Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Zhou v. Zhao et al (2024 ONSC 6663)
Real property — Family law — Gifts — Proof — Intention of donor
Justice J. Audet
Raheem v. Yahuza (2024 ONSC 4539)
Family law — Child support — Adult child
Justice J. Audet
Markaroglu v. Looby (2024 ONSC 6217)
Family law — Custody and access — Interim
Justice M. Labrosse
Civil Matters
Layton v. Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (2024 ONSC 6647)
Real property — Easements — Interpretation — Contract law — Breach
Justice M. Smith
Mitton v. Ministry of Transportation (2024 ONSC 6608)
Personal injuries — Carriers — Regulatory authorities
Justice J. Hooper
The Corporation of the City of Ottawa v. 152610 Canada Inc. et al (2024 CanLII 118715)
Practice and procedure — Dismissal for delay — Setting aside — Grounds — Inadvertence of counsel
Justice A. Kaufman
Lamoureux v. Low Murchison Radnoff LLP (2024 ONSC 6575)
Costs — Substantial Indemnity — Incurrence of costs
Justice A. Kaufman
Carby-Samuels v. Carby-Samuels (2024 ONSC 6526)
Civil procedure — Vexatious litigants — Motion to set aside — Jurisdiction
Justice M. Labrosse
Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. Quebecor Media Inc. (2024 ONSC 6484)
Torts — Defamation — Libel and Slander — Defences — Fair Comment
Justice G. Mew
Les aliments ALS Inc. c. Agri Import Canada Corp. (2024 ONCS 6475)
mandater — dette — désigner un nouvel — avis — tenue d une instruction
Juge A. Kaufman
McGinn v. Bleeker et al (2024 ONSC 6379)
Contract law — Shareholders agreements — Remedies — Injunctions — Interim injunctions
Justice B. Holowka
Criminal Matters
R. v. Durant (2024 ONSC 6642)
Weapons — Firearms licence — Administrative law — Standard of review — Reasonableness
Justice A. London-Weinstein
R. v. Smethurst (2024 ONSC 5775)
Criminal law — Motor vehicle offences — Roadside screening demand — Reasonable suspicion
Justice M. Labrosse
R. v. Fenelon (2024 ONSC 6406)
Criminal law — Application for directed verdict — Circumstantial evidence — Murder
Justice I. Carter
R. v. Schmid (2024 ONSC 5572)
Criminal law — Sexual offences — Sexual assault — Sexual exploitation — Evidence
Justice P. Roger
Divisional Court Decisions of Local Interest or from Ottawa Judges
Tan v. Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (2024 ONSC 6609)
Appeals — Administrative tribunals — Physicians and Surgeons — Discipline
Justices N. Backhouse, R. Ryan Bell, and S. O’Brien
Alexander v. Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (2024 ONSC 6444)
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review — Reasonableness — correctness
Justices J. Ramsay, S. O’Brien, and J. Leiper
Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest
R. v. Guerrier (2024 ONCA 838)
Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Search and seizure — Exclusion of evidence
Justices B. Miller, L. Favreau, and J. Copeland