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Good evening.

This was a light week at the Court of Appeal, as there were only three substantive civil decisions.

In Wang v Canada, the Court of Appeal held that habeas corpus applies not only to detention in prison, but in any situation where the applicant’s liberty is curtailed, such as house arrest.

Other topics included a professional negligence claim against a lawyer, a jurisdictional dispute in respect of an oppression claim, a summary judgment for fraud, and an appeal of a jury’s damage award in an MVA trial.
Continue Reading BLANEYS APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 1 – 5, 2018)