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Family Matters

Lopez Ramirez. v. Castro Estupinan (2021 ONSC 5122)
father — child — parenting — decision-making responsibility — care
Justice J. Audet

Gagne v. Isaacs (2021 ONSC 5102)
mini-trial — child support — genuine issue for trial regarding — mental health — income
Justice M. Smith

Civil Matters

AOD Corporation v. Miramare Investment Incorporated (2021 ONSC 5175)
costs — affidavits — patent agreement — partial indemnity basis — adjournment
Justice P. Roger

Fung v. Cheung (2021 ONSC 5001)
property — motion — registered — transfer — pending litigation
Justice N. Somji

Sajjawiso v. Souphilavong (2021 ONSC 4945)
restaurant — start-up costs — numbered company — cash — money
Justice S. Gomery

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 v. Copper River Inn and Conference Centre (2021 ONSC 5058)
damages — sexual assault — harassment — grievance — incident
Justice S. Gomery

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Charlesfort Developments Limited v. Ottawa (City) (2021 ONCA 542)
experts — disbursements — indemnity — proceeding — amount
Justices D. Doherty, I. Nordheimer, and A. Harvison Young

Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. B’nai Brith Canada (2021 ONCA 529)
motion — defences — defamation — public interest
Justices M. Tulloch, I. Nordheimer, and M. Jamal

Bayford v. Boese (2021 ONCA 533)
testator — full indemnity — fraud — elevated — conduct
Justices D. Doherty, I. Nordheimer, and A. Harvison Young

R. v. McRae (2021 ONCA 525)
jury — provocation — stabbing — defence — self-defence
Justices P. Rouleau, S. Pepall, and L. Roberts

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Family Matters

Henry v. Nielsen (2021 ONSC 5396)
offer to settle — decision-making authority — parenting — costs — success
Justice M. Smith

Siddiqi. v. Khan (2021 ONSC 5326)
daughter — father — child — relocation — best interests
Justice H. Williams

Santaromita Villa v. Santaromita Villa (2021 ONSC 5215)
offer — costs — full recovery — fees — motion
Justice P. MacEachern

Civil Matters

Thomson v. Benjamin (2021 ONSC 5485)
heat pump — noise — interlocutory injunction — strong prima facie — motion
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 32 v. Yakovlev (2021 ONSC 5483)
costs — condominium corporation — full indemnity — governing documents — incurred
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Corrigan v. R. (2021 ONSC 5476)
motion materials — notice — named — persons — included
Justice H. Williams

Brewer v. Canada Corporation No. 343827-9 (2021 ONSC 5428)
security for costs — impecunious — motion — justness — examinations for discovery
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Hardwick v. Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. et al. (2021 ONSC 5297)
settlement — cy-près — class members — honorarium — product
Justice C. MacLeod

Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack (2021 ONSC 5226)
contaminants — groundwater flow direction — migration — concentrations — property
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

McEwen (Re) (2021 ONCA 566)
trustee — bad faith — motion — creditor — standing
Justices R. Juriansz, G. Huscroft, and M. Jamal

R. v. Choudhury (2021 ONCA 560)
constructive possession — contraband — crack cocaine — lockbox — undercover
Justices D. Watt, M. Benotto, and M. Jamal

Calin v. Calin (2021 ONCA 558)
evidence — credibility — damages — reliability — cross-appeal
Justices M. Tulloch, I. Nordheimer, and M. Jamal

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Family Matters

Demerse v. Aubry (2021 ONSC 5780)
costs — father — parenting — indemnity — litigation
Justice J. Audet

Meacoe v. Cutler (2021 ONSC 5739)
parenting time — child support — income — vacation — summer
Justice J. Audet

Guertin v. Dumas (2021 ONSC 5646)
father — costs — competitive cheer — expenses — incurred
Justice S. Corthorn

Staal v. Staal (2021 ONSC 5688)
daughter — father — urgent — school — clinician
Justice H. Williams

Pierre v. Pierre (2021 ONSC 5650)
spousal support — parenting — annual income — decision-making authority — matrimonial home
Justice T. Engelking

Affan v. Affan (2021 ONSC 5643)
parenting time — reunification therapy — child support — sole decision-making responsibility — spousal support
Justice M. Smith

Civil Matters

Sluyter Capital Investments Inc. v. 1902408 Ontario Limited (2021 ONSC 5549)
agreement — promissory — charitable receipt — parol evidence rule — debt
Justice S. Gomery

Criminal Matters

R. v. Frampton (2021 ONSC 5733)
vaccinated — unvaccinated juror — pandemic — jury — fourth wave
Justice K. Phillips

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. c. Dansereau (2021 ONCA 580)
pandémie — peine — témoignage — enfance — incohérence
Les juges P. Rouleau, A. Hoy, et K. van Rensburg

Nemchin v. Green (2021 ONCA 573)
tax refund — assignment — tax remittances — source — expenses
Justices L. Roberts, G. Trotter, and J. Thorburn

R. v. Barra (2021 ONCA 568)
extradition — disclosure — conspiracy — mistrial — bribe
Justices J. M. Fairburn, D. Watt, and B. Zarnett

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Family Matters

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. S.-R. (2021 ONSC 5951)
child — access — extended society care — status review — placement
Justice J. Audet

Oner v. McCormick (2021 ONSC 5838)
equestrian training — expenses — retroactive child support — income — contribute
Justice M. Smith

Civil Matters

Awada v. Kanywabahizi (2021 ONSC 5918)
pre-trial conference — adjournment — collision — biomechanics — motion
Justice S. Corthorn

Zhang v. Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology (2021 ONSC 5936)
college — costs — injunctive relief — student — partial indemnity
Justice C. Hackland

Ward v. Ward (Estate of) (2021 ONSC 5933)
litigation guardian — record on the defendant estate — grandchildren — misnomer — minor
Justice S. Corthorn

Clayton v. Clayton (2021 ONSC 5811)
fair-dealing trustee would engage — grandchildren — loans — evidence on cross-examination — conduct
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. Gravelle et al. (2021 ONSC 5979)
motorcycle clubs — tattoo — expert — outlaw motorcycle — evidence
Justice J. Parfett

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Guibord v. National Bank (2021 ONSC 5763)
fee waiver — motions for leave — email address — management — directions
Justice D.L. Corbett

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Anderson (2021 ONCA 618)
road rage — sentence — incarceration — objectives — imposed
Justices M. Tulloch, K. van Rensburg, and I. Nordheimer

