6774)
board of directors — resolution — quorum — corporation — proceeding
Master M. Fortier

Hayward v. Hayward (2019 ONSC 7083)
roof — finds — vehicle — evidence — thermal
Justice S. Kershman

Mohamoud v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 25 (2019 ONSC 7127)
fans — noise — unit — unfairly disregarded her interests — condominium
Justice H. Williams

Wang v. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (2020 ONSC 27)
settlement — lawyer — guardians — supplementary affidavit — fees
Justice H. Williams

Criminal Matters

Her Majesty the Queen v. Cass (2019 ONSC 7313)
handguns — guns — weapons trafficking — sentence — cocaine
Justice S. Gomery

R. v. Floyd (2019 ONSC 7322)
interviewing officer — ok — ads — girls — inaudible
Justice P. Roger

R. v. Curry (2019 ONSC 7490)
evidence — onus — denials — credibility — reasonable doubt
Justice C. MacLeod

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Halpin v. Thibault (2019 ONSC 6879)
maternity leave — cheques — estoppel — evidence — office
Justice C. Aitken

Ottawa Carleton Standard Corporation No. 838 v. Redevelopment Group (2019 ONSC 7005)
third — exterior cladding — contributory negligence — damages — balconies
Justices K. Swinton, L. Favreau, J. Copeland

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Miarecki (2019 ONCA 1019)
complainants — gun — invited — property — enter his home
Justices J. MacPherson, R. Sharpe, and B. Zarnett

Rossman v. Canadian Solar Inc. (2019 ONCA 992)
four-week benefits clause — employment — notice — motions — minimum
Justices J. MacPherson, S. Pepall, and P. Lauwers

R. v. Ronald (2019 ONCA 971)
jury — offence of second degree murder — verdict — weight bar — planned
Justices A. Hoy, D. Doherty, and B. Zarnett

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Family Matters

Hum v. Skoll (2020 ONSC 275)
offers to settle — costs — litigation — bad faith — behavior
Justice M. Linhares de Sousa

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. M.G. (2020 ONSC 79)
children — parents — care — access visits — girls
Justice C. Aitken

Nixon v. Lumsden (2020 ONSC 147)
income — property — value — marriage — matrimonial home
Justice J. Audet

Dostie v. Poapst (2020 ONSC 139)
father — contempt — child — motion — access
Justice J. Audet

Cohen v. Cohen (2020 ONSC 88)
questioning — three-part test — evidence — recording — written interrogatories
Justice S. Corthorn

Frank v. Campbell (2020 ONSC 364)
child care expenses — income — child support — draft — seeks
Justice P. MacEachern

Civil Matters

CUPW v. B’nai Brith Canada et. al (2020 ONSC 323)
nai — defamation — antisemitic — public interest — defences
Justice C. MacLeod

Salewski v. Scott (2020 ONSC 195)
actions — costs — caps — offers — lawsuits
Justice S. Gomery

Casterton v. MacIsaac (2020 ONSC 190)
collision — puck — game — skated — hockey
Justice S. Gomery

Przybytek v. 3002071 Canada Inc. AND 3002071 Canada Inc. v. Przybytek (2020 ONSC 116)
costs — endorsement — coordinator — request — assistant
Justice H. Williams

Leroux et al. c. Souligny et al. (2020 ONSC 272)
règle — véracité — aveux — authenticité — request to admit
Juge M. O’Bonsawin

OZ Merchandising Inc. v. Canadian Professional Soccer League (2020 ONSC 119)
motion — jury — partial indemnity costs — offer to settle — severally liable
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Skafco Limited v. Abdalla (2020 ONSC 136)
festival — damages — summary — defences — defamation actions
Justice C. MacLeod

Kargakos v. The Estate of George Kargakos et al. and (2020 ONSC 122)
estate’s lawyer — partial indemnity — costs of the motion — property — fees
Justice H. Williams

Deng v 9249419 Canada Inc. (2020 CanLII 2111)
cabinets — solid wood — kitchen — formaldehyde — plywood
Deputy Judge R. Conway

Criminal Matters

R. v. Reginald Louis Jean (2019 ONSC 7343)
offender — human trafficking — victim — sentence — grossly disproportionate
Justice R. Smith

R. v. Faucher (2020 ONSC 155)
one-year sentence — plea — guilty — judicial pre-trial — pleas
Justice C. Aitken

R. v. Sealy-Ward (2020 ONSC 55)
imprisonment to be served concurrently — sentence him to a period — pre-sentence custody — prohibited firearm — bag
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Carola v. Simpson (2020 ONSC 183)
retainer — reversible error — costs — damages — disbursements
Justice S. Gomery

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Mohammed (2020 ONCA 9)
breaches — strip search — cellphone — gun — firearm
Justices D. Brown, G. Huscroft, and G. Trotter

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Family Matters

Nadon v. Whissell (2020 ONSC 655)
father — costs — child support — successful — litigants
Justice J. Audet

Hubley v. Fitzpatrick (2020 ONSC 597)
child support — conference — promote the primary objective — spousal support — orders
Justice P. MacEachern

Fournier v. Labranche (2020 ONSC 575)
costs — child support — income — enforceable — pay
Justice T. Engelking

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton v. V.M. (2020 ONSC 221)
child — genuine issue requiring — admits — evidence — records
Justice A. Doyle

Thompson v. Lidtkie (2020 ONSC 117)
access road — costs — property — easements — driveway
Justice A. Doyle

Letkeman v. Bainbridge (2020 ONSC 508)
spousal support — income — range — material change — variation
Justice T. Engelking

Cohen v. Cohen Estate (2020 ONSC 361)
date on which this endorsement — business day following the date — costs of the motion — endorsement is released
Justice S. Corthorn

Makdissi v. Masson (2020 ONSC 343)
support — income — father — children — post-secondary education
Justice C. MacLeod

Civil Matters

Cogan v. Stella Restaurant Inc. (2020 ONSC 199)
sublease — rent — reconstruction — lease — partition wall
Justice M. Labrosse

Mohamoud v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 25 (2020 ONSC 676)
costs — full indemnity — condominium — noise — lawyers
Justice H. Williams

OCSCC 997 v. SoHo Champagne Condominiums Inc. et al. (2020 ONSC 605)
negligent misrepresentation — demands for particulars — factum — motion — admission
Justice H. Williams

