Hello.

There was only one civil decision released by the Court of Appeal this week long enough to summarize.  The rest were very short endorsements and criminal decisions.

Have a nice weekend.

John Polyzogopoulos
Blaney McMurtry LLP
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Civil Decision

Hordo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2016 ONCA

Good afternoon.

This week’s decisions from the Court of Appeal covered a broad range of topics, including defamation (the requirements for notice under the Libel and Slander Act), wrongful dismissal,  expropriations,  several contract interpretation cases, and a family law case, involving whether there was a true loan from a parent to their child.

Have

Good afternoon.

Cases this week included a couple of commercial leasing decisions involving issues such as insurance and allocation of risk for damage between landlord and tenant and the commencement of the limitation period for suing for ongoing breaches of covenants.  Other topics included the enforceability of a choice of law and forum clause in