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Family Matters

McNaught v McNaught (2015 ONSC 5010)
matrimonial home — offer to settle — costs — appraisal — disclosure
Justice M. Shelston

Rothschild v Sardelis (2015 ONSC 5572)
income — spousal support — retirement — pension — unreduced
Justice J. Mackinnon

Novick v Faille (2014 ONSC 4940)
spousal support — child support — costs — argues — motion
Justice S. Kershman

Toscano v Toscano (2015 ONSC 5499)
spousal support — offer — validity of the marriage contract — successful — costs
Justice J. Blishen

Guertin v Guertin (2015 ONSC 5498)
offer to settle — net proceeds — disbursements — partial indemnity costs — spousal support
Justice J. Blishen

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v A.S. (2015 ONSC 5497)
maternal grandparents — child — paternal — methadone — cocaine
Justice A. Doyle

Civil Matters

Dumais v Hobbs (2015 ONSC 5643)
cross examination — privilege — parol evidence rule — answered — questions
Master C. MacLeod

Southern Oregon University v Peterson et al (2015 ONSC 5505)
security for costs — amount — undertaking — fees — will
Master P. Roger

Williams Estate v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 66 (2015 ONSC 5479)
water infiltration — amendments — condominium — problems — ongoing
Justice R. Maranger

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

2249740 Ontario Inc. v. Morguard Elgin Ltd. (2015 ONCA 605)
lease — anchor tenant — motion — bad faith — oral agreement
Justices K. Feldman, J. Simmons, and B. Miller

R. v. Humoud (2015 ONCA 600)
hair — seller — passenger seat on the driver — description — exited
Justices J. Laskin, W. Hourigan, and G. Pardu

R. v. MacIsaac (2015 ONCA 587)
puck — collision — speculative reasoning — ice — hit
Justices J. Laskin, P. Lauwers and W. Hourigan

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Family Matters

La Société de l’aide à l’enfance d’Ottawa c. (R.B.) (2015 ONCS 5144)
père — mère — visites — évaluation des capacités parentales — soins
Juge R. Beaudoin

Ascani v Robert (2015 ONSC 4585)
father — child — parent — daycare — school
Justice A. Doyle

Fifield v Cochrane (2015 ONSC 5363)
best interests of the children — daycare — parent — status quo — custodial
Justice K. Phillips

Civil Matters

Steen v Gibsons LLP (2015 ONSC 4933)
estate — brothers — executor — firm — testator
Justice C. Hackland

Fernandes v Carleton University and BCE Inc. (2015 ONSC 5319)
proceeding — discretion — indemnity costs in the amount — unnecessarily — litigants
Justice P. Smith

Tofcon Construction Inc. v Canada (Attorney General) (2015 ONSC 5308)
project — particulars — without leave to amend — motion — contract
Justice B. Warkentin

Criminal Matters

R. v Humaid (2015 ONSC 5345)
jury — screening — parole ineligibility period — faint hope clause — murder
Justice D. Rutherford

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Arsenault v Thevathurai (2015 ONSC 5357)
application for an eviction — motion to quash — landlord — tenant — transcript
Justice S. Corthorn

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Family Matters

Dion v Glasgow (2015 ONSC 5024)
motion — settlement conference — investigator — miscommunication — fulsome
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Ballingall v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 111 (2015 ONSC 4129)
grandfathering provision — offer — rule — single family residence — owners
Justice C. Aitken

Geographic Resources Integrated Data Solutions Ltd. v Peterson (2015 ONSC 4658)
punitive damages — fiduciary duty — litigation — privilege — actionable wrong
Justice R. Beaudoin

Campbell Pools Inc. v The Seville Group Inc. (2015 ONSC 4683)
proprietary estoppel — motion — costs — undertakings — appraisals
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R. v Hildabrandt (2015 ONSC 4968)
fear — counts of breach of undertaking — count of criminal harassment — wrote in the communication book — mens rea
Regional Senior Justice J. McNamara

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Family Matters

MacPhee v Thistle (2015 ONSC 4803)
child — daycare — program — status quo — allegations
Justice M. Shelston

Desjardins v Gillin (2015 ONSC 4883)
minutes of settlement — arbitrator — draft — refinement — terms
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

El-Khodr v Lackie (2015 ONSC 4766)
prejudgment interest — assignment — pre-judgment interest — loss — non-pecuniary damages
Justice G. Toscano Roccamo

Plummer v Plummer (2015 ONSC 4857)
personal care — power of attorney — incapable of managing — capacity assessor — attorney for property
Justice S. Corthorn

417 Infiniti Nissan Ltd v Nissan Canada Inc (2015 ONSC 4667)
second supplemental expert report — data — maps — charts — census tracts
Justice R. Smith

Ryken v Martinez (2015 ONSC 4862)
pleading — fresh as amended — motion — defence — struck
Justice S. Corthorn

Obiorah v The Ottawa Police Services Board (2015 ONSC 4643)
branch of the test — leave — motion — conflicting — persuaded
Justice T. Ray

Richcraft Homes Ltd. v Urbandale Corporation (2015 ONSC 4725)
lots — agreement — partnership — acres — residential
Justice T. Ray

Parker v Dirar and Mahmoud (2015 ONSC 4723)
insurer — motion — duty to defend — coverage — policies
Justice D. Rutherford

