Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Cork-Lemay v. Lemay (2023 ONSC 4802)
Civil procedure — Costs — Entitlement — Presumption of entitlement for successful party — Grounds for rebutting presumption
Justice J. Audet
McArthur v. Stickwood (2023 ONSC 4807)
Family law — Parenting time — Interim orders — Best interests of the child
Justice I. Carter
Couvillon v. Douglas Coughler (2023 ONSC 4745)
Family law — Real property — Partition and sale — Entitlement — Constructive trusts
Justice O. Rees
Ayotte v. Ayotte (2023 ONSC 4677)
Civil procedure — Costs — Family law proceedings — Discretion of Court — Balance between full recovery and fairness
Justice N. Somji
Petruczynik v. Legge (2023 ONSC 4653)
Family law — Divorce — Settlements — Enforceability — Settlements ad idem
Justice T. Engelking
Civil Matters
Ottawa Police Services Board v. Moore (2023 ONSC 4868)
Administrative law — Natural justice — Reasonable apprehension of bias — Sufficiency of reasons
Justice S. Corthorn
McLaughlin v. 2495048 Ontario Inc. (2023 ONSC 4866)
Practice and procedure — Severance — Stay of proceedings — Non-disclosure — Real property
Justice I. Carter
176519 Canada Inc. v. 2429306 Ontario Inc. (2023 ONSC 4789)
Contract law — Debtor-Creditor — Contracts of purchase and sale of a business
Justice C. MacLeod
Bacon v. Zuccarini (2023 ONSC 4756)
Civil procedure — Vexatious litigant
Justice C. Hackland
CCC No. 11 v. Paul Sprague et al. (2023 ONSC 4752)
Real property — Condominiums — Voting — Entitlement to costs — Costs of motions
Justice S. Corthorn
Tardif v. City of Ottawa (2023 ONSC 4739)
Municipal law — By-laws — Interpretation — Licensing — Validity
Justice M. Smith
Manulife v. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (2023 ONSC 4705)
Administrative law — Assessments — Interpretation of s. 19 and s. 40(26) of The Assessment Act
Justice K. Muszynski
Kweku Kuffuor vs Sanjeev Singal & Pratibha Singal (2023 ONSC 4704)
Appeal — Procedure — Extension of time — Residential Tenancies Act
Justice H. Williams
Layton v. Canadian Dental Hygienists Association et al. (2023 ONSC 4702)
Practice — Production of documents — lawyer client privilege — Waiver
Justice C. Hackland
Obita v. Algonquin College (2023 ONSC 4661)
Practice — Motions to strike — No reasonable cause of action — “plain and obvious” test
Justice A. Doyle
Hipkiss v. Comeau (2023 ONSC 4023)
Damages — Automobile accident benefits — Settlements — Enforcement — Jurisdiction
Justice H. Williams
McMurtry v. McMurtry (2023 ONSC 4774)
Wills and estates — Commercial law — Practice — Pleadings — Amendments
Justice S. Corthorn
Vriend v Vriend and PGT (2023 ONSC 2704)
Wills and estates — Applications — Guardianship of property — Personal service — Statutory requirements
Justice S. Corthorn
Criminal Matters
R. v. Kayiranga (2023 ONSC 4693)
Criminal law — Murder — Unlawful abortion — Sentencing — Considerations
Justice N. Somji
R. v Ogilvie (2023 ONSC 4039)
Criminal law — Evidence — Identification — Recognition evidence
Justice S. Corthorn
R. v Ogilvie (2023 ONSC 4038)
Charter of Rights — Search and seizure — Warrantless searches — Section 8
Justice S. Corthorn