Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Jacques v. Leblanc (2023 ONSC 4269)
Civil procedure — Costs — Discretion of Court — Balance between full recovery and fairness
Justice N. Somji

Civil Matters

Li et al. v. Barber et al. (2023 CanLII 67728)
Civil procedure — Anti-Slappling motion — Motion pursuant to s. 137.1, Courts of Justice Act
Justice C. MacLeod

Beach (Re) (2023 ONSC 4365)
Bankruptcy and insolvency — Property of bankrupt — Disputed assets — Secured orders — Registration
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Barry v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (2023 ONSC 4299)
Municipal law — Actions against Crown — Notice requirements — Negligence — Occupier’s liability
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Benz v. Zhand (2023 ONSC 4337)
Appeals — Family law — Health Care Consent Act
Justice C. Hackland

The Canada Soccer Association Incorporated v. Association de Soccer de Brossard (2023 ONSC 4317)
Award — Enforcement — Stay — Grievances
Justice R. Ryan Bell

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Hormillosa v Tshiani-Levine (2023 ONSC 4120)
Family law — Parental alienation — Custody — Parenting time
Justice M. Smith

Hormillosa v Tshiani-Levine (2023 ONSC 4119)
Family law — Division of family property — Pensions — Equalization — Costs
Justice M. Smith

Tabbert v Walker (2023 ONSC 3388)
Family law — Mobility — Relocation — Best interests of the child
Justice A. Doyle

Niranjan v Rajaghatta (2023 ONSC 3755)
Family law — Civil procedure — Vexatious litigants — Motions — Orders
Justice P. MacEachern

Cornelisse v Cornelisse (2023 ONSC 3754)
Family law — Custody and access — Variation — Material change in circumstances
Justice T. Engelking

Civil Matters

Dalios et al v. Price et al (2023 ONSC 4179)
Commercial law — Corporations — Shareholders’ agreements — Remedies — Sale of shares
Justice M. Labrosse

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Civil Matters

Ottawa (City) v Fobert (2023 ONSC 3811)
Real property — Housing co-operatives — Land management — Contract law — Powers
Justice C. MacLeod

Ian McLean in his Capacity as Trustee of the JSL Trust v RepVisor Portfolio Systems Inc. (2023 ONSC 3730)
Civil procedure — Security for costs — Nominal plaintiff
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

CCC No. 11 v Paul Sprague et al. (2023 ONSC 3704)
Real property — Condominiums — Alleged contravention of ss. 117 and 119 of Condominium Act
Justice S. Corthorn

Moore v Addelman et al. (2023 ONSC 3692)
Practice — Noting in default — Setting aside — Rules of Civil Procedure
Justice S. Corthorn

Disante v Meloche Monnex Financial Services Inc. (2023 ONSC 3663)
Insurance — Automobile Insurance — umpires — Appointments — scope of review — Insurance Act
Justice C. MacLeod

George v Alemu (2023 ONSC 3644)
Practice — Simplified procedure — Jury trials — Striking jury notices — Leave
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Criminal Matters

R. v Tobo (2023 ONSC 3742)
Criminal law — Sentencing — Theft under $5,000 — Breach of probation
Justice N. Somji

Divisional Court Decisions by Ottawa Judges

Rowe v College of Nurses of Ontario (2023 ONSC 3735)
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review — College of Nurses of Ontario
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Madi v. King (2023 ONCA 443)
Family law — Property — Equalization — Proprietary estoppel
Justices S. Pepall, K. van Rensburg, and A. Harvison Young

Newly Received Materials from LSO CPD

Below are some of the most recent LSO CPD materials added to the library collection and are now available for free online! Come by the library to read these in print or click on the linked titles below to download the articles from AccessCLE.

