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    COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (June 29 - July 3, 2020)
    2020-07-07

    Good afternoon.

    Following are our summaries of last week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Not surprisingly, it was a light week.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Banking, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Projects & Procurement, Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Court of Appeal summaries (September 7 - September 18, 2020)
    2020-09-21

    Good afternoon.

    Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the weeks of September 7 to 11 and September 14 to 18, 2020.

    The past two weeks saw ten substantive decisions released by the Court of Appeal. Topics covered included bankruptcy & insolvency, contracts (freight), enforcement of letters of request by foreign courts, family law and insurance, as well as the usual procedural decisions relating to extensions of time and appellate jurisdiction.

    Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, British Columbia, Banking, Family, Human Rights, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Projects & Procurement, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Bankruptcy, Mediation, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Insolvency Laws in Canada: A Primer
    2020-04-01

    Original Newsletter(s) this article was published in: Commercial Litigation Update: April 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a human and health crisis. Social and physical distancing has been the almost universal response to this pandemic. The effect of social distancing on the economy, however, is significant.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Lou Brzezinski
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Insolvency Laws in Canada: A Primer
    2020-04-01

    Original Newsletter(s) this article was published in: Commercial Litigation Update: April 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic is, first and foremost, a human and health crisis. Social and physical distancing has been the almost universal response to this pandemic. The effect of social distancing on the economy, however, is significant.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Bankruptcy, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Lou Brzezinski
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Court of Appeal summaries (March 2 - March 6, 2020)
    2020-03-07

    Good afternoon.

    Please find below our summaries of this past week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Topics covered included insurance broker negligence, zoning (use) bylaw enforcement, the wrongful termination of a commercial lease and the automatic right of appeal of bankruptcy orders.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Banking, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Bankruptcy, Royal Bank of Canada
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Court of Appeal Summaries (February 3 - February 7, 2020)
    2020-02-09

    Good afternoon.

    Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

    In Thistle v Schumilias, an insurer refused to pay out on a life insurance policy on the basis that the insured had failed to disclose a pre-existing medical condition. The respondent commenced an action against the insurance company and during that litigation became aware of the potential professional negligence of the insurance agent who sold the policy.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Royal Bank of Canada
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Court of Appeal summaries (December 2 - December 6, 2019)
    2019-12-08

    Good afternoon.

    Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

    In Armstrong v. Royal Victoria Hospital, the plaintiff was seriously injured during a colectomy surgery. The trial judge found the doctor who completed the surgery negligently caused the plaintiff’s injuries. The doctor appealed this liability finding, arguing that the trial judge erred by (i) establishing a standard of perfection; and (ii) conflating the causation and standard of care analysis.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury, Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Blaney’s appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (July 29 - August 2, 2019)
    2019-08-02

    Good evening.

    Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ford Motor Company
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Blaney’s appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (April 8 - 12, 2019)
    2019-04-12

    Good evening.

    Below are summaries of the civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario this week.

    Filed under:
    Canada, USA, Ontario, Banking, Family, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Freedom of information, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada, USA
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Blaney’s appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (may 21 - 24, 2019)
    2019-05-25

    Good evening,

    Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

    Filed under:
    Canada, Ontario, Family, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Blaney McMurtry LLP
    Authors:
    John Polyzogopoulos
    Location:
    Canada
    Firm:
    Blaney McMurtry LLP

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