Pearce v. HMTQ (2020 CanLII 5758)
constructive dismissal — grievance — employer — non-disciplinary termination — sue
Justice H. Williams

Add-Vance Service Centre Ltd and Abdalrahman Alhazmy v. Triloq Corp. (2020 ONSC 512)
landlord — tenant — lease — re-enter the premises — spreadsheet
Justice H. Williams

Paul Sun v. Duc-Tho Ma (2020 ONSC 505)
shares — founders — records — coronavirus — fulfilled
Justice C. MacLeod

Boone v. Kyeremanteng (2020 ONSC 198)
partial settlement — constitutional challenge — litigation guardian — motion — unique incursion on solicitor-client
Justice S. Corthorn

Manley v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2020 ONSC 399)
critical illness insurance — coverage — cancer — triggering event — relief from forfeiture
Justice S. Corthorn

Rathwell-Howland v Howland. (2020 ONSC 390)
costs — lawyers — litigation guardian — charging — priority of payment
Justice H. Williams

Tataryn v. Axa Insurance Canada (2020 ONSC 375)
brokers — documents — discovery — motion for summary — occurrence
Justice P. Roger

Criminal Matters

R. v. Moore (2020 ONSC 541)
gun — drug-dealing texts — handgun — disreputable conduct — evidence
Justice K. Phillips

R. v. Anderson (2020 ONCJ 53)
sentence — author of the pre-sentence report — aggravated assault — victim — offence
Justice P. Doody

R. v. Wharton (2020 ONCJ 52)
speak to a lawyer — provide a sample — mens rea — mouthpiece — demand
Justice P. Doody

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Gogek v. Real Estate Council of Ontario (2020 ONSC 486)
quashes — extension of time — motion — time to perfect — inevitable
Justices D. Corbett, L. Favreau, and S. Gomery

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Armstrong v. Moore (2020 ONCA 49)
outhouse — adverse possession — punitive damages — cottage — cedars
Justices G. Strathy, J. MacPherson, and M. Jamal

Hajrizi v. Ottawa-Carleton District Schoolboard (2020 ONCA 32)
substantial indemnity scale — costs — parents — credibility — ordered
Justices A. Hoy, D. Doherty, and F. Marrocco

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Family Matters

CAS v. T.S. and M.O.U. and C.S. (2020 ONSC 879)
maternal grandmother — child — care — custody — charge
Justice D. Summers

Z.S. v. B.P. (2020 ONSC 885)
power imbalance screening — arbitration — domestic violence — mediation session — number of pre-arbitration conferences
Justice P. MacEachern

Vekeman v. Vekeman (2020 ONSC 823)
younger children — access to the two younger — oldest child — allegations — father’s access
Justice P. MacEachern

Armstrong v. Vanneste (2020 ONSC 804)
motion to change — security for costs — child — conference — proposal
Justice P. MacEachern

Crockett v. Crockett (2020 ONSC 714)
temporary spousal support — costs — matrimonial home — divided — cross-motion
Justice J. Mackinnon

Robson v. Pellerin (2020 ONSC 716)
motion — offer to settle — costs — line of credit — unreasonable
Justice J. Mackinnon

Shoumali v. Telatin (2020 ONSC 563)
child — parent — income — daycare — care
Justice D. Summers

Civil Matters

Bouragba et al v. Conseil scolaire de district de L’Est de l’Ontario et al (2020 ONSC 876)
conspiracy — pleading — leave to amend — motion — allegations
Master M. Fortier

1062484 Ontario Inc. v. Williams McEnery (2020 ONSC 825)
partner in the law firm — business — boomerang — real estate — partnership
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Richcraft Homes Ltd. v. Urbandale Corporation et al. (2020 ONSC 411)
threatened oppressive conduct — reasonable chance of success — lots — material facts — compensable injury
Justice R. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v. Bahlawan (2020 ONSC 952)
dynamic entry — tactical unit — police — search warrants — distraction device
Justice S. Gomery

R. v. Ahmad (2020 ONSC 590)
cell phones — search — warrant — police — probable grounds
Justice M. Labrosse

R. v. Azzi (2020 ONSC 848)
declare a mistrial — jury selection — peremptory challenges — curative — functus
Justice K. Phillips

R. v. Gure (2020 ONSC 536)
victim — sentence — manslaughter — remorse — guilty plea
Justice R. Beaudoin

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Baran v. Cranston (2020 ONSC 589)
administrator — residue of the estate — beneficiaries — trustee — artwork
Justice J. Parfett

Doucette v. Espial Group Inc. (2020 ONSC 775)
costs — amount — substantial indemnity basis — offer — awarded
Justice A. Doyle

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. c. Arsenault (2020 ONCA 118)
expression française — ajournement — linguistiques — aide juridique — représenter
Juges P. Rouleau, L. Roberts, et A. Harvison Young

R. v. Al-Enzi (2020 ONCA 117)
pencil — videos — reopen — punched — defence
Justices R. Sharpe, J. MacPherson, and M. Jamal

R. v. Groves (2020 ONCA 86)
indeterminate sentence — justice system participant — victim — offence — information that could identify
Justices D. Doherty, D. Watt, and C. W. Hourigan

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Family Matters

Murray v. Choudhary (2020 ONSC 1183)
motion — prong of the test — cost — file — contempt
Justice P. MacEachern

Zelaya v. Zelaya (2020 ONSC 1182)
child support — conference — arrears — motion to change — file her response
Justice P. MacEachern

Zeineldin v. Elshikh (2020 ONSC 1160)
divorce — income — interim disbursement — foreign — children
Justice T. Engelking

CAS v. K.S. (2020 ONSC 1051)
child — genuine issue requiring — access — extended society care — best interests
Justice D. Summers

Scutt v. St. Cyr (2020 ONSC 1159)
children — father — parenting — clinical assessor — custody
Justice J. Audet

Patullo v. Hickey (2020 ONSC 1156)
email — child — access — conference — motion
Justice P. MacEachern

Fish v. Cauysn (2020 ONSC 1146)
children — parenting time — income — will — accident
Justice C. MacLeod

Civil Matters

Falsetto v. Falsetto (2020 ONSC 1251)
frank disclosure — lawyer — ibid — emails — full
Justice S. Corthorn

