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John has been the editor of Blaneys Appeals since the inception of the blog in the Summer of 2014. He is a partner at the firm with over two decades of experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters. John assists clients with matters ranging from appeals, to injunctions, to corporate, partnership, breach of contract, construction, environmental contamination, product liability, debtor-creditor, insolvency and other business litigation. He also handles complex estates and matrimonial litigation involving disputes over property and businesses, as well as professional discipline and professional negligence matters for various types of professionals. In addition, John represents amateur sports organizations in contentious matters, and also advises them in matters of internal governance. John can be reached at 416-593-2953 or jpolyzogopoulos@blaney.com.

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BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 22 – 26, 2019)

By John Polyzogopoulos on April 26, 2019

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In Alectra Utilities Corporation v Solar Power Network Inc, 2019 ONCA 332, the Court denied a stay of enforcement pending the seeking of leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Although there was a serious issue to be heard on the appeal in the event leave is granted, and the possibility of irreparable harm to the appellant in the event it could not recover payment from the respondent in the event the appeal was successful, the Court concluded that the balance of convenience favoured the respondent. The respondent was having liquidity problems and needed funds imminently to pay creditors. The risk of irreparable harm to the appellant was minimized by the fact that the respondent had assets that could be liquidated to repay the appellant. In addition, the appellant was worth billions, and the amount of the judgment ($14 million) was relatively small by comparison.Continue Reading BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 22 – 26, 2019)