Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

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

Family Matters

Pey v Pey (2016 ONSC 1909)
spousal support — income — marriage — intentionally under-employed — square feet
Justice M. Shelston

Pey v Pey (2016 ONSC 2520)
children — amendment — access — ill to attend school — reaches six years of age
Justice M. Shelston

Karar v Abo-El Ella (2016 ONSC 2575)
father — e-mail message — conference — urgent — access
Justice S. Corthorn

Wang v Grenier (2016 ONSC 2646)
motion — urgency — assessor — parenting — child
Master C. MacLeod

Laflamme v Judge (2016 ONSC 2526)
motion — child — access — costs — conference
Justice M. Shelston

Barnett v Stratton (2016 ONSC 2447)
access visits — interim motion — father — frequency — report
Justice S. Corthorn

Beach v Tolstoy (2016 ONSC 2423)
child support — retroactive — post-secondary education — expenses — offer
Justice J. Blishen

Civil Matters

Abdollahpour v Banifatemi (2016 ONSC 2420)
partial indemnity costs — offer — register — allow — endorsement
Justice C. Hackland

Bisson o/a Grimes Roofing et al v Drevniok et al (2016 ONSC 2684)
subcontract — third — security — diverted — records
Justice T. Minnema

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Ottawa Blog Roll: April 2016

Below are links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community through the first half of April.

Civil Litigation

It’s time to open the civil litigation door for sexual assault victims
– Sherif Rizk, Codified Law Blog

It’s Official: Distracted Driving Is Just As Dangerous As Impaired Driving
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Could “Hot Tubbing” Bring Fairness to Personal Injury Claims in both Tort and Accident Benefits?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Changes ahead for Accident Benefits Dispute Resolution
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Compensation from one, several or all
– David Hollingsworth, The Lawyers Weekly

Occupiers’ Liability for Unmarked Hazards
– Danesh Rana, Burke-Robertson LLP

Corporate Law

USAs and Corporate Law: Letting Friends Stay Friends
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett LLP

Crowdfunding those benjamins!
– André Martin, Mann Lawyers

Criminal Law

Tasked with change: finding solutions to the Ottawa jail
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

March Criminal Law Round-up
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

My Brain Made Me Do It: Neuroscience & Criminal Law
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Constitutional Jurisdiction – Confirmed
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law

Realistically Dangerous
– Louise Tansey, Mack’s Criminal Law

Some Is All You Need
– Louise Tansey, Mack’s Criminal Law

Marijuana production conviction for selling gardening supplies in Ontario?
– Brett McGarry, McGarry Law

Private Member’s Bills: Torture Abhors a Vacuum
– Michael Spratt

Justice Lauzon calls out the bail system
– Miriam Martin, Avant Law LLP

Employment & Labour Law

Uber and the Sharing Model – An Update
– Alison McEwen, The Workplace Matters

Diverse Workforces are an Important Key to Success
– Karine Dion, The Workplace Matters

Why Restaurants Need to Get Rid of Sexist Workplace Uniform Policies
– Alison McEwen, The Workplace Matters

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

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

Family Matters

Corriveau v Richardson (2016 ONSC 2295)
father — access — spousal support — equalization — success
Justice J. Mackinnon

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v A.V. (2016 ONSC 2084)
costs — successful — indemnity — recordings
Justice M. Labrosse

Nye v Nye (2016 ONSC 1853)
spousal support — material change — payor — variation — age
Justice M. Shelston

Laflamme v Judge (2016 ONSC 2174)
undergo the hair follicle testing — mistake — submit to hair follicle testing — motion — request
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

Muntean v Enablence Canada Inc. (2016 ONSC 923)
lay-off notice — constructive dismissal — treat the lay-off — temporary lay-off — voicemail
Justice T. Ray

Georges v Nahri (2016 ONSC 2294)
shares — genuine issue requiring — evidence — motion for summary — obtain a pre-trial hearing date
Justice B. Warkentin

Ghazi-Daryani v Gibsons LLP (2016 ONSC 2290)
costs thrown away — motion to amend — preparation — offset — submits
Justice R. Beaudoin

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