John Polyzogopoulos

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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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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (AUGUST 13 – 17)

By John Polyzogopoulos on August 17, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS | CIVIL DECISIONS | SHORT CIVIL DECISIONS

Good afternoon,

There were only two substantive civil decisions from the Court of Appeal this week.

In Toure v Canada (Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness), the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal and allowed a cross-appeal from a decision that denied the appellant/applicant – who was a detainee at the Central East Correctional Centre pending his removal from Canada – his request to be released from immigration detention pursuant to the Habeas Corpus Act, but found the government to have breached the applicant’s s. 12 Charter rights. As relief for this breach, the applicant was ordered transferred to the Toronto Immigration Holding Centre. The Court of Appeal found that the application judge made no errors either in law or in fact with respect to the issues around Habeas Corpus, but had made erroneous findings of fact with respect to the s.12 Charter analysis.Continue Reading COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (AUGUST 13 – 17)