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Cour supérieure de justice – Décisions récentes
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2026-04-17 Beach v. Zigelstein, 2026 ONSC 2317 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Contracts — Mortgage costs clause — Full indemnity — Whether standard charge term entitles a defendant to full indemnity costs — Court’s discretion to ensure fairness, reasonableness and proportionality considered — 7550111 Canada Inc. v. Charles, 2020 ONCA 505 applied — Royal Bank v. Edna Granite & Marble Inc., 2014 ONSC 3377 referenced — Contractual right to solicitor and client costs enforced — Full indemnity costs awarded
Procedure — Costs — Sanctions for litigation conduct — Should substantial indemnity costs be awarded for unsubstantiated allegations of fraud, dishonesty, criminal conduct and conspiracy? — Delay and failure to address costs considered — Hordo v. Zweig, 2021 ONSC 2244 cited — Successful defendants’ reputations impugned — Simple mortgage enforcement unduly complicated — Substantial indemnity costs awarded
Procedure — Costs — Quantum — What quantum is fair, reasonable and proportionate for each successful defendant? — Hourly rates, allocation of work and hours scrutinised — Comparison of bills of costs undertaken — Rule 1.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure on substantial indemnity applied — Minor deduction for inadequate delineation of tasks — Costs fixed for each defendant -
2026-04-17 Selleck v. Stanutz (Estate) et al., 2026 ONSC 2313 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Contracts — Settlement agreements — Offer to settle — What are the binding terms of the accepted offer to settle — Acceptance after the specified date engaged itemised costs and substantial indemnity costs to be fixed by a Superior Court judge — Agreed waiver of specified paragraphs noted — Settlement terms confirmed
Procedure — Costs — Substantial indemnity — Are additional post-offer costs payable on a substantial indemnity basis and how should they be fixed — Inclusion of fees and disbursements in the Bill of Costs considered — Quantum to be agreed or fixed by a Superior Court judge — Post-offer costs determination pending — Costs reserved
Procedure — Interest — Residual jurisdiction — Does the court have residual jurisdiction to award interest from the date of settlement until paid, and at what rate — Absence of a formal motion addressed — Rate of interest to be determined — Authority to award interest considered — Interest issue reserved
Procedure — Enforcement of settlement — Interim relief — Should settlement funds be paid pending determination of additional amounts for costs and interest — Matter settled subject only to rulings on additional amounts — No justification for continuing to withhold settlement funds — Payment of settlement funds directed -
2026-04-16 Boyko v. Boyko, 2026 ONSC 2234 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Family — Spousal support — Interim orders — Prima facie entitlement to compensatory or non-compensatory support — Divorce Act, s. 15.2 — “Rough justice” on interim motion, needs and means emphasised — Roles showing interdependence, immediate need, and respondent’s means — Whether entitlement established at this interim stage — Spousal support ordered on a temporary basis
Family — Spousal support — Income determination and imputation — What incomes should be determined or imputed, including access to pre-tax corporate income — Child Support Guidelines, ss. 17 and 18, Mason v. Mason applied — Three-year average used, corporate shareholder income considered — Applicant’s income set at 35,000 — Respondent’s income imputed at 878,442 — Mid-range SSAG, averaged for cohabitation dispute — Temporary support fixed
Family — Spousal support — Retroactive support — Is retroactive spousal support appropriate at this interim stage — Short period of cohabitation and early litigation stage — SSAGs often time limited transitional support in short marriages — Amount ordered meets immediate needs, retroactive review left for trial on full record — Retroactive spousal support refused
Procedure — Family law motions — Interim interim orders — Should the court make an “interim interim” order intended to be reviewed before trial — Temporary orders imperfect, disclosure ongoing, trials booked far ahead — Lacroix v. Meek reviewed, “without prejudice” jurisprudence considered — Order not intended to take parties to trial, review anticipated — Interim interim approach adopted -
2026-04-16 Seferovic v. 285 Spadina SPV Inc., 2026 ONSC 2256 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Procedure — Court records and endorsements — Publication on CanLII — Do errors in a CanLII-published endorsement warrant correction or affect substance — Misidentification of hearing date and counsel assessed — Motion identified as brought by applicants in oppression application — Errors characterised as inconsequential and not affecting substance — No correction required
Public administration — Court administration — Internal processes — Will the court answer questions about internal court processes for preparing endorsements and issuing orders — Inquiries about preparation and transmission to CanLII — Questions to Commercial List Office addressed — Requests held not proper — Questions declined
