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 (JUNE 25 – 29)

By John Polyzogopoulos on June 29, 2018

Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | CRIMINAL, PROVINCIAL OFFENSES, AND ONTARIO REVIEW BOARD DECISIONS

Good Morning,

The following are our summaries of this week’s civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

First, I’d like to congratulate our very own Eric Golden on successfully representing the moving party receiver in B&M Handelman Investments Limited v Drotos, 2018 ONCA 58. The case dealt with the limited circumstances under which an appeal can be brought, or leave to appeal could be sought, from a sale approval and vesting Order under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, with a focus on whether there was any duty on the Receiver to consult with fulcrum creditors on its marketing and sale processes relating to various types of real estate properties.

Other topics covered this week included the validity of a will of someone with chronic alcoholism, the Court of Appeal’s jurisdiction to hear an appeal from an order dismissing an application for habeas corpus in the immigration law context, zoning bylaw interpretation, easements, summary judgment in the commercial lease context, and family law (termination of support and contempt).Continue Reading COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 25 – 29)