Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Chayra v. Texeira (2023 ONSC 6722)
Family law — Interjurisdictional support orders — Provisional orders — Confirmation
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Service de Pneus Lavoie Outaouais Inc. v. 2189224 Ontario Inc. o/a Tiremag (2023 ONSC 6453)
Civil procedure — Default judgments — Application to amend — Title of proceeding — Correction of defendant’s name
Justice S. Corthorn

Charron-Rix v Rix and Freeman (2023 ONSC 6630)
Civil procedure — Documents — Dismissal for want of prosecution — Extension of time
Justice M. James

Schiller v. Ste. Marie et al. (2023 ONSC 6814)
Professions — Barristers and solicitors — Fees — Assessment
Justice P. Roger

Khan v. Bujold (2023 ONSC 6618)
Torts — Intentional infliction of mental distress — Trespass to property — Harassment — Malicious prosecution
Justice S. Gomery

Re Jayaraman (2023 ONSC 6559)
Bankruptcy and insolvency — Application to lift stay of proceedings — Duty of good faith
Justice S. Kershman

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Sablani v. Sablani (2023 ONSC 6288)
Family law — Children — Custody and access — Jurisdiction — Maintenance
Justice P. MacEachern

Jones v. Widenmaier (2023 ONSC 5988)
Family law — Custody — Primary residence — Shared parenting arrangements — Costs
Justice A. London-Weinstein

Laprise v. Laprise (2023 ONSC 6195)
Family law — Child support — Variation — Retroactive
Justice M. Smith

Elbadawy v. Moustafa (2023 ONSC 6024)
Civil procedure — Pre-trial disclosure — Enforcement — Striking pleadings — Orders
Justice D. Summers

Balmir c. Balmir (2023 ONSC 5903)
égalisation des biens familiaux nets — vente du foyer conjugal — séparation — pilotes-de-reglement-judiciaire-executoire-des-differends — vente du domicile conjugal
Juge K. Jensen

Boyer v. Brown (2023 ONSC 3905)
Family law — Custody and access — Child support — Spousal support — Equalization of net family property
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

Miah v. 1000087635 Ontario Inc. (2023 ONSC 6473)
Costs — Substantial Indemnity — Real Estate litigation
Justice H. Williams

Service de Pneus Lavoie Outaouais Inc. v. 2189224 Ontario Inc. o/a Tiremag (2023 ONSC 6453)
Civil procedure — Default judgments — Rules of Civil Procedure — Correction of defendant’s name
Justice S. Corthorn

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New Titles – November 2023

See the list below for new titles now available at the CCLA library!

2023 Annotated Ontario Highway Traffic Act (Thomson)

2023 Annotated Ontario Provincial Offences Act (Thomson)

2023-2024 Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act (Thomson)

Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 10th Ed. (Thomson)

Code criminel annoté – 2024 (Thomson)

Federal Access to Information and Privacy Legislation Annotated 2024 (Thomson)

The Law of Independent Legal Advice, 3rd Ed. (Thomson)

Mack’s Criminal Law Trial Book – 2023 Ed. (Thomson)

Martin’s Annual Criminal Code, 2024 Ed. (Thomson)

Ontario Small Claims Court Practice 2024 (Thomson)

Stikeman Income Tax Act Annotated 2023, 74th Ed. (Thomson)

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Balmir c. Balmir (2023 ONSC 5903)
égalisation des biens familiaux nets — vente du foyer conjugal — séparation — pilotes-de-reglement-judiciaire-executoire-des-differends — vente du domicile conjugal
Juge K. Jensen

Terefe v. Berouk (2023 ONSC 5673)
Family law — Guardianship — Presumption of guardianship — Practice — Affidavits
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Cadieux v. Thompson (2023 ONSC 5631)
Family law — Custody and access — Orders — Enforcement — Contempt
Justice N. Somji

DeGiorgio v. DeGiorgio (2023 ONSC 5574)
Family law — Spousal support — Compensatory and non-compensatory claims — Costs
Justice T. Engelking

Civil Matters

City of Ottawa v. ClubLink Corporation ULC (2023 ONSC 5004)
Contract law — Interpretation — Courts — Jurisdiction — Equitable remedies
Justice M. Labrosse

Oz Merchandising Inc. v. Greenspoon (2023 ONSC 5771)
Practice and procedure — Default proceedings — Setting aside noting in default — Grounds
Justice A. Kaufman

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Newly Received Materials from LSO CPD

Below are some of the most recent LSO CPD materials added to the library collection and are now available for free online! Come by the library to read these in print or click on the linked titles below to download the articles from AccessCLE.