R. v. Wawatie (2021 ONCA 609)
sentence — rehabilitative — offender — principles — assault
Justices K. Feldman, D. Paciocco, and I. Nordheimer

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Family Matters

Hewitt v. Doyle (2021 ONSC 6655)
privilege — information — disciplinary process — evidence — complaint
Justice D. Summers

Bloom v. Bloom (2021 ONSC 6592)
without prejudice — adjustment disorder — income — work — reduced hours
Justice J. Blishen

Van Delst v. Hronowsky (2021 ONSC 6560)
verbiage — offers to settle — post-judgment interest — costs on a full — equalization
Justice T. Engelking

Alsalem v. Aba-Alkhail et. al. (2021 ONSC 6390)
offer to settle — costs — cost — successful — favourable
Justice M. Smith

Proulx v. Proulx (2021 ONSC 6071)
father — parenting — costs — settle — criminal
Justice N. Somji

Lecompte v. Paroyan (2021 ONSC 6333)
pension administrator — equalization — mistake — common intention — latches
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

Sorbam Investments Limited v. Litwack (2021 ONSC 6504)
prejudgment interest rate — quarter — contamination — cent — engineering expenses
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Ward v. Ward (Estate of) (2021 ONSC 5933)
litigation guardian — record on the defendant estate — grandchildren — misnomer — minor
Justice S. Corthorn

Egan et al. v. National Research Council of Canada et al. (2021 ONSC 6405)
costs — partial indemnity — motion for precertification disclosure — certification — inclusive
Justice R. Smith

Rudin-Brown et al. v. Brown AND Brown v. Rudin-Brown et al. (2021 ONSC 6313)
costs — attorney — estate — powers — substantial indemnity
Justice H. Williams

Klinck v. Dorsay (2021 ONSC 6285)
genetic testing — hypomyelination — hypoxic ischemic — paediatric — leukodystrophy
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Criminal Matters

R. v. Ian Tait (2021 ONSC 6311)
sentencing — anger management program — offenders — harm done to victims — probation
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

R. v. Green (2021 ONSC 6578)
sexual — touched — after-class meetings — evidence
Justice S. Gomery

R. v. Johnson (2021 ONSC 6442)
cellphone — lineup — browser history — search — shorter robber
Justice S. Gomery

R. v. Johnson and Bancroft (2021 ONSC 6441)
robbery — phone — shorter robber — gun — number
Justice S. Gomery

R. v. Garvin (2021 ONCJ 496)
pre-sentence custody — pandemic — offences — sawed-off shotgun — sentence
Justice R. Wadden

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

J.L. v. Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (2021 ONSC 6412)
child — non-suit motions — motion for a non-suit — call evidence — process
Justices D. Corbett, F. Kristjanson, and D. Swartz

Merivale-Gilmour Manor Ltd. v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Region No. 3 et al (2021 ONSC 6240)
higher assessment — reason to doubt the correctness — withdraw — motion for leave — property
Justice K. Muszynski

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Sealy-Ward (2021 ONCA 714)
vehicle — padlock — duffle bag — wallet — cannabis
Justices J.M. Fairburn, D. Doherty, and D. Watt

Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation No. 671 v. Friend (2021 ONCA 666)
condominium — application — permanent injunction — accosted — adjournment
Justices D. Watt, M. Benotto, and G. Trotter

R. v. Kelkas (2021 ONCA 664)
complainants — victim — offence — evidence — information that could identify
Justices D. Watt, M. Benotto, and G. Trotter

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Family Matters

Saint-Phard v. Saint-Phard (2021 ONSC 6910)
vaccine — vaccinated — child — father — rubella
Justice J. Mackinnon

Aldush v. Alani (2021 ONSC 6410)
expert report — qualified — women — children — curriculum vitae
Justice M. Smith

Meacoe v. Cutler (2021 ONSC 6841)
basic child support — father — daycare — expenses — arrears
Justice J. Audet

Oremush v. Hickey (2021 ONSC 6833)
father — child — parenting time — messages — school
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

873091 Ontario Ltd. v. 9695443 Canada Inc. (2021 ONSC 6902)
leave to amend the notice — motion — discharging — pending litigation — application
Justice S. Corthorn

Martel v. City of Ottawa et al. (2021 ONSC 6790)
qualified privilege — defamatory — libel — database — defence
Justice J. Parfett

Sabanadze v. Joseph (2021 ONSC 6744)
motion — pre-trial conference — strike the jury notice — crossclaims — settlement
Justice S. Gomery

Lavallee et al. v. Isak (2021 ONSC 6661)
posts — social media — defamatory — racism — police brutality
Justice M. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v. H.A. (2021 ONSC 6916)
tent — balcony — apartment — girls
Justice R. Ryan Bell

R. v. Gill (2021 ONSC 6797)
discreditable conduct evidence — hearsay — alleged — prejudice — probative value
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Gill (2021 ONSC 6726)
knife — evidence — probative — co-accused — alone
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Ling v. Justices of the Peace Review Council (2021 ONSC 7006)
ticket — complaint — evidence — judicial — peace
Justices K. Swinton, T. Lederer, and A. Doyle

Fariad v. Intact Insurance Company (2021 ONSC 6965)
swerved — automobile — injuries — altercation — accident
Justices T. Lederer, L. Favreau, and S. Gomery

Wallwork v. Toyota Manufacturing Canada Inc. (2021 ONSC 6785)
work-related injury — procedural duty to accommodate — absences due to work-related injuries — prima facie test — work-related injuries differently
Justices W. Matheson, L. Favreau, and M. O’Bonsawin

Al-Amin v. The National Dental Examining Board of Canada (2021 ONSC 6784)
exam — compassionate — untimeliness — bias — participant
Justices T. Lederer, L. Favreau, and S. Gomery

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Family Matters

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. K.T. (2021 ONSC 7236)
child — biological father — relationship — coerced — proceeding
Justice T. Engelking

Johnson v. Patterson (2021 ONSC 7227)
retroactive spousal support — delay — arbitration — separation — net worth
Justice T. Engelking

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. K.D. AND D.A. (2021 ONSC 7147)
children — domestic violence — school — care — access
Justice M. Smith

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. H.M. and J.M. (2021 ONSC 7191)
best interests — plan — children — foster — proceeding
Justice S. Corthorn

J.M. v. P.N. (2021 ONSC 7310)
emails — children — school — parenting time — sole decision-making
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Oppong-Nketiah v. Oppong-Nketiah (2021 ONSC 7151)
father — costs — investment property — motion — offer
Justice N. Somji