27th Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review (January 18, 2023)

  • 2022 Year in Review: Patents / Jordana Sanft, Andrew Moeser & Kaitlin Soye
  • Copyright Law: 2022 in Review / Casey Chisick
  • Trademarks Update / Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel
  • An Introduction to the Unitary Patent System / Nick McDonald

Annotated Powers of Attorney for Property and for Personal Care 2023 (January 26, 2023)

  • Incapable and Capable Rights: The Rights of Adults in Vulnerable Circumstances / M. Jasmine Sweatman & Kimberly A. Whaley
  • Assessing the Capacity Assessment / Brendan Donovan & Ayda A-Tabrizi
  • Understanding and Appreciating the Vulnerable Client and the Digital Client’s Vulnerabilities / Nathan C.R. Spaling

The Annotated Will 2023 (January 26, 2023)

  • The Annotated Will 2023
  • Beneficiary Designations / Darren Lund
  • Planning for the Young but Wealthy / Kavina Nagrani
  • Hotchpot and Equalization / Darren Miller

The Eight-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2023 (March 1, 2023)

  • Binding or Non-Binding Preliminary Documentation: Which Is Better? / Oliver Moore & Elizabeth Kazakov
  • Letters of Intent and Offers to Lease: What to Address as a Landlord and as a Tenant / Armen Khajetoorian
  • Post-pandemic Changes to Leases / Allison Fehrman
  • Leasehold Mortgages: Unique Challenges / Elizabeth Earon & Isaac Bushewsky

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Berry v Patterson (2023 ONSC 3590)
Civil procedure — Conduct of trial — Form of hearing — Uncontested hearing — Grounds for uncontested trials
Justice N. Somji

Cameron-Anctil c. Goubau (2023 ONCS 3089)
mère — père — divulgation — temps parental — horaire
Juge M. Labrosse

Akter Mukta v Zafor et al. (2023 ONSC 3468)
Family law — Property — Equalization — Preservation orders — Powers of preservation
Justice J. Audet

O’Connor v Duguay (2023 ONSC 2374)
Family law — Custody and access — Maintenance — Retroactive child support
Justice M. Shelston

Civil Matters

McIntosh v Shore (2023 ONSC 3575)
Appeal — Judge — recuse — Reasonable apprehension of bias
Justice C. MacLeod

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New Titles – June 2023

See the list below for new titles now available at the CCLA library!

2023 Annotated Divorce Act (Thomson)

2023 Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act (Thomson)

Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry in Canada (LexisNexis)

Annotated Firearms Act & Related Legislation, 5th Ed. (LexisNexis)

Child Protection Law in Ontario (LexisNexis)

The Law of Affidavits (LexisNexis)

Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Regulation, 4th Ed. (LexisNexis)

The Modern Principle of Statutory Interpretation, 2nd Ed. (LexisNexis)

Power of Attorney Litigation, 2nd Ed. (LexisNexis)

Stikeman Income Tax Act Annotated, 73rd Ed. (Thomson)

Termination and Rescission of Agreements for the Purchase and Sale of Land (LexisNexis)

Virtual Advocacy: Litigating from a Distance (LexisNexis)

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Gravel v Dufresne (2023 ONSC 2267)
Family law — Parenting orders — Best interests of child — Maximum contact principle
Justice D. Summers

Civil Matters

S.B. v Dr. Neil de Laplante (2023 ONSC 3302)
Certification — Incapacity to manage property — Power of attorney — Substitute Decisions Act
Justice K. Jensen

Pagliaro v 1823360 Ontario Inc. (2023 ONSC 3253)
Real property — Easements — Prescriptive easements — Civil procedure — Costs
Justice R. Ryan Bell

Simpson v Mehta (2023 ONSC 3063)
Power of attorney — Capacity — Undue influence
Justice P. Roger

Riopelle v Riopelle (2023 ONSC 3169)
Torts — Defamation — Notoriety — Conspiracy
Justice R. Ryan Bell

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Civil Matters

Lafortune v Lemay et. al. (2023 ONSC 2941)
Contract law — Breach of contract — Summary judgment
Justice M. James

On Point Ltd. v Conseil des Écoles Catholiques du Centre Est et al. (2023 ONSC 2812)
Costs — Substantial Indemnity
Justice A. Doyle