20th Real Estate Law Summit (April 19-20, 2023)

  • Looking back on the last twenty years of real estate law summits / Sidney Troister
  • Real estate frauds : they’re back. the resurgence of title fraud and the proposed regulatory responses thereto / Jeffrey Lem
  • Latest condominium issues : new taxes & restrictions re: residential property / Tammy Evans
  • The five most negotiated issues in commercial leasing / Karsten Lee & Arman Poushin

Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2023 (April 29, 2023)

  • Update on statement law / James V. Palangio
  • S. 8 update on warrantless searches / Jennifer Conroy
  • Update on the law of detention / Michael Perlin
  • Social science evidence in criminal law / Peter Thorning & Cassandra Greeta

Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2023 (May 4, 2023)

  • Litigation guardians in Ontario courts, 2023 : nuts, bolts, cases / Sean Graham
  • “Fiduciaries accessing digital assets” / Alexandra Manthorpe
  • Preparing a will for a vulnerable client / Justin de Vries & Christopher Cook
  • Tips on taking will instructions and reporting letters to clients / Brendan Donovan

The Six-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2023 (May 30, 2023)

  • Land use compatibility basics / Andrew Jeanrie & Stephanie Brazzell
  • Parkland dedication appeals & Bill 23 implications : the municipal perspective / Jenna Morley
  • Bonus question: what’s the advantage of a bonus? / Bruce Engell
  • Interplay of the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 and the Planning Act / Daniel Artenosi, Justine Reyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Maclean v. Courville (2023 ONSC 5565)
Family law — Child support — Variation
Justice T. Engelking

Malone v. Cappon (2023 ONSC 5365)
Family law — Maintenance — Entitlement — Needs of child — Employment
Justice J. Audet

Mikhail v. Mikhail (2023 ONSC 5289)
Adjournments — Imputation of income — Spousal support — Child support — Federal Child Support Guidelines
Justice P. MacEachern

Civil Matters

Royal Bank of Canada c. Guy Lafond (2023 ONCS 4873)
dépens — costs — montants — motion — base d indemnisation complète
Juge H. Williams

Aubin v. Bowie (2023 ONSC 5372)
Civil procedure — Default judgments — Setting aside
Justice H. Williams

Pyper v. Goble (2023 ONSC 5389)
Civil procedure — Vexatious proceedings — Characterization of proceedings
Justice R. Ryan Bell

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Civil Matters

Horrocks v. McConville et al. (2023 ONSC 5307)
Family law — Civil procedure — Admissions — Withdrawal
Justice M. Smith

Stayside Corporation Inc. V. Cyndric Group Inc. et al. (2023 ONSC 5266)
Civil procedure — Costs — Substantial Indemnity — Anticipatory breach
Justice A. Doyle

Bruno Makoundi et al. -et- Lycée Claudel et al. (2023 ONCS 5149)
convaincue que la juge associée — protocole d entente — cautionnement pour dépens — impécunieux — bonnes raisons
Juge H. Williams

Sachan v. Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2023 ONSC 5206)
Construction of statutes — Canada Elections Act
Justice O. Rees

Kisac v. Defence Construction (1951) Ltd. (2023 ONSC 5192)
Civil procedure — Striking pleadings — No reasonable cause of action
Justice S. Gomery

Thompson v. Canadian Home Improvement Credit Corporation (2023 ONSC 5159)
Damages — Punitive damages
Justice S. Gomery