Iliuta v. Li (2021 ONSC 7308)
parenting time — picks — motion — daycare — located
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Jordan v. La Russa (2021 ONSC 7049)
proceeding — conference — lifted — uncontested — divorce
Justice S. Corthorn

Ladouceur v. Parent (2021 ONSC 7054)
offers to settle — costs — motion — endorsement — parenting
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

Dixon et al. v. Barwin (2021 ONSC 7257)
semen — settlement — class members — contingency fee — conceived
Justice C. MacLeod

Burwash v. Levy (2021 ONSC 7196)
pre-trial conference brief — doctors — settlement privilege — non-settling — public interest
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Nemr v. 9100288 Canada Inc. et al. (2021 ONSC 6789)
motion — costs — substantial indemnity — inclusive — disbursements
Justice P. Hurley

Yanic Dufresne Excavation Inc. v. Saint Joseph Developments Ltd. et al. (2021 ONSC 6633)
fiduciary — trust — misappropriation — defalcation — debt
Justice S. Kershman

Criminal Matters

R. v. Gill (2021 ONSC 7261)
police — voluntariness — interview — regarded as a suspect — caution
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest

Lebrun v. District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (2021 ONSC 7007)
one-bedroom unit — household — eligibility — extenuating circumstances — housing
Justices H. Sachs, W.D. Newton, R. Ryan Bell

Lindsay v. Lindsay (2021 ONSC 7085)
matrimonial home — husband — motion — wife — partition
Justices K. Swinton, T. Lederer, and A. Doyle

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Scaffidi-Argentina v. Tega Homes Developments (2021 ONCA 738)
crossclaim — subrogation — policy — insurer — motion
Justices C.W. Hourigan, G. Huscroft, and S. Coroza

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Family Matters

Colasante v. Debouk (2021 ONSC 7653)
child support — parenting time — travel — income — internationally
Justice S. Corthorn

Morgan v. Cunningham (2021 ONSC 7555)
child support — income — intends to rely — materials — endorsements
Justice S. Corthorn

Wright v. Ferguson (2021 ONSC 7506)
contact — best interests — child — parenting time — relationship
Justice S. Corthorn

Paladeau v. Saoud (2021 ONSC 7471)
former — settlement — disbursements — exceed the statutory deductibles — client
Justice C. Hackland

Joachim v. Joachim (2021 CanLII 116460)
children — decision-making authority — parenting coordinator — father — change
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Volgemut v. Decristoforo (2021 ONSC 7382)
child — habitual residence — evidence — in-person parenting time — decision-making responsibility
Justice J. Audet

Miller v. Miller (2021 ONSC 7365)
parenting time — decision-making authority — offer — children — costs
Justice T. Engelking

Souleiman v. Yuusuf (2021 ONSC 6994)
children — family home — exclusive possession — parenting time — owner
Justice J. Mackinnon

The Children’s Society of Ottawa v. S.F. (2021 ONSC 7318)
paternal grandmother — maternal grandmother — child — weekend — access
Justice J. Mackinnon

Tedford MacIntosh v. Boyd (2021 ONSC 7198)
parenting time — child support — house — hockey — father
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Dunleavy v. Comeau (2021 ONSC 7210)
spousal support — non-taxable allowances — income — marriage — separation
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

Brousseau v. La Cité Collégiale et al. (2021 ONSC 6403)
offer to settle — partial indemnity — crossclaims — amount — costs
Justice R. Smith

Davidson v. Davidson (2021 ONSC 7459)
resulting trust — constructive trust — property — amendment — evidence
Justice M. Labrosse

Bernier v. Kinsella et al. (2021 ONSC 7451)
racist — defamation — political — public interest — supremacist
Justice C. MacLeod

Cornell (Re) (2021 ONSC 7427)
bankrupt — surplus income — three-person household — conditional discharge — two-person household
Justice R. Ryan Bell

John William Ehrhardt (2021 ONSC 7647)
proposal — trustee — expunge — debtor — proof
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Richard v. Quesnel (Estate) (2021 ONSC 7404)
motion — life insurance proceeds — indemnity — costs — strong prima facie
Justice S. Corthorn

Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation No. 671 v. Friend et al. (2021 ONSC 7379)
unit — condominium — costs — legal — common expenses
Justice C. Hackland

Criminal Matters

R. v. J.N. (2021 ONSC 7432)
stab — incarceration — probation officer — dissociative episode — sentence
Justice C. Aitken

R. v. Crossley (2021 ONSC 7327)
mens rea — assessment — fitness — criminally responsible — incarcerated
Justice C. Aitken

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Family Matters

Briand v. Brophy (2021 ONSC 7963)
conveyed — inadvertence — spousal support — designated authority — child
Justice J. Audet

Children’s Aid Society v. I.L. (2021 ONSC 7906)
drinking — care — alcohol — told — children
Justice S. Gomery

Leblanc v. Barrette (2021 ONSC 7773)
father — children — parenting time — alternating — school
Justice J. Mackinnon

Vincelette v. Dupuis (2021 ONSC 7741)
child support — father owes — income — primary residence — parenting
Justice H. Williams

Maloy v. Pantalone (2021 ONSC 7734)
parenting time — child — supervised — agreed upon third-party — income tax returns
Justice M. Fraser

Oremush v. Hickey (2021 ONSC 7711)
father — sole decision-making responsibility — child — costs — parenting
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Falsetto v. Falsetto et al. (2021 ONSC 7964)
hyperlinks — amendments — tracing — footnotes — funds
Justice C. MacLeod

Seabrook et al. v. Murison et al. (2021 ONSC 7892)
oppression — shareholders — pleaded any material facts — tortious conduct — patents
Justice R. Smith

Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1324789 Ontario Inc. et al (2021 ONSC 7688)
genuine issue requiring — promissory notes — containing — sworn — company number has been replaced
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Tash Benson Group Inc. v. Back-Bone Gear Inc. et al. (2021 ONSC 7667)
motion — one-person corporation — leave to represent — evidence — self-represented
Justice S. Corthorn

Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario v. Hill (2021 ONSC 7738)
motion — repossess — equipment — farm — inventory
Justice S. Corthorn

Paul v. Madawaska (2021 ONSC 7272)
motion — costs — partial indemnity basis — timekeepers — submit
Justice A. Doyle

