Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Torgersrud v. Lightstone (2023 ONSC 1603)
Family law — Civil procedure — Costs — bursements — Equalization of net family property
Justice A. Doyle
Maclean v. Courville (2023 ONSC 1371)
Family law — Motion to vary — Child support — Arrears — Expenses
Justice T. Engelking
Civil Matters
Li v. Barber (2023 ONSC 1679)
Civil litigation — Motion to strike statement of claim — Class proceedings
Justice C. MacLeod
Bluteau v. Griffiths (2023 ONSC 1004)
Practice — Motion to strike pleadings — Rules of Civil Procedure
Justice M. Labrosse
Fire Team K-9’s Inc. v. Smith (2023 ONSC 1564)
Civil procedure — Simplified procedure — Summary judgments
Justice A. Doyle
Chantrs Blinds v. 2037208 Ontario Inc. (2023 ONSC 1578)
Civil procedure — Costs — Motions
Justice N. Somji
Cohen v. Estate of Cohen (2023 ONSC 1481)
Civil procedure — Costs — Assessment of quantum — Full recovery
Justice A. Doyle
Cohen v. Estate of Cohen (2023 ONSC 1409)
Evidence — Witnesses — Competence and compellability — Child witnesses — Mental incompetence — Ontario Evidence Act
Justice A. Doyle
Shillington v. Stover (2023 ONSC 1463)
Civil procedure — Pleadings — Statement of claim
Justice C. MacLeod
Beraskow v. Canadian Internet Registration Authority (2023 ONSC 1412)
Practice — Motions to strike — No reasonable cause of action — Rule 25.11
Associate Justice A. Kaufman
The Canada Soccer Association Incorporated v. Association de Soccer de Brossard (2023 ONSC 1367)
Award — Enforcement — Stay
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Falsetto v. Falsetto (2023 ONSC 1351)
Real property — Joint tenancy — Presumption of resulting trust — Planning Act
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Addy v. Goulet (2023 ONSC 1265)
Torts — Negligence — Occupiers’ liability — Duty of care — Standard of care — Occupiers’ Liability Act
Justice H. Williams
Lester v. Lester (2023 ONSC 1450)
Wills and estates — Estate trustees — Appointments
Justice S. Gomery
Law Society of Ontario v. Metrolinx (2023 ONSC 1169)
Injunctions — Interlocutory injunctions — Buildingsteads — Ontario Heritage Act
Justice C. Hackland
Haudenosaunee Development Institute v. Metrolinx (2023 ONSC 1170)
Injunctions — Interlocutory relief — Balance of convenience
Justice C. Hackland
Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest
G.S. v. S.B. (2023 ONSC 1542)
Family law — Custody and access — Civil procedure — Appeals — Stay pending appeal — Children’s Law Reform Act
Justice R. Ryan Bell
Li v. Barber (2023 ONSC 1292)
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Fundamental Freedoms — Freedom of expression
Justices D.L. Corbett, R. Lococo, and J. Trimble
Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest
Rudin-Brown v. Brown (2023 ONCA 151)
Wills and estates — Power of attorney for property — Fraud — Perjury
Justices L. Roberts, I. Nordheimer, and L. Favreau
Haudenosaunee Development Institute v. Metrolinx (2023 ONCA 144)
Administrative law — Judicial bias — Motions to quash — Jurisdiction
Justices J. MacPherson, K. van Rensburg, and M. Benotto
Sumner v. Ottawa (Police Services) (2023 ONCA 140)
Civil procedure — Striking pleadings — Frivolous — Vexatious — Abuse of process
Justices A. Harvison Young, J. Thorburn, and J. Copeland