Elmi v. Choukair et al. (2020 ONSC 1181)
coverage — examination for discovery — transcript — insurance — motion for summary
Justice S. Corthorn

Payne v. Raydan (2020 ONSC 1144)
motion — defense — vexatious — espionage — frivolous
Justice C. Hackland

Cash Flow Recoveries Inc. v. Miracle (2020 ONSC 1129)
diem — cross-examinations — bankruptcy — stay — father
Justice A. London-Weinstein

2109563 Ontario Inc. v. Bancroft Family Health Team (2020 ONSC 916)
genuine issue requiring — rent — lease — summary — estoppel
Justice A. London-Weinstein

McNamee v. Oickle (2020 ONSC 1077)
future — jury — evidence — treatments — massage therapy
Justice R. Beaudoin

Zika v. Martel (2020 ONSC 922)
motion for summary — post-dated cheques — full indemnity fees — email — costs
Justice S. Corthorn

Keedi et al v. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company et al (2020 ONSC 904)
examinations for discovery — discovery plan — co-parties will — exclusion — central
Master M. Fortier

Criminal Matters

R. v. Jacks (2020 ONSC 983)
tab — directory — evidence — acquittal — identity
Justice J. Parfett

R. v. G.C. (2020 ONSC 1143)
stepmother — sexual — father — daughter
Justice C. Hackland

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Halpin v. Thibault (2020 ONSC 1043)
self-represented litigants — costs — self-represented litigant — disbursements — self-represented lay
Justice C. Aitken

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Treuer v. Administrator, Social Services Department Durham Region, 2020 (2020 ONSC 303)
asset — exempt — vehicle — allowable limit — benefits
Justices C. Aitken, L. Pattillo, and M. Penny

Yang v. He (2020 ONSC 1165)
landlord — tenant — rent — standard form lease — motion
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Yaali (2020 ONCA 150)
male — sentencing — former girlfriend — armed — appellate
Justices C. W. Hourigan, B. Miller, and I. Nordheimer

Patterson v. Peladeau (2020 ONCA 137)
jury — extrinsic information — correcting charge — juror — accessed
Justices J. MacPherson, R. Sharpe, and M. Jamal

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Family Matters

Proulx v. Guy (2020 ONSC 1285)
spousal support — offer to settle — retroactive child support — life insurance — amount
Justice A. Doyle

Bloom v. Bloom (2020 ONSC 1397)
father — spousal support — children — genuine issue requiring — variation
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Perodeau v. TD Canada Trust et al. (2020 ONSC 1542)
fiduciary duty — renewal — borrower — insurance — res judicata
Justice S. Corthorn

Eureka 93 Inc. et. al. (Re) (2020 ONSC 1482)
noteholders — creditors — proposal — interim financing — cannabis
Justice C. MacLeod

Byeongheon Lee v. 2321324 Ontario Inc. (2020 ONSC 1473)
landlord — lease — dry-cleaning business — equipment — premises
Justice C. Hackland

The Economical Insurance Group v. Desjardins Insurance (2020 ONSC 1363)
arbitrator — claimants — principally dependent — injured — insurer
Justice C. MacLeod

Romain et al v. Reid et al (2020 ONSC 1405)
production — discovery — motion — children — probative
Justice S. Gomery

McNamee v. Oickle (2020 ONSC 1380)
motor vehicle accident — permanent serious impairment — psychological function — pre-accident employment — person
Justice R. Beaudoin

Nemchin v. Green (2020 ONSC 1375)
assignment — fees — partial indemnity scale — costs outline — rate
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. Nicholas Cicutti (2020 ONSC 1597)
driving while impaired — breath sample evidence — finding — civilian — amply supported by the evidence
Justice R. Smith

R. v. S. (B.W.) (2020 ONSC 1557)
hammer — evidence — sexual assault — threats — witnesses
Justice C. MacLeod

R. v. Steven Redden-Cox (2020 ONSC 1454)
intercourse — door — sexual assault — oral sex — condom
Justice C. Hackland

R. v. Hussein Ali Kelkas (2020 ONSC 1021)
sex — sexual intercourse — evidence — told — complainants
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

R. v. Eftekhar (2020 ONSC 1386)
pre-sentence custody — sex work — sentence — exploitation — concurrent
Justice K. Phillips

Divisional Court Decisions by Ottawa Judges

Falsetto v. Falsetto (2020 ONSC 1415)
falsetto — apartments — fillipo — bronson — salvatore
Justices D. Corbett, M. Penny, and M. Edwards

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Family Matters

Lapp v. Dunn (2020 ONSC 1720)
income — imputed — child support — arrears — payor
Justice S. Gomery

Cohen v. Cohen (2020 ONSC 1717)
motion — offer — settle — costs on a full recovery — testify
Justice S. Corthorn

DeGiorgio v. DeGiorgio (2020 ONSC 1674)
recording — father — child — admissible — electronic record
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Cowley v. Skyjack Inc. et al. (2020 ONSC 1718)
subrogation — benefits — double recovery — private insurance exception — motion
Justice S. Corthorn

Baker v. Maloney (2020 ONSC 1929)
covid — https — ontariocourts — can purchase a new draft — reattended
Justice S. Kershman

Ledoux v. Lee (2020 ONSC 1659)
motion — coverage — insurer — solicitor-client privilege — police report
Justice S. Gomery

Criminal Matters

R. v. Saberi (2020 ONSC 1637)
firearms — sentencing — pre-sentence report — post-verdict delay — trafficking
Justice M. Labrosse

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Family Matters

Hamad v. Al-Rewashdy (2020 ONSC 2093)
matrimonial home — equalization — former — spouse — urgent
Justice J. Mackinnon

Abesteh v. Eagle (2020 ONSC 2086)
urgent — motion — everts — home — child
Justice J. Mackinnon

J.D. v. N.D. (2020 ONSC 2089)
motion — father — children — urgent — recording
Justice J. Mackinnon

Guerin v Guerin (2020 ONSC 2016)
matrimonial home — father — pandemic — children — protocol
Justice A. Doyle

Guerin v. Guerin (2020 ONSC 2092)
asthma — immunosuppressant — proposed motion — distancing — tachycardia
Justice J. Mackinnon