Chantrs Blinds & Shutters Inc. v 2037208 Ontario Inc. et al (2023 ONSC 2808)
Civil procedure — Motion to dismiss — Payment of security for costs
Justice H. Williams

S. (B.) v The Hospital for Sick Children et al. (2023 ONSC 2795)
Practice — Pleadings — Amendments — Grounds
Associate Justice A. Kaufman

McIntosh v Sutherland (2023 ONSC 2788)
Civil procedure — Vexatious litigants — Rules of Civil Procedure
Justice S. Corthorn

Digital Business Systems Inc. v Documents XMA Inc. (2023 ONSC 2737)
Civil procedure — Costs — Motions
Justice S. Corthorn

Criminal Matters

R v Lep’okhina (2023 ONSC 2850)
Criminal law — Charter of Rights — Section 10(b)
Justice J. Parfett

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Cork-Lemay v Lemay (2023 ONSC 2507)
Family law — Custody and access — Shared parenting — Maintenance — Ability to pay
Justice J. Audet

Derouin v. Derouin (2023 ONSC 2517)
Family law — Motions to strike — Non-compliance — Orders — Enforcement
Justice M. Labrosse

The Children’s Society of Ottawa v. K.T. (2023 ONSC 2454)
Family law — Child protection — Offences — Indictment and information — Parenting Coordinator
Justice J. Blishen

Civil Matters

Guttin v Creber (2023 ONSC 2707)
Corporations — Oppression — Business Corporations Act
Justice A. Doyle

Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 132 v Newton (2023 ONSC 2705)
Real property — Condominiums — Oppression — Standard of review
Justice C. Hackland

Fowlie et al. v Wrestling Canada Lutte et al. (2023 ONSC 2680)
Contract law — Interpretation — Ambiguity — Dispute resolution clause
Justice K. Jensen

Massey v Lee (2023 ONSC 2643)
Family law — Rules of Civil Procedure — Breach of fiduciary duty — Negligent misrepresentation — Breach of confidence
Justice N. Somji

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Newly Received Materials from LSO CPD

Below are some of the most recent LSO CPD materials added to the library collection and are now available for free online! Come by the library to read these in print or click on the linked titles below to download the articles from AccessCLE.

Six-Minute Debtor-Creditor and Insolvency Lawyer 2022 (October 13, 2022)

  • A Mortgagee’s Right to Possession of Real Property in Ontario / Michael Myers
  • Protecting a Seller when the Sale of a House does not Close / Parjot (Perry) Benipal
  • Know Your Jargon : Four CCAA Terms You should Know to Impress Your Friends and Colleagues / Wojtek Jaskiewicz
  • Removing a Tenant from a Condominium Unit / Megan Mackey & Ava Naraghi

25th Estates and Trusts Summit – Day One (October 19, 2022)

  • Taxation at Death – Tax Issues Concerning RESP and RDSP / Sébastien Desmarais
  • Best Practices for Capacity Assessment / Jan Goddard
  • Evidence of Incapacity in Contested Guardianship Applications / Krystyne Rusek
  • Enhancing the Wellbeing of Lawyers : Practical Approaches to Supporting Mental Health in the Profession / Suzana Popovic-Montag

25th Estates and Trusts Summit – Day Two (October 20, 2022)

  • Effective Communication with Older Adults / Graham Webb
  • Religious and Cultural Consideration in Estate Planning / Mustafa Jilani
  • Dealing with Tricky Assets : the Family Cottage / Laura Geddes
  • Dealing with Tricky Digital Assets / Daniel Paperny

Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2022 (November 28, 2022)

  • Residential Tenancies and Family Law / Scott Byers
  • Secure Treatment Orders / Geoffrey Carpenter
  • Mediation/Arbitration : Secondary Arbitration Agreements, Best Practices and More / Janet Whitehead
  • Continuing Equalization Claims After the Death of a Party / Jordan Korn