Public administration — Court administration — Publication decisions — Who decides whether endorsements receive citation numbers and are sent to CanLII for publication — Decision left to the judge making the endorsement — Unpublished endorsements available for proper use — No reason shown to publish long after release — Judge’s discretion confirmed -
2026-04-16 Wang et al v. Jazzar Holdings Inc. et al, 2026 ONSC 2272 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Procedure — Certificates of Pending Litigation — Discharge under Courts of Justice Act, s. 103(6) — Purpose of CPL and discretionary discharge described in MCAN Home Mortgage v. Broad — Threshold triable issue and equitable factors assessed — Whether the equities favour maintaining CPL — Balance of convenience favours continuation — No adequate alternative security — Motion dismissed, CPL maintained
Procedure — Certificates of Pending Litigation — Grefford test — High probability of success in main action confirmed — Triable issue of fraudulent conveyance shown by badges of fraud — Balance of convenience and Dhunna factors considered — Whether damages are an adequate remedy — No improper purpose found — Discretion exercised against discharge — Motion to discharge CPL dismissed
Procedure — Ex parte motions — Rule 39.01(6) full and fair disclosure — Whether material non-disclosure warrants setting aside order — Release not a material fact affecting original motion — Discovery excerpts would not change result — Court retains discretion even if non-disclosure — Alleged omissions minimally material in urgent context — CPL continued, no discharge for non-disclosure
Cour divisionnaire - Décisions récentes
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2026-04-17 Simamba v. Simamba, 2026 ONSC 2122 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: inclusive — writing — motion — leave — dismissed -
2026-04-17 Xiao v. City of Toronto, 2026 ONSC 2283 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Procedure — Abuse of process — Rule 2.1.01 — Should the proceeding be dismissed under r. 2.1 as frivolous or vexatious? — Clearest of cases threshold applied, citing Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733 — Proposed judicial review relief unavailable — Court exercises r. 2.1.01(1) discretion — Proceeding dismissed under r. 2.1
Procedure — Standing — Judicial review — Does the moving party have standing to proceed for a deceased licence holder? — Power of attorney not effective after death — Will and estate trustee status not establishing authority — Estate not properly before the Court — Standing not shown to pursue relief — Proceeding dismissed under r. 2.1
Administrative law — Judicial review — Mootness — Is the application moot where a short-term rental licence cannot be in the name of a deceased person and is non-transferable? — Relief sought not available in proposed judicial review — Applicants directed to apply under the by-law — Extension of time unnecessary — Proceeding dismissed under r. 2.1 -
2026-04-17 Profitly Incorporated v. McRae-Yu, 2026 ONSC 2121 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Practice — Appeals — Leave to appeal — Costs -
2026-04-17 Rogers Communications Canada Inc. v. Trueman, 2026 ONSC 2124 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: inclusive — writing — motion — leave — dismissed -
2026-04-17 Racco v. Slimmon-Weber, 2026 ONSC 2157 (CanLII)
Mots-clés: Lease and tenancy — Commercial lease — Quiet enjoyment — Scope of damages following unlawful termination and lockout — Whether interference with tenant’s normal and lawful use was actionable — London Prestige Ltd. v. Wellington Harlech Centre Inc. applied — Punitive and special damages maintained — Findings on harassment, lock change and repairs upheld — Damages reduced to Small Claims Court maximum — Appeal dismissed in substance
Procedure — Appeals — Jurisdiction and scope — Small Claims Court trial on damages following Superior Court order — Did the Deputy Judge exceed the parameters of the referral or award beyond the claim? — Reasons sufficient for appellate review under Housen v. Nikolaisen — Quantum capped within monetary jurisdiction — No error in principle — Appeal dismissed on scope
Evidence — Expert evidence — Small Claims Court — Admissibility of forensic accountant’s report under r. 18.02 — Whether accepting the report without the witness and relying on hearsay was an error — Notice, opportunity to summons, and gatekeeper role considered — Weight given to oral testimony over report — Causation and remoteness established — Admission and use of report upheld — Appeal dismissed
Procedure — Procedural fairness — Judicial questioning — Reasonable apprehension of bias — Whether the Deputy Judge’s questions to clarify evidence breached fairness — Transcript reviewed, clarification permitted, cross‑examination preserved — No entry into the arena — Requisite level of fairness provided — Allegation of bias rejected — Appeal dismissed on fairness
Procedure — Remedies — Prejudgment interest — Whether the start date was set in legal error — Beginning of lease used despite uncontroverted evidence of later onset of issues — Applicable principles not considered — Start date reset to when repair and interference problems began — Monetary impact minimal — Order varied on interest only — Appeal allowed in part on interest