Jumale v. Mahamed (2020 ONSC 2091)
child support — urgency — income — temporary — contract
Justice J. Mackinnon

Tessier v Rick (2020 ONSC 1886)
father — child — access — unsworn — regular
Justice P. MacEachern

Purdy v. Purdy (2020 ONSC 1950)
urgent — child — emergency — courthouse — pandemic
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

Khazai v. Disante (2020 ONSC 2152)
laneway — easement — land — owner — tenement
Justice C. MacLeod

Add-Vance Service Centre Ltd and Abdalrahman Alhazmy v. Triloq Corp. and Edgar Bray (2020 ONSC 2105)
costs — landlord — post-decision conduct — motion — pandemic
Justice H. Williams

Balogh v. R.C. Yantha Electric Ltd. (2020 ONSC 2051)
property — costs — offer — indemnity — fence
Justice H. Williams

10313033 Canada Inc. v. Kechichian et al. (2020 ONSC 1990)
duplicative — motion — collateral attack — franchise — allegations
Justice S. Corthorn

Hydrosolutions S.E.C. v. QMI Manufacturing Inc. (2020 ONSC 1952)
costs — motion — forum — successful — principle
Justice J. Parfett

Criminal Matters

R. v. Floyd (2020 ONSC 2014)
evidence — punched — kobo — beyond a reasonable doubt — hotel
Justice P. Roger

R. v. Cain (2020 ONSC 2018)
virus — tertiary ground — redacted — surety — firearm
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 476 v. Wong (2020 ONCA 244)
teleconference — panel — proceed in writing — electronic — questions
Justice D. Paciocco

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Family Matters

Potvin v. Boros (2020 ONSC 2398)
motion — notice-to-the-profession-the-public-and-the-media-regarding-civil-and-family-proceedings-update — divorce — email
Justice P. MacEachern

Tessier v. Rick (2020 ONSC 2391)
father — child — access — household — partner
Justice P. MacEachern

Jumale v. Mahamed (2020 ONSC 2316)
urgency — child support — costs — request — deficiencies
Justice J. Mackinnon

Mwadi c. Mihalache (2020 ONSC 2280)
dépens — pension alimentaire — arriéré — autoreprésentée — dossier
Juge M. Labrosse

Stewart v Reid (2020 ONSC 2262)
father — children — timesharing — homeschooling — motion
Justice P. MacEachern

J.D. v. N.D. (2020 ONSC 2448)
song — social worker — father — children — daddy
Justice J. Mackinnon

Zychla v. Zychla (2020 ONSC 2484)
women’s shelter — partition — property — pandemic — distancing
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Civil Matters

Khazai v. Disante (2020 ONSC 2518)
costs — offers — overreached — rancour — roughly
Justice C. MacLeod

Bank of Montreal v. Golden Dragon Ho 5 Inc. (2020 ONSC 2517)
fees — receivership — price — offer — recorded
Justice S. Gomery

Talbot c. Bergeron (2020 ONCS 2502)
dépens — fiduciaire — objections — obligée — ladurée
Juge M. Labrosse

Royal Bank of Canada v. Bedard (2020 ONSC 2450)
boat — purchase price — trade-in value — proceeds — loan
Justice P. Kane

Wong v. 10658987 Canada Inc. et al. (2020 ONSC 2469)
oppression remedy — injunctive relief — serious question to be tried — translations — expectations
Justice S. Corthorn

McNamee v. Oickle (2020 ONSC 2371)
motor vehicle accident — pre-accident history — pain — impairment — stressors
Justice R. Beaudoin

Di Franco v. Bueckert (2020 ONSC 2383)
motion to strike — tweets — anti motion — costs on the motion — affidavit
Justice S. Gomery

1760465 Ontario Ltd. v. 5010520 Ontario Inc. (2020 ONSC 2375)
motion — fix the costs — injunction — aka — disadvantaging
Justice C. MacLeod

Powers v. Webber (Estate of) (2020 ONSC 2359)
motion — pandemic — without notice — endorsement — impracticable
Justice S. Corthorn

Kossay El-Khodr v. Northbridge Commercial Insurance Company (2020 ONSC 2319)
assistive devices — assignment — rehabilitation benefits — settlement — future
Justice H. Williams

Kasakanga c. Fuamba (2020 ONSC 2317)
dommages-intérêts punitifs — dommages-intérêts compensatoires — prêt hypothécaire — banque — fiduciaires
Juge S. Gomery

Criminal Matters

R v Mcgrath (2020 ONCJ 192)
pre-sentence custody — pandemic — sentence — handgun — pistol
Justice D. Berg

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 476 v. Wong (2020 ONCA 263)
motion — enhanced fact-finding powers — lien — notice — period
Justices D. Paciocco, B. Zarnett, and J. Thorburn

R. v. C.L. (2020 ONCA 258)
beyond a reasonable doubt — jury — exculpatory evidence — sexual assault — theft
Justices A. Hoy, D. Paciocco, and I. Nordheimer

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Family Matters

Perreault v. Marleau (2020 ONSC 2828)
child — self-isolation — without the father — return — motion
Justice J. Mackinnon

O’Connor v. Merlo (2020 ONSC 2531)
access — child support — parenting time — income — texts
Justice D. Summers

Zeitoun v. Abdallah (2020 ONSC 2770)
children — father — parenting time — residential — home
Justice J. Mackinnon

Charlton v. Coburn (2020 ONSC 2690)
income — spousal support — increase — impute — mid-range
Justice T. Engelking

Fluet v. Arbarbanel (2020 ONSC 2705)
child support — urgent — credit — line — mortgage
Master A. Kaufman

Levesque v. Windsor (2020 ONSC 2677)
concurrent jurisdiction — motion to stay — father — factum — urgent
Justice P. MacEachern

Nixon v. Lumsden (2020 ONSC 2598)
offer to settle — spousal support — partial indemnity costs — equalization — subrule
Justice J. Audet

Garrison v. Cordukes (2020 ONSC 2635)
urgent motion — ccla-abcc — father
Justice P. MacEachern

Lefebvre v. Lefebvre (2020 ONSC 2516)
father — child — mental health — equal timesharing — temporary
Justice P. MacEachern

Bloom v. Bloom (2020 ONSC 2507)
father — motion to change — costs — parenting — vary
Justice J. Audet