Thorman et al. v. McGraw (2021 ONSC 7671)
fixtures — public interest — scammers — renovation — fraudsters
Justice R. Smith

Theberge Developments Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada Inc. (2021 ONSC 7662)
heating system — storage locker — duty to defend — intentional — negligent
Justice R. Smith

Turcanu v. Fitzpatrick (2021 ONSC 7656)
compensatory damages — policies — remedy — tortious conduct — athlete
Justice R. Smith

Divisional Court Decisions by Local Judges

Taylor v. Pivotal Integrated HR Solutions (2021 ONSC 7720)
motion — delay — application for judicial review — harms — reconsideration
Justices R. Ryan Bell, S. Nishikawa, and S. Shore

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Ottawa (City) v. ClubLink Corporation ULC (2021 ONCA 847)
golf course lands — land — contingent — rule against perpetuities — conveyance
Justices R. Juriansz, M. Tulloch, and L. Roberts

R. v. Leduc (2021 ONCA 843)
murders — coincidence — jury — across counts — victims
Justices J.M. Fairburn, J. MacPherson, and M. Benotto

R. v. Elenezi (2021 ONCA 834)
sentence — rehabilitative prospects — testify — youthful — imposed
Justices A. Hoy, S. Coroza, and L. Sossin

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Family Matters

Dunn v. Shaw (2021 ONSC 8286)
father — child — contempt motion — comply — access
Justice J. Mackinnon

Jordan v. La Russa (2021 ONSC 8281)
parenting time — paternal grandmother — contact — decision-making responsibility — child
Justice S. Corthorn

Mayer Graham v. Desgagne (2021 ONSC 8216)
father — children — travel — halfway — messaged
Justice M. O’Bonsawin

Aliferis v. Aliferis (2021 ONSC 8240)
costs — offer to settle the motion — bad faith — fees — successful
Justice P. MacEachern

T.M. v. J.W. (2021 ONSC 8232)
child — urgent — motion — orders — release related to the criminal
Justice P. MacEachern

Chyher v. Al Jaboury (2021 ONSC 8191)
children — father — parenting time — reunification therapy — will
Justice J. Audet

Souleiman v. Yuusuf (2021 ONSC 8231)
costs — motion — parenting — exclusive possession — offer to settle
Justice J. Mackinnon

Vekeman v. Vekeman (2021 ONSC 8190)
costs — motion — bad faith — parenting — unreasonably
Justice P. MacEachern

Sparr v. Downing (2021 ONSC 8114)
estoppel — stay — family proceeding — security for costs — relitigate
Justice S. Gomery

Nsarallah v. Sarsari (2021 ONSC 8068)
father — parenting time — child — baby — change
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Landry c. O’Meara et Guénette (2021 ONSC 8355)
théorique — principes devant guider la prise — respectaient les principes devant guider — différend — affaire
Juge M. O’Bonsawin

Bayford v. Boese (2021 ONSC 8392)
costs on a full indemnity — endorsement — conduct — full indemnity basis — perpetrate a fraud
Justice S. Corthorn

Tardif v. City of Ottawa (2021 ONSC 8333)
vexatious — vegetation — backyard — litigant — generously
Justice S. Gomery

Higashi v. Chiarot (2021 ONSC 8201)
accident — business — tax gross-up — pain — jewelry
Justice M. Smith

Chang v. Hung (2021 ONSC 8208)
damages — deposit — buyer — pre-judgment interest — house
Justice S. Gomery

Dagenais v. Pellerin (2021 ONSC 8175)
striking the jury — pandemic — evidence — trials — delay
Justice J. McNamara

Labrosse v. Jones et. al. (2021 ONSC 8031)
duty — mental — care — accident — injury
Justice C. MacLeod

Burke v. Dupont (2021 ONSC 7988)
stents — prejudgment interest — pleads — income — surgery
Justice H. Williams

Arnold v. Arnold (2021 ONSC 7983)
deed — alter ego trust — credit card — capacity — settlement
Master A. Kaufman

OnPoint Group Ltd. v. Ty Corp. Construction (2021 ONSC 7950)
motion confirmation form — garnishment — associate — email — rescheduled
Justice H. Williams

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest or from Ottawa Judges

Chiarelli v. Ottawa (City of) (2021 ONSC 8256)
bias — complaints — reasonable apprehension — investigation — participate
Justices G. Morawetz, D. Corbett, and R. Ryan Bell

D.M. v. The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (2021 ONSC 8360)
summary judgment motion — evidence — custody — decision-making responsibility — mental health
Justices P. Perell, W. Matheson, and F. Kristjanson

Lemieux c. L’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario (2021 ONCS 8164)
mauvais traitements d ordre sexuel — révocation — certificat — comité — remise en vigueur
Les juges K. Swinton, J. Ramsay, et S. Nishikawa

Lamontagne v. J.L. Richards & Associates Limited (2021 ONSC 8049)
notice — termination clause — pandemic — pay — lieu thereof
Justices K. Swinton, J. Ramsay, and L. Favreau

Wells v. Cornwall Police Service (2021 ONSC 8046)
stay — judicial review — re-instated — discipline — police officer
Justice C. Hackland

Budarick v. The Corporation of the Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan (Integrity Commissioner) (2021 ONSC 8034)
stay — application judge erred — prohibiting the from taking steps — pending — irreparable harm
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Sicotte v. 2399153 Ontario Ltd. (2021 ONCA 912)
guarantors — motion — mortgage — debt — financing
Justices MacPherson, Simmons and Nordheimer

Segura Mosquera v. Rogers Communications Inc. (2021 ONCA 876)
transfer — pre-trial discovery — wireless services — cellphone number — application
Justices Lauwers, Paciocco and Thorburn

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Family Matters

Shultz v. Lassiter (2022 ONSC 292)
child support — income — day-to-day expenses — coverage — evidence
Justice P. MacEachern

Dejong v. Dejong (2022 ONSC 252)
offer — costs — joint decision-making — parenting — motion
Justice D. Summers

Morin-Vertongen v. Gregoris (2022 ONSC 135)
father — children — parenting — school — decision-making responsibility
Justice J. Audet

Abu-Shaban v. Abu-Shaaban (2022 ONSC 65)
matrimonial home — square meter — jewelry — value — maternal grandmother
Justice M. Smith

Zeitoun v. Abdallah (2022 ONSC 167)
temporary child support — income — disclosure — working part-time — affair
Justice P. MacEachern

C.M. v. J.P. (2021 ONSC 8474)
immediate danger — finding that the child — motion — evidence — texts
Justice P. MacEachern

