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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 15 – 18, 2019)

By John Polyzogopoulos on April 20, 2019

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Good evening.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

In Hughes v. Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the Court affirmed a motion judge’s dismissal of a proposed class action against the LCBO stemming from an agreement between the LCBO and Brewer’s Retail which provided terms for the sale of beer in Ontario. The appellants alleged that the agreement violated the Competition Act and that a surcharge levied on restaurants violated the Liquor Control Act. The Court found that amendments to the Liquor Control Act had retroactive effect, such that the regulated conduct defence applied. The Court then found that there was no need to perform statutory interpretation on the Liquor Control Act to determine if the surcharge was a violation, because the Government of Ontario changed the Liquor Control Act retroactively to authorize the price differential.Continue Reading BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 15 – 18, 2019)