V.L. v. M.L. (2020 ONSC 2499)
father — offer to settle — parenting — costs — professionals
Justice J. Audet

Lafond v Blouin (2020 ONSC 2396)
children — father — pandemic — parenting schedule — shelter
Justice A. Doyle

Laderoute v. Heffernan (2020 ONSC 1157)
pubs — pub — set aside — amending agreement — separation
Justice D. Summers

Civil Matters

Re Raymond Chabot Inc. (2020 ONSC 2491)
remuneration — trustee — advance — creditors — estate
Justice S. Kershman

Dia et. al. v. Calypso Theme Waterpark et. al. and Messina v. Dia & Zeineddine (2020 ONSC 2601)
involved in the alleged assault — tattoos — transcript — discovery — motion
Justice H. Williams

Bluteau v. Griffiths (2020 ONSC 2576)
proceeding — requisition — declaratory relief — vexatious litigant — frivolous
Justice S. Gomery

Chartrand v. Ebokem (2020 ONSC 2574)
children s birth certificates — nipping — misallocation — vexatious — death
Justice S. Gomery

Charbonneau v. Stewart et al (2020 ONSC 2622)
season — significant financial repercussion — conveyed — proceed on an urgent basis — motion
Master A. Kaufman

Eureka 93 Inc. et. al. (Re) (2020 ONSC 2532)
virtual — public — debtors — proposal — proceeding
Justice C. MacLeod

Leslie v. Encanto Potash Trading Corporation (2020 ONSC 2525)
security for costs — argue — discoveries — motion — finds
Justice S. Kershman

Tiny Hoppers Corp. v. 2402074 Ontario Inc. (2020 ONSC 2660)
defamatory — disassociate — lingering — brand — disparaging
Justice R. Smith

Callow v. Bissonnette Esq. (2020 ONSC 2718)
vexatious — litigant — pleading — generously — licence
Master A. Kaufman

Criminal Matters

R. v. Denis Guindon (2020 ONSC 1449)
bedroom — email — evidence — apology — sexual
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

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Family Matters

Levesque v. Windsor (2020 ONSC 3110)
child — father — stay — anxiety — irreparable harm
Justice J. Mackinnon

Dehaan v. Billings-Turner (2020 ONSC 3002)
children — access — temporary parenting agreement — affidavit — supervised
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Civil Matters

Kossay El-Khodr v. Northbridge Commercial Insurance Company (2020 ONSC 3160)
costs outline — amount — disbursements — unsuccessful — permitted to ask
Justice H. Williams

Perodeau v. TD Canada Trust et al. (2020 ONSC 3057)
fees — substantial indemnity scale — costs — motion — disbursements
Justice S. Corthorn

Przybytek v. 3002071 Canada Inc. (2020 ONSC 3045)
costs — second mortgage — lawyer — lender — application
Justice H. Williams

Attorney General of Ontario v. 947014 Ontario Inc. & Michael Norwood (Estate) (2020 ONSC 2945)
corporation — legal expenses incurred — disbursements — cap — payment
Justice C. Hackland

Santella v. Bruneau (Litigation Guardian of) (2020 ONSC 2937)
property — appointed as guardian — pandemic — factum — minor
Justice S. Corthorn

Rabbat et al. v. Nadon et al (2020 ONSC 2933)
certification motion — conference — email — e-mail — electronically
Justice C. MacLeod

Criminal Matters

R. v. D.M. (2020 ONSC 3152)
surety — bail — tertiary — crack cocaine — year-old child
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. M.D. (2020 ONCA 290)
disclosure — tailored — evidence — underwear — sexual
Justices K. Feldman, A. Harvison Young, and M. Jamal

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Family Matters

Zeitoun v. Abdallah (2020 ONSC 3500)
bested — costs — conference — motion — fixing
Justice J. Mackinnon

Sears v. Coristine (2020 ONSC 3450)
father — costs — motions — affidavits — docketed
Justice S. Corthorn

Hewitt v. Doyle (2020 ONSC 3416)
father — children — best interests — matrimonial home — parent
Justice A. Doyle

N. S. v R. M. (2020 ONSC 3359)
include both parents surnames — mistake — functus officio — father — draft
Justice A. Doyle

Burke v. Bouzanne (2020 ONSC 3336)
school — children — attend — schools — father
Justice A. Doyle

Balbachir c. Babalchir (2020 ONCS 3264)
pandémie — éclosion — conférence — chiot — virus
Protonotaire A. Kaufman

St. Louis v. St. Louis (2020 ONSC 3205)
father — children — access — mediated — coronavirus
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Attorney General of Ontario v. 947014 Ontario Inc. & Michael Norwood (Estate) (2020 ONSC 3510)
estate trustee — forfeiture — property — legitimate owner — settlement
Justice C. Hackland

Cohen v. Cohen Estate (2020 ONSC 88)
questioning — three-part test — evidence — recording — written interrogatories
Justice S. Corthorn

Thompson v. Carleton University (2020 ONSC 3479)
holdback liability — trust fund — lien — costs — amount
Justice C. MacLeod

Tataryn v. Axa Insurance Canada (2020 ONSC 3460)
costs — regrouped — reconsider — motions — title
Justice P. Roger

Sirotek v. O’Dea (2020 ONSC 3427)
pleading — motion — discovery — refusals — amendment
Justice C. MacLeod

Marion v. McRae (2020 ONSC 3399)
trustee — appointment — application — estate — email
Justice H. Williams

Carroll et al. v. Natsis (2020 ONSC 3263)
sealing — redaction — settlement — confidentiality — motion
Justice S. Corthorn

Boone v. Kyeremanteng (2020 ONSC 3253)
approval motion — litigation guardian — filter — analyses — evidence
Justice S. Corthorn

Scaffidi-Argentina v. Tega Homes Developments Inc (2020 ONSC 3232)
summary judgment motion — trials — schedule — videoconference — notices-and-orders-covid
Justice C. MacLeod

Mearns v. Sullivan (2020 ONSC 3229)
litigation guardian — settlement — damages — third party liability limits — approval
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. Rouschop (2020 ONSC 2835)
adequately protect the public — sexual — dangerous offender — reoffending — indeterminant sentence
Justice R. Smith

