Representative Cases
Administrative Law
Bankruptcy
Civil Procedure
National Bank of Canada v Royal Bank of Canada, [2000] OJ No 20 (ONSC)
Conduct constituting civil contempt
Windsor (City) v MFP Financial Services Ltd., [2004] OJ No 4877
Evidence and litigation privilege (read more)
Waldman v Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd., 2015 ONCA 53
Appeal of refusal to approve settlement of class action (read more)
Pouget v Saint Elizabeth Health Care, 2012 ONCA 461
Striking out pleadings or allegations (read more)
National Bank of Canada v Royal Bank of Canada (1999), 44 OR (3d) 533 (ONCA)
Default judgment under Rule 19 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (read more)
McCreight v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483
Striking claim for abuse of process (read more)
Lumen, A Division of Sonepar Distribution Inc. v Premier Electric Inc., [1998] OJ No 373 (ONCA)
Grounds to set aside a settlement agreement
Locking v Armtec Infrastructure Inc., 2013 ONCA 331
Stay of action due to parallel proceeding (read more)
General Accident Assurance Co v Chrusz, [1999] OJ No 3291 (ONCA)
Evidence solicitor client privilege and litigation privilege and common interest privilege (read more)
Expedition Helicopters Inc. v Honeywell Inc., 2010 ONCA 351
Conflict of laws and forum selection clause (read more)
Brisco Estate v Canadian Premier Life Insurance Co., 2012 ONCA 854
Evidence and corroboration and section 13 of the Ontario Evidence Act (read more)
1061590 Ontario Limited v Ontario Jockey Club, [1995] OJ No 132
Summary judgment and right to terminate agreement of purchase and sale (read more)
Class Action
Das v George Weston Ltd., 2017 ONSC 5583
Costs of unsuccessful plaintiff class and most serious industrial accident in world history and No duty of care in negligence to employees of foreign suppliers despite exercise of audit rights (read more)
Berg v Canadian Hockey League, 2017 ONSC 5382
Costs of certification motion and one defendant class successful in avoiding certification of class proceeding and another defendant class unsuccessful in avoiding certification of class proceeding
Parsons v Ontario, 2015 ONCA 158
Motion for directions that motion judge could sit outside Ontario with other supervisory judges (read more)
Hodge v Neinstein, 2017 ONCA 494
Proposed class proceeding against law firm for breach of s. 28.1 of the solicitors act (read more)
Chadha v Bayer Inc., 63 OR (3d) 22 (ONCA)
Certification and price fixing affecting concrete brick and paving stones used in construction of homes (read more)
Carom v Bre-X Minerals Ltd., 46 OR (3d) 315 (ONSC), 2011 ONCA 392
Certification and common issues (read more)
Carom v Bre-X Minerals Ltd, [2000] OJ No 4041 (ONCA)
Certification and common issues and preferable procedure (read more)
Constitutional Law
Adler v Ontario, [1992] OJ No 1628 (ONSC)
Freedom of religion and non-funding of Jewish and independent Christian schools by Province of Ontario (read more)
Construction Law
Contract Law
Seip & Associates Inc. v Emmanuel Village Management Inc., 2009 ONCA 222
Novation and substitution of party (read more)
Corporate Commercial
King Line Investments Inc. v 973976, [2009] OJ No 2747 (ONSC)
Contractual interpretation, general principles
2011680 Ontario Inc. v 968831 Ontario Inc., 2011 ONSC 4595
Liquidation and dissolution of corporation (read more)
Holden v Infolink Technologies Ltd., [2005] OJ No 4393 (ONSC)
Plaintiff in oppression action against defendant and corporation was not entitled to production (read more)
Montreal Trust Co. of Canada v Olympia & York Developments (Administrator of), [1998] OJ No 1958 (Div Ct)
Mortgage action
Rogers and Agincourt Holdings Ltd. et al., [1976] OJ No 2341 (ONCA)
Court empowered to order winding-up where just and equitable (read more)
Med-Chem Health Care Limited v Misir, 2010 ONCA 380
Action by corporation against former directors for breach of duty owed to corporation (read more)
3574423 Canada Inc. v Baton Rouge Restaurants Inc., [2013] OJ NO 297 (ONCA)
Franchise law and disclosure requirements (read more)
Damages
Levinsky v Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2013 ONSC 5657
Restrictive covenant in employment contract and long-term compensation plan for senior employees (read more)
Beraldo v Janzic, 2013 ONSC 4770
Physical and psychological injuries from motor vehicle accident (read more)
Reynolds v Innopac Inc., [1992] OJ No 2041, 37 OR (3d) 577 (ONCA)
Wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal (read more)
Magnussen Furniture Inc. v Mylex Ltd., 2008 ONCA 186
Damages for breach of contract and negligence (read more)