Civil Matters

Rudin-Brown et al. v. Brown et al. AND Brown v. Brown et al. (2022 CanLII 1316)
substantial indemnity costs — fees — disbursements — contribution — assets
Justice H. Williams

Lavallée et al. c. Desormeaux & Gravelle (2022 ONSC 203)
testament — médiation obligatoire — succession — donnant des directives — règle
Juge M. O’Bonsawin

Xie et al v. Coventry Connections Inc. et al. (2022 ONSC 246)
motor vehicle accident — particulars — lawyer — taxi — redacted
Justice M. Smith

Kasanda v. Saiiarelli (2022 ONSC 185)
motion for directions — trustees — garden ornament business — estate
Justice S. Gomery

Marchand v 7104383 Canada Inc. et al. (2022 ONSC 184)
offer — full indemnity costs — lawyers — bill — amount
Justice M. James

Smyth et al. v. Howard et al. (2022 ONSC 170)
leave to commence a derivative — expert — motion to strike — hollowed — shareholder
Justice R. Smith

Babineau v. Hardy Capital Corporation (2022 ONSC 107)
motion — costs — indemnity — amount — fraud
Justice R. Beaudoin

Woods et. al. v. University of Ottawa (2022 ONSC 85)
privilege — class proceeding — motion — sealing — factums
Justice C. MacLeod

Woods et. al. v. University of Ottawa (2022 ONSC 84)
offer — partial indemnity costs — class — percent — owed
Justice C. MacLeod

Tega Homes (Attika) Inc. v. Spencedale Properties Limited et. al. (2022 ONSC 75)
damages — million — closing — project — land
Justice C. MacLeod

Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation No. 671 v. Friend et al. (2022 ONSC 47)
costs — common expense arrears — condominium — liens — incurred
Justice C. Hackland

Criminal Matters

R. v. Walker (2022 ONCJ 5)
child pornography — reliability — evidence
Justice D. Berg

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Family Matters

Morgan v. Cunningham (2022 ONSC 549)
child support — motion — verbal agreement — income — evidence
Justice S. Corthorn

Ostapyk v. Ostapyk (2022 ONSC 400)
motion — uncontested — children — set aside — parenting
Justice D. Summers

The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. L.A. (2022 ONSC 387)
child — visits — extended society care — best interests — adoption
Justice N. Somji

Civil Matters

Gordon v. Gordon et al. (2022 ONSC 550)
affidavit — estate trustees — wills — application — probate
Justice S. Corthorn

Trayanov v. Icetrading Inc. (2022 ONSC 583)
defence — motion — noting — email — pandemic
Justice S. Gomery

Donaldson et al. v. Cameron et al. AND Cameron et al. v. Donaldson et al. (2022 ONSC 377)
beneficiary — costs — designation — capacity as attorney for property — policies
Justice H. Williams

914068 Ontario Inc. v. 713949 Ontario Inc. (2022 ONSC 172)
ceiling meter — lease — water consumption — overcharges — remote meter
Justice J. Parfett

Burwash v. Levy et al. (2022 ONSC 278)
pandemic — non-continuous — tranches — scheduling — trials
Justice S. Gomery

Criminal Matters

Her Majesty the Queen v. Mathieu Coderre (2022 ONSC 528)
suspended sentence — conditional discharge — restraint — probation
Justice R. Maranger

R. v. Tohidy (2022 ONSC 509)
pandemic — vaccinations — conspiracy — application — information
Justice C. Hackland

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

M.J.S. v. Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (2022 ONSC 548)
investigation — physician trainer — reflective essay — majority — hospital
Justices K. Swinton, T. Lederer, and R. Ryan Bell

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Dagenais v. Pellerin (2022 ONCA 76)
vicarious liability — job site — motion — authorized — respondeat
Justices K. Feldman, J. MacPherson, and J. Thorburn

R. v. V.N. (2022 ONCA 31)
pleas — victim — guilty — collateral consequences — offence
Justices D. Paciocco, I. Nordheimer, and L. Sossin

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Family Matters

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. H.Q et al. (2022 ONSC 986)
child — father — care — sober — temporary
Justice J. Audet

Fekete v. Brown (2022 ONSC 903)
pre-arbitration meeting — arbitrator — execute — enforceable — objected to the arbitration process
Justice D. Summers

Ali v. Obas (2022 ONSC 814)
child — recording — probative value — reliability — slapped
Justice P. Roger

Purvis-David v. Roussy (2022 ONSC 793)
child — parenting time — clinician — mental health — anxiety
Justice D. Summers

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. K.D. et al. (2022 ONSC 709)
child — parents — care — visits — domestic violence
Justice J. Audet

Hamilton v. Hamilton (2022 ONSC 724)
contract — agreement — terms — email — matrimonial home
Justice D. Summers

Meacoe v. Cutler (2022 ONSC 667)
father behaved unreasonably — parenting time — income — motion — child
Justice J. Audet

Jumale v. Mahamed (2022 ONSC 566)
parenting time — children — father — visits — best interests
Justice J. Blishen

Civil Matters

Paleshnuik v. Churchill et al. (2022 ONSC 902)
request for an adjournment — appraisal report produced — vendors — realtor — documents
Justice S. Corthorn

Lavallee et al. v. Isak (2022 ONSC 838)
costs — timekeepers — junior lawyer — reputations — student
Justice M. Smith

Pabla v. Caterpillar of Canada Corporation et. al. (2022 ONSC 732)
class — settlement — honorarium — approval — fee
Justice C. MacLeod

Criminal Matters

R. v. Batchelor (2022 ONSC 313)
evidence — apartment — reasonable doubt — sexual assault — kissing
Justice P. Roger

Her Majesty the Queen v. Howe (2022 ONSC 802)
taken as soon as practicable — conducts a system blank test — judicial notice — arresting officer — technician
Justice S. Corthorn

Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest & from Ottawa Judges

Carleton Condominium No. 28 v. Bassi Construction Ltd. (2022 ONSC 759)
motion to extend time — proposed — delay — prejudice — bring a motion for leave
Justice J. Copeland

Sharma v. Allstate Insurance (2022 ONSC 803)
limitation period — delay — bona fide intention — email — two-year limitation
Justices F. McWatt, N. Backhouse, and M. Smith

Hazlett v. Cantusci et al. (2022 ONSC 745)
landlord — tenant — eviction — rent — rental
Justice C. Hackland

