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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 (MARCH 11-15, 2019)

By John Polyzogopoulos on March 15, 2019

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Good evening.

There were six substantive civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario this week.

The most notable is Merrifield v Ontario (Attorney General), where it appears that for the first time, a Canadian appellate court was asked to determine whether a common law tort of harassment exists. The court held that such a tort should not be recognized at this time. The Court did not foreclose the development of a properly conceived tort of harassment that might apply in appropriate contexts, but concluded that the respondent failed to present a compelling reason to recognize a new tort of harassment in this case. The Court determined that this was not a case of a culmination of a number of related legal developments, and that current Canadian and international legal authority does not support the recognition of a tort of harassment.Continue Reading BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MARCH 11-15, 2019)