Degennaro v Oakville Trafalger Memorial Hospital, 2011 ONCA 319
Physical and psychological injuries and fibromyalgia or chronic pain (read more)
Bensuro Holdings Inc. v Avenor Inc., [2004] OJ No 4875 (ONCA)
Reduction of damages for breach of contract (read more)
Defamation
Family Law
Insurance
Andersen Estate v Metropolitan Life Insurance Co of Canada, [1994] OJ No 832 (Div Ct)
Interpretation of life insurance policy
Kusnierz v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2011 ONCA 823
Automobile insurance and statutory accident benefits and catastrophic impairment (read more)
Intellectual Property
Legal Profession
Gardiner Miller Arnold LLP v Kymbo International Inc., 2007 ONCA 648
Barristers and solicitors and actions against clients (read more)
Medical Malpractice
Shantry v Thompson (appeal by Warbeck), 2015 ONCA 395
Administration and prescription of drugs (read more)
Paxton v Ramji, 2008 ONCA 697
Duty of care to unborn child and doctor prescribing drug to patient on understanding that patient could not become pregnant (read more)
MacGregor v Potts, 2012 ONCA 226
Negligence and standard of care and emergencies and causation (read more)
Lawless v Anderson, 2011 ONCA 102
Limitation period and discoverability and plaintiff underwent breast augmentation surgery (read more)
Gutbir (Litigation guardian of) v University Health Network, 2012 ONCA 66
Standard of care (read more)
Fisher v Atack, 2008 ONCA 759
Hospitals and health care facilities and vicarious liability of nurses (read more)
Caza v Kirkland and District Hospital, [2003] OJ No 2438
Appeal related to the sufficiency of evidence supporting the finding of causation (read more)
Bovingdon (Litigation guardian of) v Hergott, 2008 ONCA 2
Doctor prescribing fertility drugs does not owe duty of care to prematurely born twins (read more)
Municipal Law
Mississauga (City) v Britannia North Holdings Inc., [1999] OJ No 4672 (Div Ct)
Land use control and subdivision plan
York (Regional Municipality) v Martin Grove Properties Ltd., 2011 ONCA 711
Action by municipality (read more)
Ouellette v Hearst (Town), 70 OR (3d) 204 (ONCA)
Claims against municipality and s. 284(3) of the municipal act (read more)
Greenhalgh v Douro-Dummer (Township), 2012 ONCA 299
Action against municipality respecting roadway maintenance and operation (read more)
Negligence
Bluestein v Carr, [2004] OJ No 1451 (ONSC)
Default on mortgage and distribution of sale proceeds and barrister and solicitor negligence (read more)
TMS Lighting Ltd v KJS Transport Inc., 2017 ONCA 427
Appeal from assessment of damages for nuisance and trespass (read more)
Trajkovich v Ontario (Minister of Natural Resources), 2009 ONCA 898
Causation and action for injuries sustained while swimming in a park owned by the respondents (read more)
Rollins (Litigation guardian of) v English Language Separate District School Board No. 39, 2012 ONCA 104
Education law and civil liabilities of school staff (read more)
Ristimaki v Cooper, [2006] OJ No 1559 (ONCA)
Barrister and solicitor negligence and standard of care (read more)
Mandeville v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2014 ONCA 417
Duty of care and defendant transferred Barbados participating policies to another life insurer three years before it demutualized and distributed $9 billion in value to its participating policyholders (read more)
Belanger v Sudbury (Regional Municipality), 2017 ONCA 428
Municipal liability for highway maintenance and operation (read more)
Real Estate
Sandhu v Sikh Lehar International Organization, 2017 ONSC 5680
Validity of agreement of purchase and sale for real property and available remedies (read more)
2054476 Ontario Inc. v 514052 Ontario Ltd., [2009] OJ No 278 (ONSC)
Breach of agreement of purchase and sale for real property
Yorkwood Homes (Georgetown) Inc. v Law Development Group Georgetown (No. 2) Ltd., 45 OR (3d) 257 (ONCA)
Agreement for purchase of lots in plan of subdivision and draft plan approval (read more)
St. Thomas Subdividers Ltd. v 639373 Ontario Ltd., [1996] OJ No 1976
Specific performance (read more)
Sentinel Investments Corp v Sherwoodtowne Square Corp., [1996] OJ No 4192 (ONCA)
Easements, licenses and prescriptive rights
Gowan v Schneider, [1975] OJ No 2503 (ONSC)
Validity of mortgage and s. 29 of the planning act (read more)
Farantos Developments Ltd. et al. v Canada Permanent Trust Co et al. Canada Permanent Trust Co. et al. Third Parties, [1975] OJ No 2245 (ONSC)
Rescission clause in agreement of purchase and sale (read more)
Fulton et al. and Eastcan Holdings Ltd., [1973] 2 OR 438 (ONSC)
Relief against forfeiture of agreement of purchase and sale (read more)