Guru Eak Transport Ltd. v. Eagle Truck Sales Inc. et al. (2022 ONSC 702)
truck — vehicle — contractual — indemnification — palpable
Justice C. Hackland

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

S.I. Systems Partnership v. Geng (2022 ONCA 138)
covenants — aka — unenforceable — damages — video
Justices J. Simmons, G. Pardu, and D. Brown

Maisonneuve v. Clark (2022 ONCA 113)
two-year limitation period — arbitration clause — application — agreement — negotiations
Justices G. Huscroft, L. Sossin, and L. Favreau

Burgess v. University Health Network (2022 ONCA 105)
motion — delay — status — inordinate — non-compensable prejudice
Justices G. Huscroft, L. Sossin, and L. Favreau

AOD Corporation v. Miramare Investment Incorporated (2022 ONCA 95)
agreement — indoor management rule — patent — corporation — secured creditors
Justices K. van Rensburg, L. Roberts, and E. R. Tzimas

R. v. Marshall (2022 ONCA 84)
assault — sentence — offence — evidence — necklace
Justices G. Pardu, L. Roberts, and B. Miller

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Family Matters

Danjeh v. Gaouspoor (2022 ONSC 1231)
father — parenting time with the child — supervised — maintains — fires
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Ali v. Obas (2022 ONSC 875)
child — father — parenting time — overnights — best interests
Justice P. Roger

M.W. v. N.A.-Y. (2022 ONSC 1128)
children — parenting time — assessor — father — report
Justice J. Blishen

Gallacher v. Gallacher (2022 ONSC 1073)
payor — arrears — reciprocating — children — income
Justice J. Audet

J.L. v. D.L. (2022 ONSC 1004)
children — boys — father — alienation — reunification
Justice T. Engelking

J.L. v. D.L. (2022 ONSC 1003)
expenses — proportionate share — annual income — hockey — child support
Justice T. Engelking

Rodriguez v. Robertson (2022 ONSC 965)
father — expenses — income — children — dental
Justice J. Audet

Jun v. Arnaud (2022 ONSC 962)
religious ceremony — couple — marriage ceremony — legally married — mosque
Justice C. Aitken

A.G. v. T.E. (2022 ONSC 931)
parenting time from after childcare — best interests — motion — temporary — work schedule
Justice P. MacEachern

D.A. v. CAS Ottawa (2022 ONSC 501)
children — adoption — orders — wards — abuse
Justice J. Parfett

Boucher v. Walker (2022 ONSC 934)
father — child — parenting time — reunification counselling — best interests
Justice N. Somji

Civil Matters

8466718 Canada Inc. v. 1779042 Ontario Ltd. et. al. (2022 ONSC 1268)
motion — costs — endorsement — cross examine on the affidavit — thrown away
Justice C. MacLeod

1770650 Ontario Inc. v. McEnery (2022 ONSC 1230)
sublimit — aggregate — coverage — erode the limits — negligent
Justice M. Smith

Carriere et al (2022 ONSC 1237)
fees — estate — bankrupt — timely manner — taxation
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Thompson et al (2022 ONSC 1236)
fees — estate — timely manner — taxation — closing
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Li et al. v. Barber et. al. (2022 ONSC 1176)
injunction — bitcoin — funds — cryptocurrency — nuisance
Justice C. MacLeod

Shanbaum v. Surface Real Estate Developments Inc. (2022 ONSC 1070)
contra proferentem — pleading — good faith — fair dealing — duty
Justice S. Gomery

McKay v. Vlazny (2022 ONSC 1056)
appraisal — videos — constructive trust — intimate — intentional infliction
Justice M. Smith

Dulude v. Lawrence et al. (2022 ONSC 1034)
subject to litigation privilege — deemed undertaking rule — surveillance — disability — defence
Justice C. Hackland

Musa v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 255 et al. (2022 ONSC 1030)
road salt — snow — contractor — plow — slippery
Justice C. Hackland

Schuiteboer v. Carleton University (2022 ONSC 1009)
university — sexual misconduct — academic — process — complaints
Justice J. Parfett

He v. Meloche Monnex (2022 ONSC 974)
settlement — solicitor-client account — present value — future care needs — capacity to manage property
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. Buoc (2022 ONSC 1067)
pandemic — juror — amicus — jury — pre-trial motions
Justice R. Maranger

R. v. R.G. (2022 ONSC 932)
solicitor-client relationship — impaired driving charge — confidential information — client — legal advice
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Kuffuor (2022 ONSC 909)
evidence — reasonable — judicial pre-trial — appearance — bias
Justice N. Somji

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

2651171 Ontario Inc. v. Brey (2022 ONCA 148)
property as a fourplex — deadline — purchase — agreement — motion
Justices P. Rouleau, K. van Rensburg, and L. Roberts

Desjardins General Insurance Group v. Campbell (2022 ONCA 128)
umpire — appraiser — disinterested — appraisal process — appoint
Justices M. Benotto, D. Brown, and A. Harvison Young

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Family Matters

Weinkauf v. Ruest (2022 ONSC 1472)
child — father — parenting time — joint decision-making — parenting schedule
Justice N. Somji

McHardy v. McHardy (2022 ONSC 1452)
spousal support — economic self-sufficiency — retirement — marriage — income
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Savage v. Kaczmarek (2022 ONSC 1313)
payor — spouse — intentionally under-employed — income — father
Justice J. Audet

Rehman v. Zaib (2022 ONSC 1330)
father — children — mental health — police — parenting
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Green View Heating & Cooling Inc. v. Retail and Franchise Construction Group Inc. (2022 CanLII 17052)
aka — chargebacks — costs — amended — combining
Justice H. McLean

T.S. v. Moise (2022 ONSC 1553)
treatment with antipsychotic medication — capacity — appreciate the reasonably foreseeable consequences — mental condition — schizophrenia
Justice R. Maranger

Sirotek v. O’Dea (2022 ONSC 1529)
discovery — documents — production — chart — financial statements
Justice C. MacLeod

O Cannabis We Stand On Guard For Thee Corporation et al. v. Flom (2022 ONSC 1478)
costs — motion — indemnity — resolutions — lawyer
Justice H. Williams

Meuse v. Taylor (2022 ONSC 1436)
estate trustee — auction houses — beneficiaries — sell — value
Justice S. Gomery

Alafi v. Lindenbach (2022 ONSC 1435)
duty — motion — care — child — negligence
Justice S. Corthorn