Taetz v. Mikolajewski (2023 ONSC 5143)
Wills and estates — Estate trustees — Costs
Justice A. Doyle

Crete et al. v. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation et al. (2023 ONSC 5141)
Contract law — Interpretation — Real property — Commercial leases — Snow removal
Justice H. Williams

Seal It Up v. Irwin (2023 ONSC 5136)
Contract law — Breach — Injunctions — Interim injunctions
Justice J. Hooper

Auriemma et al. v. Cristoveanu (2023 ONSC 5072)
Civil procedure — Parties under disability — Litigation guardians
Justice S. Corthorn

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New Titles – September 2023

See the list below for new titles now available at the CCLA library!

2023 Annotated Ontario Provincial Offences Act (Thomson)

ADR for Legal Professionals, 2nd Ed. (Emond)

Defending Drinking, Drugs and Driving Cases 2023 (Thomson)

Education Law, 5th Ed. (Thomson)

Interviewing Skills for Legal Professionals, 3rd Ed. (Emond)

Ontario Annual Practice, 2023-2024 Ed. (Thomson)

The Practical Guide to Evidence and Proof in Criminal Cases, 9th Ed. (Emond)

Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition (Emond)

Rules of Evidence: A Practical Approach, 3rd Ed. (Emond)

Tort and Contract Law for Paralegals, 3rd Ed. (Emond)

Watt’s Manual of Criminal Jury Instructions, Third Ed. (Thomson)

Wills and Estates, Revised 5th Ed. (Emond)

Ziff’s Principles of Property Law, Eighth Ed. (Thomson)

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Douglas v. Faucher (2023 ONSC 5026)
Family law — Child support
Justice M. James

Daher v. Khanafer (2023 ONSC 4941)
Practice — Costs — Motion by father to increase costs
Justice J. Audet

Civil Matters

Beazley v. Johnston et al. (2023 ONSC 4956)
Summary judgment — Genuine issue requiring trial — Medical malpractice
Justice S. Corthorn

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Torgersrud v. Lightstone (2023 ONCA 580)
Family law — Property — Equalization of net family property — Contract law
Justices K. Feldman, M. Benotto, and L. Roberts

Fabrikant v. Kelly (2023 ONCA 579)
Civil procedure — Vexatious litigants — Motion to dismiss — Frivolous and vexatious proceedings — Abuse of court’s process
Justices K. van Rensburg, I. Nordheimer, and J. George

Newly Received Materials from LSO CPD

Below are some of the most recent LSO CPD materials added to the library collection and are now available for free online! Come by the library to read these in print or click on the linked titles below to download the articles from AccessCLE.

Six-Minute Administrative Law and Practice 2023 (March 2, 2023)

  • Dismissing human rights applications without a hearing : an access to justice issue? / Wade Poziomka
  • How to make your legal practice accessible / Michael Gottheil
  • Class action and administrative law / Courtney Betty

Family Law Refresher 2023 (March 3, 2023)

  • Statutory framework and key concepts : child protection / Chithika Withanage
  • Tips on representing clients in parenting time, parental decision-making & relocation cases / Steven Benmor
  • Conferences and motion – a hodge podge of key considerations / Frances M. Wood
  • Preparing for trial / Fareen L. Jamal & Kathleen Broschuk

17th Family Law Summit (March 28, 2023)

  • The intersection of real estate and family law / Tannis Waugh
  • Alternative billing models / Shuchanna Swaby
  • Enforcing support orders – private enforcement under the Family Law Rules / Georgette Makhoul
  • Enforcement of support orders by the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) ; What you need to know when dealing with FRO / Kelly Spear & Sobika Sadacharam
  • Separation date assessment guide / David Frenkel & Yunjae Kim

Wills and Estates Refresher 2023 (March 30, 2023)

  • The initial client meeting, file management and digitizing your practice / Corina Weigl & Yvonne Mazurak
  • The annotated will 2023
  • Will drafting checklist / Amanda J. Stacey
  • Reporting letter for will execution / Ed Esposto