Criminal Matters

Sa Majesté la Reine c. Corey Burroughs (2015 ONCS 4693)
fourgonnette — accusé — armed robbery — surveillance footage — détective
Juge M. Charbonneau

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Salinas (2015 ONCA 546)
convictions — unbalanced — evidence — obstruct — sentence
Justices D. Doherty, E. Gillese, and D. Brown

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Family Matters

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v E.M. (2015 ONSC 4430)
child — parents — drug — domestic violence — methadone
Justice M. Shelston

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v M. (2015 ONSC 4422)
child — emotional harm — report — assessment — best interests
Justice J. Blishen

Civil Matters

Lepage (Re) (2015 ONSC 4525)
bankrupt — property — trustee — equity — discharge
Justice R. Beaudoin

Canadian Federation of Students/Fédération canadienne des étudiant(e)s v Cape Breton University Students’ Union (2015 ONSC 4093)
referendum — petition — students — defederation — fees
Justice R. Beaudoin

Frontenac Mortgage Investment Corporation v Hyde Park Residences Inc. (2015 ONSC 4457)
storer — mechanical equipment — developer — storage costs — lien
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R. v Borer (2015 ONSC 4592)
detention — police officer — evidence — alcohol — traffic
Justice T. Ray

R. v Charron (2015 ONSC 4186)
t-shirt — park — wearing — clothing
Justice C. McKinnon

R. v F. (2015 ONSC 3068)
backpack — liquor — search — unlawfully kept — vehicle
Justice C. McKinnon

R. v AC (2015 ONSC 4472)
offender — sexual — assaults
Justice T. Ray

R. v El-Zein (2015 ONSC 4358)
proceeds of crime — forfeiture — money — stash — innocent of any complicity
Justice R. Maranger

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Hafizi (2015 ONCA 534)
choice as state-funded — person — application — fund — fair
Justices J. MacPherson, J. Simmons, and H. LaForme

St. Lewis v. Rancourt (2015 ONCA 513)
blog posts — defamatory — jury — injunction — video
Justices A. Hoy, R. Sharpe, and M. Benotto

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Family Matters

Kahsai v Hagos (2015 ONSC 3900)
spousal support — income — children — divorce — expenses
Justice M. Shelston

Blois v Gleason (2015 ONSC 4262)
post-secondary education — child — post-secondary expenses — amount — annum
Justice J. Mackinnon

Dumais c. Bergeron (2015 ONCS 3346)
résidence — pension alimentaire — horaire — impaires — grands-parents paternels
Juge M. Shelston

Buckland v Buckland (2015 ONSC 4195)
possession of the matrimonial home — listing — income — child — exclusive possession of the matrimonial
Justice M. Shelston

Hutchinson v Hutchinson (2015 ONSC 4252)
settlement conference — disclosure — reason to doubt the correctness — seeks — relevant
Justice J. Mackinnon

Rolland v Tevendale (2015 ONSC 3226)
spousal support — separation agreement — marriage — domestic contract — set aside
Justice P. Smith

Civil Matters

Carleton Condominium Corp. No. 25 v Patrick Eagan (2015 ONSC 4353)
pest control treatment — bed bugs — bed bug infestation — unit — condominium
Justice S. Corthorn

Brooks v Conference Board of Canada (2015 ONSC 4087)
reemployment — notice — compensation — saturated — termination
Justice C. Hackland

Tierney (Estate) v Brown (2015 ONSC 4137)
estate trustees — solicitor — late — passing of accounts — handled
Justice C. Hackland

Paquette c. Quadraspec (2015 ONCS 4179)
dépens — motion — taux d indemnisation partielle — dommages-intérêts compensatoires — tarifs
Juge P. Kane

7250118 Canada Inc. v 2308095 Ontario Inc. (2015 ONSC 4095)
deposit — contract — texts — project — evidence
Regional Senior Justice J. McNamara

Attorney General of Ontario v $17,700.00 in Canadian Currency (In Rem) (2015 ONSC 4301)
affidavit of merits — deponent — attached as an exhibit — cross-examine the deponents — res judicata
Justice S. Kershman

Childs v Childs (2015 ONSC 4036)
compensation — personal care — best interests — guardian — siblings
Justice G. Tranmer

Raji v Myers (2015 ONSC 4066)
vexatious — high profiled individuals — experiment — plot — frivolous
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R. v Cross (2015 ONSC 4251)
sexual — evening — bedroom — texted — choked
Justice C. Hackland

R. v Charron (2015 ONSC 4150)
notes — t-shirt worn — lineup — defence
Justice C. McKinnon

R. v H. (2015 ONSC 4054)
sexual — told — home — upstairs — evidence
Justice C. Aitken

R. v Atkinson (2015 ONSC 4037)
texted — aggravated assault — offence — pipe — beating
Justice J. Blishen

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Navistar Canada Inc. v Superintendent of Financial Services (2015 ONSC 2797)
reorganization — partial windup — ceased to be employed — closure — collective agreements
Justices K. Swinton, H. Sachs, and M. Labrosse

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Owen (2015 ONCA 462)
sentence — jury — discreditable conduct — condominium — deed
Justices A. Hoy, K. Feldman, and P. Rouleau