Li et al. v. Barber et. al. (2022 ONSC 1543)
funds — cryptocurrency — injunction — escrow — motion
Justice C. MacLeod

Li et al. v. Barber et. al. (2022 ONSC 1351)
injunction — escrow agent — motion — today — funds
Justice C. MacLeod

Doef v Hockey Canada et al. (2022 ONSC 1411)
motion for summary — affiants — affidavit — cross-examine — paralysis
Justice M. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v. Leblanc (2022 ONSC 1359)
domestic violence — murder — moral blameworthiness — offence — sentence
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. Dubois (2022 ONCJ 88)
sentencing — anti racism — youthful first-time offender — deterrence — conditional sentence
Justice D. Berg

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Simpson v. Facebook, Inc. (2022 ONSC 1284)
motion — users — core allegation — personal data — carriage
Justices W. Matheson, R. Ryan Bell, and L. Favreau

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Currie v. Nylene Canada Inc. (2022 ONCA 209)
reasonable notice — retirement — employment — skills — re-hiring
Justices S. Pepall, D. Brown, and J. Thorburn

2651171 Ontario Inc. v. Brey (2022 ONCA 205)
costs — motions — offer — substantial indemnity — fraud
Justices P. Rouleau, K. van Rensburg, and L. Roberts

R. c. S.B.C. (2022 ONCA 171)
dix-huit ans — le-conseil-canadien-de-la-magistrature-publie-un-enonce-de-principes-concernant-les — messages — renseignement qui permettrait d établir — intimes
Les juges K. van Rensburg, L. Roberts, et E. R. Tzimas

Victor Ages Vallance LLP v. OZ Optics Ltd. (2022 ONCA 169)
assessment officer — reviewing — accounts — solicitor — overpayment
Justices K. Feldman, J. MacPherson, and P. Lauwers

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Family Matters

Spirito v. Spirito (2022 ONSC 1839)
spousal support — income — material change — bankruptcy — variation
Justice M. Smith

Couturier-Bertrand v. Clarmo (2022 ONSC 1589)
child — material change — parenting time with the children — best interests — family violence
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Davidson v. Jamieson (2022 ONSC 1736)
income — spousal support — parenting — children — equalization
Justice T. Engelking

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. A.P. and A. D.-S. (2022 ONSC 1618)
child — care — best interests — genuine issue requiring — additional fact-finding powers
Justice T. Engelking

A.M. v. C.D. (2022 ONSC 1516)
vaccine — judicial notice — father — virus — vaccinated
Justice C. Hackland

Civil Matters

Beazley v. Johnston et al. (2022 ONSC 1739)
expert — non-partisan — give opinion evidence — motions — hyperlinks
Justice S. Corthorn

Guibord v. National Bank of Canada (2022 ONSC 1801)
vexatious — mortgage — frivolous — motion — re-litigate
Justice S. Gomery

RJ Concrete v. Eco Depot LTD. (2022 ONSC 1759)
price — amount — agreement — lien was willfully exaggerated — work
Justice H. Williams

Musa v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 225 et al. (2022 ONSC 1696)
costs — docketed — partial indemnity — offer — client
Justice C. Hackland

Robillard et. al. v. Edwards-Turner et. al. (2022 ONSC 1668)
collision — distracted — liability — summary — accident
Justice M. James

Sumner v. OPS (2022 ONSC 1651)
third-party hotels — vexatious — frivolous — arrest — felony
Justice S. Gomery

George W. Drummond Limited v. 595831 Ontario Inc. (2022 ONSC 1624)
soil — underground storage tanks — remedial action plan — excavation — groundwater
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Bernier v. Kinsella et al. (2022 ONSC 1601)
costs — indemnity — motion — online — defamation
Justice C. MacLeod

Criminal Matters

R. v. Bernier (2022 ONSC 1765)
delegation — certiorari — transfer — miscarriage — prosecution
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Amikwabi v. Pope Francis (2022 ONCA 236)
motion — trillions — genome — vexatious — frivolous
Justices J. M. Fairburn, D. Paciocco, and L. Sossin

1750738 Ontario Inc. c. 1750714 Ontario Inc. (2022 ONCA 215)
exécution en nature du contrat — dépens — octroyons — investisseurs — partielle
Les juges K. van Rensburg, M. Benotto, et J. Thorburn

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Family Matters

M.W. v. N.A.-Y. (2022 ONSC 2080)
costs — parenting time — recommendations — assessor — successful
Justice J. Blishen

Danjeh v. Gaouspoor (2022 ONSC 2077)
parenting time with the child — costs — supervised — indemnity basis — successful
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Springstead v. Springstead (2022 ONSC 1906)
children — decision-making responsibility — best interests — relocation — lives
Justice M. Smith

Robert v. Louisseize (2022 ONSC 1756)
child — parenting — father — decision-making responsibility — school
Justice N. Somji

Civil Matters

Hayduk v. Gudz (2022 ONSC 2249)
designation — revocation — testator — falsa demonstratio — will
Justice S. Gomery

1923731 Ontario Ltd. v. Co-operators General Insurance Co. (2022 ONSC 2189)
appraisal — umpire — fire — plaza — operators
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Li et al. v. Barber et al. (2022 ONSC 2038)
adjournment — aka — injunction — videoconference — stakeholder
Justice C. MacLeod

Adam v. Moisan et al. (2022 ONSC 2031)
striking the jury notice — prejudice — motion — pandemic — delay
Justice S. Corthorn

Re Estate of Tanya Claudia Davies (2022 ONSC 2009)
bond — affidavits — deceased — intestacy — assets
Justice C. MacLeod

Tash Benson Group Inc. v. Back-Bone Gear Inc. (2022 ONSC 1928)
motion — costs — leave to represent — indemnity — affidavit
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. G.B. (2022 ONSC 2013)
bed — evidence — uneven scrutiny — fetal
Justice M. Smith

R. v. Trudel (2022 ONSC 1969)
takedown — crystal methamphetamine — bag — backpack — motel
Justice S. Gomery

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Tohidy (2022 ONCA 285)
summarily — reviewing judge erred — pandemic — mandamus — vaccinations
Justices G. Trotter, B. Zarnett, and L. Favreau

Overtveld v. Overtveld (2022 ONCA 269)
interlocutory — capacity as attorneys — contempt — brought a motion — jurisdiction
Justices G. Pardu, D. Paciocco, and J. Thorburn

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Family Matters

Van Der Heide v. Konrad (2022 ONSC 2351)
offer — amount — costs — preferences — indemnity
Justice J. Mackinnon

