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Hello everyone. It was a quiet week for the Court of Appeal. Topics covered in this week’s civil decisions (non-criminal) include: detention order reviews; determining whether orders are interlocutory or final; whether a motion for leave to appeal should be reopened; whether a court’s dismissal of a counterclaim on summary judgment was justified; limitation periods…

Hello everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). Topics include family law support obligations, statutory interpretation of municipal tax laws, the collection of realty taxes from a tenant, and a discussion of prejudice in dismissal for delay motions.

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Hello again to everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal).  This week’s topics include the contractual interpretation of a lease agreement in the context of an option to renew, the calculation of an award for wrongful dismissal, the availability of summary judgment in the context of third party…