R. v. Robertson (2020 ONSC 3204)
restitution — offender — fraud — mental health — fees
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Hussein Ali Kelkas (2020 ONSC 3156)
sentencing — sexual — complainants — penetrated — pre-sentence custody
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Sagos v. Canada (Attorney General) (2020 ONCA 360)
motion — videoconference — inactions — van — wrongs
Justices G. Strathy, P. Lauwers, and K. van Rensburg

R. v. A.A.G. (2020 ONCA 356)
sexual abuse — evidence — inconsistencies — credibility — offences
Justices D. Doherty, D. Watt, and B. Miller

Van Delst v. Hronowsky (2020 ONCA 329)
normal retirement date — pension — survivor — valuation — net family property
Justices P. Rouleau, C. W. Hourigan, and L. Roberts

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Family Matters

O’Connor v. Merlo (2020 ONSC 2531)
access — child support — parenting time — income — texts
Justice D. Summers

Burke v. Bouzane (2020 ONSC 3739)
school — costs — father — children — offer to settle
Justice A. Doyle

Stewart & Bernard v. Fuhgeh et al. (2020 ONSC 3789)
affidavit — conference — motion — set aside — orders
Justice M. Shelston

CAS v. S.K. et al (2020 ONSC 3689)
mental health — chronic delusional disorder — child — evidence — support network
Justice M. Smith

CAS v. A.H. and J.P. (2020 ONSC 3449)
child — care — alcohol — domestic violence — maternal aunt
Justice D. Summers

Madi v. King (2020 ONSC 3611)
motion — parenting — adjournment request — daughter — child
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. M.L and J.G. (2020 ONSC 3567)
witness — dob — will — email — documents
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Ahmed v. Mohammed (2020 ONSC 3795)
litigation guardian — dispensing with the requirement — motion record — served — minor
Justice S. Corthorn

Desgranges v. McCluskey (2020 ONSC 3754)
eviction — landlord — tenant — pandemic — moratorium
Justice H. Williams

2109563 Ontario Inc. v. Bancroft Family Health Team (2020 ONSC 3733)
persuading — motion — costs endorsement — complexity — summary
Justice A. London-Weinstein

The JSL Trust v. Razor Logic Systems Inc. (2020 ONSC 3603)
shareholder — oppression remedy — bonuses — corporation — affiliates
Justice M. Labrosse

Freedman v. Freedman Holdings Inc. (2020 ONSC 2692)
arbitration — set aside — laches — interest — awards
Justice P. Kane

Criminal Matters

R. v. M.M. (2020 CanLII 38590)
surety — fentanyl — apartment — addiction — bracelet
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Van Delst v. Hronowsky (2020 ONCA 402)
equalization payment — costs — recalculated — succeeding — all-inclusive
Justices P. Rouleau, C. W. Hourigan, and L. Roberts

R. v. Talbi (2020 ONCA 388)
global sentence — imprisonment — possession — loaded restricted firearm — consecutive
Justices A. Hoy, J. MacPherson, and M. Tulloch

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Family Matters

Levesque v. Windsor (2020 ONSC 4087)
costs — stay motion — urgency determination — success — offer to settle
Justice J. Mackinnon

CAS v. A.H. and K.T. (2020 ONSC 4025)
child — in-person access — home — supervision — father
Justice D. Summers

Hassan v. Jones (2020 ONSC 4007)
school — maternal grandmother — child — commute — immersion
Justice M. Smith

Guertin v. Dumas (2020 ONSC 4002)
father — cheerleading program — child support — custody — income
Justice S. Corthorn

Hearty v. Hearty (2020 ONSC 3875)
school — children — parenting time — best interest — home
Justice M. Smith

O.M. v. S.K. (2020 ONSC 3816)
parenting — settlement — minutes — child — alienating
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Civil Matters

Roy v. Primmum Insurance (2020 ONSC 3886)
attendant care — insured — cognitive — accident — impairment
Justice S. Gomery

1062484 Ontario Inc. v. Williams McEnery (2020 ONSC 3861)
firm — partial indemnity costs — litigation guardian — summary judgment motions — reasonable
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Criminal Matters

R. v. Retta (2020 ONSC 4024)
breath technician s observations — evidence — excluded — refusal — impairment
Justice R. Ryan Bell

R. v. D. (R.S.) (2020 ONSC 4030)
child pornography — files — computer — downloaded — user
Justice C. MacLeod

R. v. B.W.S. (2020 ONSC 3916)
sentence — offences — probation — sexual assault — credit
Justice C. MacLeod

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Hutchingame Growth Capital Corporation v. Independent Electricity System Operator (2020 ONCA 430)
bankruptcy — anti-deprivation rule — vesting — termination — assignment
Justices P. Lauwers, C. W. Hourigan, and J. Thorburn

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Family Matters

Baron v. Baron (2020 ONSC 4138)
costs — indemnity — faith — resolve — besting
Master A. Kaufman

Stakenvicius v. Coates (2020 ONSC 3966)
father — child — call — worker — suicidal
Justice J. Mackinnon

Charron v. Hollahan (2020 ONSC 4423)
school — father — daycare — child — parenting
Justice J. Audet

Magotiaux v. Stanton (2020 ONSC 4049)
secondary arbitration — family arbitration agreement — parenting coordinator — mediation-arbitration — formalities
Justice J. Mackinnon

Bond v. Bond (2020 ONSC 4161)
urgent motion — relocating — pandemic — separation agreement — argues
Master A. Kaufman

Moncur v. Plante (2020 ONSC 4391)
cottage — social circle — vacation — bubble — asthma
Justice D. Summers

Hearty v. Hearty (2020 ONSC 4229)
uninterrupted holiday time — home — parenting — picks up from school — alternating
Justice M. Smith

Hage v. Skaff El-Hage (2020 ONSC 4162)
urgent motion — costs — pandemic — subrule — conference
Master A. Kaufman

Civil Matters

Borer v. Nelson (2020 ONSC 4259)
orders — sanction — purge his contempt — mitigating — sentence
Justice S. Gomery

Doyle Salewski Inc. v. Scott et al (2020 ONSC 4212)
motions to strike — reamended — costs — disgorgement — indemnity
Justice S. Gomery

Eureka 93 Inc. et. al. (Re) (2020 ONSC 4415)
noteholders — proposal — debtors — creditors — appraisal
Justice C. MacLeod

