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Good afternoon. Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 18, 2023.

Bouwen met vertrouwen: insolventie-gerelateerde aandachtspunten voor opdrachtgevers in bouwcontracten

The current market conditions of the construction and project development sector may prompt extra attention to insolvency-related safeguards in building contracts with (sub)contractors. Aiming to mitigate insolvency risks as much as possible, in this blog we discuss a few key considerations for principals to take into account when entering into building contracts with (sub)contractors.

Building with confidence: insolvency-related considerations for principals in building contracts

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 4, 2023.

In AssessNet Inc. v. Ferro Estate, the Court set aside an order dismissing the action, finding that the summary judgment motion judge had erred in determining the issue of discoverability of a claim against a trustee in bankruptcy.

Torgersrud v Lightstone is a family law decision where the Court dismissed an appeal from an order setting aside a marriage contract entered into in Quebec in 1988.

Good afternoon. Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 28, 2023.

I hope everyone is enjoying the last long weekend of the summer.

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) is a 125-page decision dealing with the claim of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation to submerged lands in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The claim was mostly unsuccessful.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of April 24, 2023.