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Appeal by the Crown from a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal setting aside the conviction of Sullivan and ordering a new trial for Chan on the basis that s.33.1 of the Criminal Code violated ss. 7 and 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and was not saved by s.1.
Friday, May 13, 2022 @ 6:15 AM
TERMS - Express terms - Exclusion clauses - Liability for breach - Statutory terms - Sale of goods
Appeal by Pine Valley Enterprises Inc. (“Pine Valley”) from a trial decision dismissing its action against Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. (“Earthco”). Pine Valley bought topsoil from the respondent, Earthco, for use in a City of Toronto project designed to reduce basement flooding. The topsoil did not meet the City's specifications. The City required Pine Valley to remove and replace it, causing Pine Valley a loss the trial judge assessed at $350,386. ... [read more]
Friday, May 13, 2022 @ 6:14 AM
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Time to appeal - Extension of time - Perfecting - Quashing or dismissal of
Motion by Hategan for an order setting aside the Registrar’s dismissal of her appeal and requesting extra time to perfect her appeal. Hategan and Frederiksen were former members of Heritage Front, an extremist neo-Nazi group. Hategan felt Frederiksen’s public persona was an appropriation of Hategan’s own identity, and that her appearance, religious and sexual identity had been assumed to steal Hategan’s life and accomplishments. ... [read more]
Thursday, May 12, 2022 @ 6:06 AM
WILLS - Testamentary capacity - Legal capacity - Rebuttable presumption - Suspicious circumstances
Appeal by Leonard from the dismissal of her application to declare the will invalid, on grounds that the application judge erred in relying on the presumption of capacity to make a determination in the absence of material evidence. The parties were cousins disputing over the will of their late aunt. ... [read more]
Thursday, May 12, 2022 @ 6:04 AM
ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PRIVACY - Inspection of public documents - Bars and grounds for refusal
Appeal by the Attorney General for Ontario (AGO) from the Divisional Court’s dismissal of the AGO’s application for judicial review of a decision by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). ... [read more]
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ 6:33 AM
SENTENCING - Weapons offences - Concurrent sentences - Seriousness of offence
Application by Crown for leave to appeal sentencing decision that concluded that all Laing’s sentences for his firearms-related offences would be concurrent. Laing pleaded guilty to three counts of the careless use of a firearm and four counts of being an occupant in a motor vehicle while knowing there was a firearm present. ... [read more]
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ 6:30 AM
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Best interests of child - Primary caregiver - Custody and parenting time
Application by the mother for a divorce and for a parenting order that would allow the child to remain in Canada with her. The mother was born in 1982 and was employed with McCain Foods Limited (McCain’s). The respondent father was born in 1977 and worked for the same company in Puerto Rico for approximately 20 years. ... [read more]
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 @ 6:10 AM
TRADEMARKS - Expungement - Grounds - Not distinctive - Abandonment
Action by Milano Pizza Ltd. (MPL) for trademark infringement, passing off, and depreciation of goodwill. Counterclaim by the defendants for expungement of the Milano Design Registration, passing off, and other relief. MPL was an Ottawa-based company that licensed independent pizzeria owner-operators. The Milano Design Mark (MDM) was registered in MPL’s name for “take out restaurant services, with delivery.” ... [read more]
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 @ 6:10 AM
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Arising subsequent to incident
Appeal by McPhail from award of non-pecuniary damages for injuries he incurred in motor vehicle accident. Ross admitted responsibility for the collision. Because of the accident, McPhail had to discontinue his running and swimming for awhile. McPhail’s doctor considered that McPhail was suffering from neck and back strain and made a provisional diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). ... [read more]
Monday, May 09, 2022 @ 9:21 AM
REGULATION OF PROFESSION - Disciplinary proceedings - What constitutes misconduct - Grounds for suspension
Appeal by Merchant from a decision of the Law Society of Saskatchewan Hearing Committee finding him guilty of conduct unbecoming of a lawyer. Merchant obtained and acted upon a Direction to Pay signed by JS, a residential school survivor whom Merchant had represented. ... [read more]
Monday, May 09, 2022 @ 9:11 AM
GIFTS - Inter vivos - Validity of transfer
Appeal by G Burnouf (GB) from a Chambers Decision. A Burnouf (AB) was the registered owner of three properties in Saskatchewan. In 2017, AB and her son, GB, entered into a trust agreement pursuant to which the land in question was transferred into their joint names. The terms of the trust stipulated that GB was to hold the land as a trustee and that AB could demand return of the land at any time during her lifetime. ... [read more]