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. T.C. (2020 ONCA 469)
uneven scrutiny — evidence — sexually — inconsistencies — abuse
Justices S. Pepall, C. W. Hourigan, and L. Roberts

Facchini v. Canada (Attorney General) (2020 ONCA 454)
bids — negligent misrepresentation — bidders — answers — defamation
Justices P. Rouleau, A. Hoy, and C. W. Hourigan

Quickie Convenience Stores Corp. v. Parkland Fuel Corporation (2020 ONCA 453)
credit debit card agreements — gas stations — leases — forum selection clause — assignment
Justices K. Feldman, J. M. Fairburn, and I. Nordheimer

Toronto-Dominion Bank v. 1633092 Ontario Ltd. (2020 ONCA 452)
motions — negligently breached its contract — pleaded — cross-appeal — funding
Justices S. Pepall, C.W. Hourigan, and L. Roberts

First v. Fillion (2020 ONCA 451)
settlement funds — garnishment — equitable assignment — motion — priority
Justices P. Rouleau, A. Hoy, and C. W. Hourigan

Martin v. Watts (2020 ONCA 406)
motion — orders — failure to comply — financial — egregious
Justices P. Rouleau, K. van Rensburg, and L. Roberts

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Family Matters

Arthurs v. Cress (2020 ONSC 4892)
child — best interests — parent — access — custody
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Stewart & Bernard v. Fuhgeh et al. (2020 ONSC 4850)
costs — exceeded the three-page limit — set aside — submits — process
Justice M. Shelston

Shouldice v. Shouldice (2020 ONSC 4768)
costs — property — full recovery — cross-motion — offer to settle
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Pare v. Leblanc (2020 ONSC 4701)
children — father — parenting schedule — school — decision-making authority
Justice S. Corthorn

J.D. v. N.D. (2020 ONSC 4637)
father — children — sexual — motion — overnight access
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Eureka 93 Inc. et. al. (Re) (2020 ONSC 4703)
noteholders — debtors — proposals — vote — creditors
Justice C. MacLeod

1479021 Ontario Inc. v. Hawkesbury (Town of) et. al. (2020 ONSC 4570)
timetable — discoveries — discovery plan — builder — cross motions
Justice C. MacLeod

Barbara Lynn Carroll, by her litigation guardian Shannon Luknowsky v. Aviva Canada Inc. and Pilot Insurance Company (2020 ONSC 4683)
documents — affidavit — insurer — good faith — relevant
Master A. Kaufman

Lalonde c. Lascelles (2020 ONCS 4618)
fondation — limitation period — dommages — sommaire — assureurs
Juge R. Beaudoin

Wilson Young & Associates Inc. v. Carleton University et al (2020 ONSC 4542)
security for costs — privilege — motion — assets — delay in bringing
Master M. Fortier

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Kadem v. Hacil (2020 ONSC 4763)
unjustifiable — motion for leave — waste — payable — unreported
Justices D. Corbett, L. Favreau, and S. Nishikawa

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Shergar Development Inc. v. Windsor (City) (2020 ONCA 490)
offer — costs — offered by the statutory authority — injurious affection — expropriating authority
Justices P. Rouleau, A. Hoy, and C. W. Hourigan

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Family Matters

N.N.N.P.V. v. J.S. (2020 ONSC 5137)
jurisdiction — habitually resident — child — daycare — custody
Justice T. Engelking

Firth v. Mohamed (2020 ONSC 5047)
father — pandemic — paternal — access — relocate
Justice J. Audet

Ziten Lyons v. Lyons (2020 ONSC 4971)
father — parenting time — children’s passports — decision-making authority in respect — costs
Justice H. Williams

I.S. v. T.C. (2020 ONSC 4929)
father — dad — parenting time — review — visits
Justice J. Mackinnon

Klassen v. Klassen (2020 ONSC 4835)
loan — jury notice — proceedings — family — non-occupying spouse
Justice H. Williams

Civil Matters

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. v. Morrissette (2020 ONSC 5177)
lawsuits — vexatious litigant — dismissal — costs — lawyers
Justice S. Gomery

Kennedy v. Perrault (2020 ONSC 5114)
extension — application — filing deadline — documents — five-month period
Justice S. Corthorn

Belec v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (2020 ONSC 4961)
summary judgment motion — certification motion — proceeding — class — policy
Justice R. Smith

Poitras v. Canadian Cancer Society et. al. (2020 ONSC 4935)
interim distribution — conference — beneficiaries — release — email
Justice S. Gomery

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Rukavina v. Ottawa (Police Services Board) (2020 ONCA 533)
collective agreement — essential character — police — windshield washer fluid — dispute
Justices D. Watt, G. Trotter, and J. M. Fairburn

Bernard v. Fuhgeh (2020 ONCA 529)
motion — frivolous — vexatious litigant — leave — transfer
Justice D. Paciocco

McEwen (Re) (2020 ONCA 511)
motion — leave — bankrupts — good faith — policy
Justices E. Gillese, D. Brown, and D. Paciocco

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Family Matters

Chenier v. Sommers (2020 ONSC 5470)
children — register — affidavit — email — school
Justice J. Mackinnon

I.S. v. T.C. (2020 ONSC 5411)
conference — child — awarded — costs in relation — urgency determination
Justice J. Mackinnon

Joachim v. Joachim (2020 ONSC 5355)
in-class learning — girls — father — children — school
Justice D. Summers

Juteau v Orr (2020 ONSC 5324)
imputed income — part-time employment — expenses — spousal support — financial disclosure
Justice M. Smith

Halawa v. Brady (2020 ONSC 5284)
contempt — access — home — must — told
Justice T. Engelking

Jessie Melanie Mancini v Eric Mancini (2020 ONSC 5259)
spousal support — imputed income — financial — disclosure — subcontractor
Justice M. Smith

Rocheleau v. Lajoie (2020 ONSC 5242)
social circle — cardiologist — aortic — bicuspid — higher risk
Justice J. Mackinnon

Charron v. Hollahan (2020 ONSC 5204)
costs — father — legal fees — sub-rule — successful
Justice J. Audet

Cameron v. Vincent (2020 ONSC 5222)
access to the child — high-risk pregnancy — extraordinary expenses — school — best interests
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Sussman v. Fabrega (2020 ONSC 5162)
school — child — father — immersion program — education
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Tataryn v. Axa Insurance Canada (2020 ONSC 5479)
exclusion — brokers — crossclaims — building is under construction — motions
Justice P. Roger