E.-H. v. The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (2022 ONSC 2324)
abuse — children — warrant to apprehend — misfeasance — discloses no reasonable cause
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Hawthorne v. Williamson (2022 ONSC 2301)
parenting time — visit — supervised — child support — pandemic
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Bhadauria v Côté (2022 ONSC 2476)
father — urgent motion — child — abductions — relocation
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

Aksli v. Brennan (2022 ONSC 2244)
matrimonial home — spousal support — disclosure — income — equalization payment
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

Re Assaly (2022 ONSC 2219)
assignment — e-mail — bankruptcy — interest — assent
Justice R. Smith

Moore v. Kemgni (2022 ONSC 2141)
presumptive connecting — jurisdiction — damages — infliction — forum
Justice H. Williams

Criminal Matters

R. v. Batchelor (2022 ONSC 2392)
offender — pandemic — sexual assault — credit — sentence
Justice P. Roger

R. v. Bar Wari (2022 ONSC 2275)
pre-sentence custody — credit — sentence — cell — lockdowns
Justice C. Aitken

R. v. Villeneuve (2022 ONSC 2188)
behaviour — staff — dangerous offender — pattern — pled guilty
Justice C. Aitken

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. J.W. (2022 ONCA 306)
discreditable conduct evidence — probative value — prejudice — propensity — similarities
Justices P. Lauwers, G. Pardu, and L. Sossin

Collins v. Canada Post Corporation (2022 ONCA 295)
vexatious — frivolous — motion to quash — absolute privilege — abuse
Justices L. Roberts, B, Miller, and B. Zarnett

Lavallee v. Isak (2022 ONCA 290)
screenshot — video — costs — motion — security
Justice L. Roberts

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Family Matters

Thompson v. Sorrenti (2022 ONSC 2481)
decision-making authority — father — academy — school — parenting
Justice S. Corthorn

Abdulaziz v. El Zahabi (2022 ONSC 2591)
marriage — ceremony — parenting time — children — home
Justice J. Mackinnon

Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald (2022 ONSC 2445)
father — child support — separation — matrimonial home — spousal support
Justice N. Somji

Civil Matters

City Core Consortia Limited v. 2549386 Ontario Inc. (2022 ONSC 2723)
triable — broker — pay the third deposit — misrepresentation — agreement
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Brahma v. HR Services (2022 ONSC 2645)
costs — motion for leave to discontinue — offer to settle — rates — awarded
Justice M. Smith

Capital Sports Management Inc. v. Trinity Development Group Inc. (2022 ONSC 2657)
solicitor-client relationship — joint venture — joint retainer — privilege — proponent
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Selkirk v. Selkirk (2022 ONSC 2653)
trust declaration — estate — testamentary — sham — heirs
Justice S. Gomery

Watt v. Guest (2022 ONSC 2641)
boundary fence — laneway — injunction — encroachment — build a new fence
Justice N. Somji

Chevalier v. The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (2022 ONSC 2618)
endorsement — vexatious — instituted the action on behalf — rescinded — scientists
Justice H. Williams

Lamarche v. Pacific Telescope Corp. (2022 ONSC 2553)
timetable — motion — email — dismissal — class
Justice S. Gomery

366012 Ontario Inc. v. Boudreau et al. (2022 ONSC 2527)
lawyer — dates — pandemic — examinations for discovery — timetable
Justice P. Roger

Criminal Matters

R. v. Faisal (2022 ONSC 2700)
evidence — consider — voracity — problematic — analysis
Justice H. McLean

R. v. Cleroux (2022 ONCJ 188)
pre-sentence custody — nurse — sentence — parole — fraudulently
Justice R. Wadden

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Van Delst v. Hronowsky (2022 ONCA 349)
equalization payment — costs — pension — motion — non-registered investment account ending
Justices E. Gillese, A. Harvison Young, and S. Coroza

Chang (Re) (2022 ONCA 346)
bankruptcy — surplus income — failed to disclose — application — discharge
Justices M. Benotto, B. Miller, and J. Copeland

Overtveld v. Overtveld (2022 ONCA 332)
motion — extension — morphed — children — merit
Justices P. Lauwers, I. Nordheimer, and B. Zarnett

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Family Matters

Beauregard v. Morin (2022 ONSC 3008)
father — weekend — parenting time — therapist — visits
Justice J. Mackinnon

Nastai v. Nastai (2022 ONSC 2872)
child — adjournment — reunification counselling — motion — materials
Justice J. Mackinnon

Volgemut v. Decristoforo (2022 ONSC 2520)
father — costs — child — parenting time — bad faith
Justice J. Audet

Barta v. Barta (2022 ONSC 2722)
costs for the motion — child — full recovery basis — successful — spousal
Justice T. Engelking

Civil Matters

Singhko Inc. v. Armenia Flooring Inc. (2022 ONSC 3022)
pandemic — writ — refinance — motion — seizure
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Carroll by her litigation guardian Luknowsky v. Aviva et. al. (2022 ONSC 2931)
solicitor-client privilege — coverage — documents — faith — better affidavit
Justice M. James

SageTea Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada (2022 ONSC 2938)
defamation — response to demand for particulars — conference — jurisdiction — alleged defamatory statements
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Thambwe v. Pawen et al (2022 ONSC 2820)
dismissal — motion to set aside — delay — examinations for discovery — timetable
Associate Justice M. Fortier

Beazley v. Johnston et al. (2022 ONSC 2747)
https — www ncbi nlm nih gov — experts on cross-examination — pdf — document was abandoned
Justice S. Corthorn

Wright v. 1313779 Ontario Inc. (2022 ONSC 2704)
motion record — lawyers — relief — discontinuance — originating process
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R. v. Walker (2022 ONSC 2698)
sentencing — dangerous offender — statements — uncharged conduct — ruling
Justice A. London-Weinstein

R. v. D.B. (2021 ONSC 8448)
apartment — choking — evidence — sexual assault — crack
Justice S. Corthorn

R. v. S.O. (2021 ONSC 8410)
incident — evidence — sexual — apartment
Justice S. Corthorn

R. v. D.B. (2020 ONSC 8220)
impeachment — cross-examination for the purpose — evidence — incrimination — compelled
Justice S. Corthorn

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Azzi (2022 ONCA 366)
jurors — stand-aside power — jury selection — curative proviso — peremptory challenges
Justices G. Strathy, S. Coroza, and J. George