Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Milne v. Milne (2018 ONSC 614)
father — child support — offer — settle — successful
Justice A. Doyle
Labrèche v Labrèche (2017 ONSC 615)
costs — bad faith — equalization — offer — rates
Justice H. Williams
Derakhshan v. Narula (2018 ONSC 537)
joint family venture — unjust enrichment — renovations — common-law relationship — evidence
Justice L. Sheard
Jirova v. Benincasa (2018 ONSC 534)
arbitration — email — evidence — process — partner
Justice J. Audet
K.F. v. Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (2018 ONSC 364)
grandparents — openness — statutory timeline — parens patriae jurisdiction to extend — gap
Justice J. Audet
Civil Matters
Daly Square Inc. v. 1786097 Ontario Inc. and Camille Mikhael (2018 ONSC 745)
limitation period — notice of motion — statute-barred — factum — dismissal
Justice H. Williams
Mohamed v. Dakhil (2018 ONSC 626)
solicitor-client account — motion record — settlement — dispensing with the requirement — funds
Justice S. Corthorn
Greenough v. Maple Ridge Media Inc. (2018 ONSC 660)
heating — heat — system — slabs — house
Justice S. Gomery
St-Laurent Automotive Group et. al. v. Sami’s Garage Ltd. et. al. (2018 ONSC 616)
costs — bring their summary judgment motion — partial indemnity — argue — lawyers
Justice H. Williams
Johnson v. Canada Motor Car Inc. (2018 ONSC 562)
motion for summary — costs — pleading motion — substantial indemnity basis — leave to amend her pleading
Justice S. Corthorn
Dawson v. Halpenny Insurance Brokers. Ltd. (2018 ONSC 513)
costs — partial indemnity basis — subrule — solicitor-client fees — motion for summary
Justice S. Corthorn
Erland v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario (2018 ONSC 485)
failure — summary judgment motion — email — document — water
Justice C. MacLeod
Leonard v. Saint-Vincent Hospital (2018 ONSC 370)
subrule — application — approval of a settlement — rule — person under a disability
Justice S. Corthorn
Bert Bowen Ltd. v. Ortner (2018 ONSC 460)
partial summary — evidence — fiduciary — employment — business
Justice C. MacLeod
Ghanim v. Ali (2018 ONSC 407)
post-accident fall — wife — examination of a non-party — pre-accident life — information
Master N. Champagne
Metro Taxi Ltd. v. City of (Ottawa) (2018 ONSC 509)
taxicab — class members — common — members of minority groups — taxi
Justice R. Smith
Foustanellas v Foustanellas (2018 ONSC 366)
draft — benefit of the minor beneficiaries — personal representative of the estate — cost of the mediation — trust
Justice H. Williams
Bogar v March Ford Inc. (2018 CanLII 3441)
dealership — commissions — misconduct — period — termination
Deputy Judge R. Conway
Gahungu v Gahungu (2018 CanLII 3447)
costs — fee — legal fees — self-represented — compensate
Deputy Judge R. Conway
Beraskow v TD Insurance and Servicemaster Of Ottawa (2018 CanLII 3439)
cork — vapour barrier — tiles — floor — tile
Deputy Judge R. Conway
Criminal Matters
R. v. Gravel (2018 ONSC 627)
evidence — collision — scene — pgs — minivan
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
R. v. Morgan (2018 ONSC 473)
push — conditional sentence — fall down the stairs — children — moral blameworthiness
Justice L. Ratushny
R. v. Ntibazonkiza (2018 ONSC 410)
bolus drinking — alcohol — roadside demand was administered — evidence — detained
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
R. v. B.R. (2018 ONSC 586)
children — assaults — victim — predators
Justice L. Sheard
R. v. Potter (2018 ONSC 190)
purpose of trafficking — drugs — sentencing — cocaine — marijuana
Justice J. McNamara
R. v. R.M.P. (2018 ONSC 403)
apartment — cross-examination — evidence — bed — sexual assault
Justice R. Ryan Bell
R. v. Madeley (2018 ONSC 391)
victim surcharge — offender — mentally disabled — fine — imposed
Justice M. O’Bonsawin
R. v. Joumaa (2018 ONSC 317)
fentanyl — oxycodone — pre-sentence custody — illicit — pills
Justice L. Ratushny
R. v. F.G. (2018 ONCJ 31)
bedroom — children — evidence — told
Justice P. Doody
R. v. Fraser (2018 ONCJ 32)
firearm — sentence — shotgun — offences — weapon
Justice P. Doody
Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges
Major League Baseball v. Cardinal (2018 ONSC 714)
judicial review — jurisdiction — application — trade-mark — prematurity
Justices F. Kiteley, M. Linhares de Sousa, and L. Pattillo
Husseini v. York Regional Police Service (2018 ONSC 283)
penalty — consistency — benefits fraud — dismissal — usefulness
Justices F. Kiteley, L. Pattillo, and L. Sheard
Corporation of the Town of New Tecumseth v.Snieg (2018 ONSC 634)
normal farm practice — agricultural operation — fill management plan — innovative — evidence
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Popescu v. Wittman Canada Inc. (2018 ONSC 631)
employment contract — lay-off — constructively dismissed — termination pay — overriding error
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Peddle v. Hayduk (2018 ONSC 585)
stay — lifted — arrears — costs — reinstating
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Pollard Windows v.1459855 Ontario Limited et al (2018 ONSC 558)
screens — motions — trivial — lien — windows
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Hancock v. Rutherford (2018 ONSC 556)
indefinite — motions — support — co-habitation — full-time employment
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Monteith Mineralized Solutions Inc. v. Nu-Gro Ltd, et al (2018 ONSC 539)
settlement — sealing — orders — oppression application — motion
Justices B. Abrams, W. Matheson, and R. Ryan Bell
Lee v. Simmons (2018 ONSC 504)
partial indemnity basis — spent — inclusive — disbursements — successful
Justice M. Labrosse
Singh v. PCPO (2018 ONSC 203)
settlement privilege — hint of compromise — nomination — communications — public interest
Justices F. Kiteley, M. Linhares de Sousa, and L. Pattillo
Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest
Kaymar Rehabilitation Inc. v. Champlain Community Care Access Centre (2018 ONCA 76)
experience equivalents — bidders — professional services — community setting — indemnity
Justices S. Pepall, C.W. Hourigan, and D. Brown
Tam v. El-Hawary (2018 ONCA 70)
affiliates — motion — liable — concede — corporate
Justices J. Laskin, R. Sharpe, and J.M. Fairburn