Dotality Canada Inc. v. Hunt et al. (2020 ONSC 5403)
refusals — timetable — shares — insurance — application
Justice C. MacLeod

Fleischhaker v. Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (2020 ONSC 5310)
privacy — pleading — rambling — vexatious — stayed
Justice S. Corthorn

Roppovalente v. Danis (2020 ONSC 5290)
landlord — contempt — lease — company — email
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 396 v. Burdet (2020 ONSC 5223)
security for costs — motion — post security — condominium corporation — timetable
Justice S. Gomery

Dia et. al. v. Calypso Theme Waterpark et. al. and Messina v. Dia & Zeineddine (2020 ONSC 5191)
partial indemnity costs — summary judgment motion — lawyer — minor by his litigation guardian — actual
Justice H. Williams

Boone v. Kelly et al (2020 ONSC 5192)
pre-trial endorsement — motion — defence medical examination — customized wheelchair — placed on a trial list
Master A. Kaufman

McNamee v. Oickle (2020 ONSC 5078)
costs — jury — amount — partial indemnity — proportionality
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R v. Thomas (2020 ONSC 5375)
vehicle — presumption — driver s seat — rebutted — realistic risk
Justice N. Somji

Phelps v. Her Majesty the Queen (2020 ONSC 5228)
crying — sexual intercourse — evidence — line — wait
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Pillar (2020 ONCJ 394)
breath — administered as soon as practicable — police — demand — alcohol
Justice P. Doody

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Leclerc c. Grace (2020 ONCS 5436)
motion — interjeter — accordés — temporaire — payés
Les juges Swinton, Favreau et Nishikawa

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Creswell (2020 ONCA 568)
victim fine surcharge — sentence — uninformed — fresh evidence — pleas
Justices D. Paciocco, I. Nordheimer, and J. Thorburn

McEwen (Re) (2020 ONCA 562)
motion — costs — duplicated — awarded — performed
Justices E. Gillese, D. Brown, and D. Paciocco

Duffy v. Canada (Senate) (2020 ONCA 536)
legislative — motion — senator — constitutional — speech
Justices G. Strathy, J. MacPherson, and M. Jamal

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Family Matters

Abbas v. Ayoade (2020 ONSC 5821)
children — access — relocate — best interests — refugee
Justice J. Blishen

Liwak-Muir v. Muir (2020 ONSC 5669)
children — matrimonial home — parenting time — pandemic — separation
Justice M. Smith

Liwak-Muir v. Muir (2020 ONSC 5757)
exchanges — call — agitated — children — access
Justice M. Smith

Davey v. Davey (2020 ONSC 5675)
primary care — parenting — attend school in-person — time — virtual
Justice T. Engelking

Overdulve v. Overdulve (2020 ONSC 5673)
parenting time with the children — urgent — domestic violence — school — supervised access to the children
Justice T. Engelking

Sammon v. Krajewski (2020 ONSC 5655)
father — child — proposal — daycare — disruption
Justice J. Mackinnon

Lechner v. Lechner (2020 ONSC 5576)
costs — litigation guardian — bill — assessment — funds
Justice T. Engelking

Brophy v. Briand (2020 ONSC 5568)
child — habitual residence — jurisdiction — pandemic — children
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Whelan v. Whelan (2020 ONSC 5514)
enforcement — maintain life insurance — suspending — spousal support — motion
Justice D. Summers

Hassan v. Jones (2020 ONSC 5493)
costs — enrolled — offers to settle — duplication — school
Justice M. Smith

Sullivan v. Boucher (2020 ONSC 5448)
child — custody — alcohol — father — paternity
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Shenouda v. Awadalla (2020 ONSC 5335)
spousal support — tax relief — cross-motion — agreement — tax treatment
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

Saleh v. Salehe et al (2020 ONSC 5631)
litigation guardian — disability — acrimony — long-term care — conflict
Master A. Kaufman

Taggart (Mer Bleue) Corporation v. Carte Blanche Lounge (2020 ONSC 5582)
rent — pre-judgment interest in the amount — entitled to pre-judgment interest — indemnity scale — lease
Justice S. Corthorn

Coban v. Declare (2020 ONSC 5580)
pandemic — jury — adjournment — future care — trials
Justice R. Beaudoin

Tall Ships Landing Devt. Inc. v. City of Brockville (2020 ONSC 5527)
arbitrator — bias — remedies — must be set aside — directions
Justice S. Gomery

Higashi v. Chiarot (2020 ONSC 5523)
indiscernible audio quality is distorted — don t know — wait — jury trials — four-week civil jury
Justice P. Roger

Bunton v. FTA Logistics Inc. and Ikenouye (2020 ONSC 5463)
registers — application — relief — election — listed as a director
Justice S. Corthorn

Charlebois v. Charlebois (by his Estate Trustee) (2020 ONSC 5480)
general non-pecuniary damages — pre-judgment interest — childhood victimization — abuse — historical
Justice S. Corthorn

Louis v. Poitras (2020 ONSC 5301)
pandemic — jury notice — delay — jury trials — justice
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R. v. Verin (2020 ONSC 5554)
knife — threat — self-defence — force — unstoppable
Justice R. Maranger

R. v. Anstie (2020 ONSC 5505)
sentence — addiction — pre-sentence report — driving causing death — offender
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Hussein (2020 ONCJ 408)
pre-sentence custody — sentence — offences — pandemic — mental health
Justice P. Doody

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Bozak v. Ndur (2020 ONSC 5780)
costs — school — motion for leave — bona fide intention — bad faith
Justice A. Doyle

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Mansour (2020 ONCA 586)
certiorari — summary conviction — end-date for the purpose — delay — logs
Justices K. Feldman, K. van Rensburg, and J. Thorburn

R. v. J.H.S. (2020 ONCA 584)
offence — victim — published in any document — information that could identify — broadcast
Justices J. M. Fairburn, J. MacPherson, and S. Coroza

R. v. Perreault (2020 ONCA 580)
exceptional circumstance — dates — presumptive — education — courtrooms
Justices D. Paciocco, I. Nordheimer, and J. Thorburn