Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
M.D. v. A.C. (2017 ONSC 7722)
offer to settle — costs — validity of the marriage contract — fix — amount
Justice T. Engelking
Maan v. Poirier (2017 ONSC 7678)
contempt — support — parenting course — access — three-part test
Justice D. Summers
Fortier v. Lauzon (2017 ONSC 7503)
father — equalization payment — interest in the matrimonial home — pension —
occupation rent
Justice M. Shelston
Zakhour v. Nayel (2017 ONSC 7601)
occupation rent — matrimonial home — spousal support — separation — provide
Justice T. Engelking
Gagnon v. Vance (2017 ONSC 7575)
email — set aside — office — potential prejudice — uncontested
Justice D. Summers
Sarmiento v. Ortiz (2017 ONSC 7570)
income — child support — payor parent — retroactive — pay
Justice T. Engelking
Hallock v. Wakely (2017 ONSC 7347)
children — access — parenting — grandparents — text messages
Justice C. MacLeod
Anslow v. Anslow (2017 ONSC 7518)
children — matrimonial home — income — access — overnight
Justice C. MacLeod
Hanniman v. Hanniman (2017 ONSC 7536)
spousal support — separation agreement — retirement — material change in
circumstances — income
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Bloom v. Bloom (2017 ONSC 7514)
costs — motion — spousal support — steps — step
Justice J. Audet
Piacenti v. Thomson (2017 ONSC 7502)
settlement conference — bad faith — docketed — unproductive — costs
Justice L. Sheard
Akkawi v. Habli (2017 ONSC 6124)
father — income — spousal support — child — net family property
Justice M. Shelston
Davidson v. Davidson (2017 ONSC 7469)
possession of the matrimonial home — child — youngest — exclusive possession of
the matrimonial — father
Justice M. Shelston
Uriu v. Rivadeneyra (2017 ONSC 7457)
spousal support — costs — relocate — offer to settle — set-off
Justice L. Sheard
Bridge v. Laurence (2017 ONSC 7417)
spousal support — dividend — income — agreement — legal fees
Justice C. MacLeod
Armstrong v. Vanneste (2017 ONSC 7351)
costs — motion — indemnity — time spent — child
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Hassan v. Garib (2017 ONSC 7227)
child — police — states — family — return
Justice T. Engelking
Dubé v. Wabafiyebazu (2017 ONSC 7170)
spousal support — income — post-secondary education — dependant — material change
Justice J. Audet
Civil Matters
Schellings et al. v. W. O. Stinson & Son Ltd. et al. (2017 ONSC 7721)
corrosion — oil tank — lawsuits — leaks — leak
Justice S. Gomery
Ottawa Humane Society v. Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (2017 ONSC 7523)
costs — governance model — litigation — by-law — application
Justice R. Beaudoin
Sarazen Realty v McTaggart and Bisson (2017 ONSC 7659)
successors — administrators — assigns — tenns — heirs
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
Conklin v. R (2017 ONSC 7645)
nullity — notice — striking — struck — files
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
1168760 Ontario Inc. v. 6706037 Canada Inc. & Denis Bertrand (2017 ONSC 7497)
offer to settle — costs — bona fide purchaser without notice — substantial
indemnity — fraudulent
Justice R. Smith
Ernest G. Tannis Professional Corporation v. Clyde Corners Inc. (2017 ONSC 7541)
additional rent — tenant — eviction — distraint — architect’s certificate showing
Justice C. MacLeod
Rehel Estate v. Methot (2017 ONSC 7529)
estate trustee — designation — beneficiary — death — spouse
Justice S. Gomery
Clatney v. Noel (2017 ONSC 7500)
motion — drafted — scope — assessment — pleading
Justice R. Beaudoin
Donleavy v. Ultramar Ltd. (2017 ONSC 7438)
tank — fuel oil — fuel oil-burning heating system — regime — inspection
Justice S. Corthorn
Yeas v. Yeas (2017 ONSC 7402)
testamentary capacity — will — instructions — stroke — domestic contract
Justice S. Kershman
English et al. v. Perras et al. (2017 ONSC 7365)
shared driveway — prescriptive easement — right-of-way — property — retaining
wall
Justice S. Gomery
Ramsarran et al. v. Assaly Asset Management Corp. et al. (2017 ONSC 7191)
lawyer — owe a duty of care — intentional misrepresentation — trust account —
fiduciary duty
Justice S. Gomery
Sheldon v Reyna (2017 ONSC 7248)
documents — doctor s cross-examination — recall — testimony — produced
Justice H. Williams
Berry v Bel-air Lexus Toyota (2017 CanLII 86626)
representation fee — disbursements — bank — costs — overhead
Deputy Judge R. Conway
Clark v Gahungu (2017 CanLII 86628)
electrician — extras — work — landscaping — contract
Deputy Judge R. Conway
Criminal Matters
R. v. D.B. (2017 ONSC 7640)
delay — medical records — skeletal survey — transitional exceptional circumstance
— defence
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
R. v. Bush (2017 ONSC 7234)
attempt murder — dates — delay — triple murder — judicial pre-trial
Justice R. Beaudoin
R. v. Bush (2017 ONSC 7426)
ruling — plastic bag — cross-examine — murders — deadliness
Justice R. Beaudoin
R. v. Bush (2017 ONSC 7627)
murder — offender — worst — duct tape — hero
Justice R. Beaudoin
R. v. Ader (2017 ONSC 7052)
ransom — hostages — phone — negotiator — duress
Justice R. Smith
R. v. Clairoux (2017 ONSC 7123)
delay — defence — time — preliminary inquiry — trafficking
Justice K. Phillips
R. v. Vennor (2017 ONCJ 842)
bolus drinking — blood alcohol concentration — weight — milligrams of alcohol —
pounds
Justice P. Doody
R. v. Moore (2017 ONCJ 841)
breath — tow — taken as soon as practicable — cruiser — vehicle
Justice P. Doody
Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges
Frederick v. Van Dusen (2018 ONSC 106)
proposed cross-appeal — costs — indemnity — offer to settle — inclusive
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Charron c. Charron (2017 ONCS 7045)
police d’assurance-vie — finale — motion — modification — saisie
Les juges K. Swinton, M. Labrosse et L. Favreau
O’Brien v. Blue Heron Co-Operative Homes Inc. et al. (2017 ONSC 7168)
vexatious — good reason to believe — security for costs — fiduciary — director
Justice R. Smith
Catford v. The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (2017 ONSC 7411)
complaint — otherwise an abuse of process — bad faith — vexatious — frivolous
Justices F. Kiteley, M. Linhares de Sousa, and L. Pattillo
Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest
Sirois v. Weston (2017 ONCA 1002)
construction of the solar farm — property — adjoining — monetized — damage
Justices K. Feldman, M. Fairburn, and I. Nordheimer
R. v. Adam (2017 ONCA 988)
co-accused — delay — fraud — application — prejudice
Justices A. Hoy, D. Doherty, and K. Feldman
El-Khodr v. Lackie (2017 ONCA 984)
costs — partial indemnity — complexity — inclusive of disbursements — landscape
Justices D. Doherty, J. MacFarland, and P. Rouleau