Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 4 ' 8, 2020)

• Published date: 15 May 2020
• Author: Mr John Polyzogopoulos
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Criminal Law, Charities & Non-Profits , Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Trials & Appeals & Compensation, Professional Negligence, Crime, Trusts
• Law Firm: Blaney McMurtry LLP

Good afternoon.

Please find our summaries of this past week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were two substantive civil decisions).

In Stirrett v. Cheema, the trial judge had found the head of a hospital's clinical research trial liable for breach of fiduciary duty after a trial participant died as a result of complications that arose during an angiogram. The Court allowed the appeal after a thorough analysis of the role of causation in cases involving a breach of fiduciary duty.

Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee involved the interpretation of historical statutes dating back to the 1800's in respect of the establishment, governance and operation of Mount Pleasant and other cemeteries.

Wishing everyone continued health and an enjoyable weekend.

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 282

Keywords: Corporations, Cemeteries, Non-Share Capital Corporations, Charities, Governance, Statutory Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Statutory Interpretation, Implied Repeal, Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 33, Cemeteries Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 59, Corporations Act, 1953, S.O. 1953, c. 19, Charities Accounting Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.10, Charitable Uses Act, 1601 (Eng.), 43 Eliz. 1, c.4, Humphrey Funeral Home v. Toronto (City) (2007), 32 M.P.L.R. (4th) 124 (Ont. S.C.), Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, Montreal v. ILGWU Center Inc.(1971), 1974 S.C.R. 59, R. v. Mercure, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 234, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2013 SCC 42, United States of America v. Jennings and Another (1982), 75 Cr. App. R. 367 (H.L.), Re Oldfield Estate (No. 2), [1949] 2 D.L.R. 175 (Man. K.B.), Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation Society v. Glasgow Corp., [1967] 3 W.L.R. 1132 (H.L. Scotland), A.Y.S.A. Amateur Youth Soccer Assn. v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2007 SCC 42, Guarantee Company of North America v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 9, British Columbia v. Henfrey Samson Belair Ltd., [1989] 2 S.C.R. 24, XMCO Canada Ltd., Re, 1991 CarswellOnt 161 (C.J.), Asian Outreach Canada v. Hutchinson, 1999 CarswellOnt 1794 (S.C.), Friends of Camp Aneesh v. Girl Guides of Canada, 2012 ONSC 6855, Re Centenary Hospital Association(1989), 59 D.L.R. (4th) 449 (Ont. S.C.), Commissioners for Special Purposes of the Income Tax v. Pemsel, [1891] A.C. 531 (H.L.), Dames du Bon Pasteur v. R., [1952] 2 S.C.R. 76, Towle Estate v. Minister of National Revenue (1966), [1967] S.C.R. 133, Rodaro v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2002 CanLII 41834 (Ont. C.A.), 60635 Ontario Limited v. 1002953 Ontario Inc., 1999 CanLII 789 (Ont. C.A.), Cash v. George Dundas Realty Ltd., 40 D.L.R. (3d) 31 (Ont. C.A.), Hilson v. 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2019 ONCA 1000, Ackland v. Yonge-Esplanade Enterprises Ltd. (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.), Ontario Teachers' Federation v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation et al., 2002 CanLII 41933 (Ont. C.A.), Berardinelli v. Ontario Housing Corp.(1978), [1979] 1 S.C.R. 275

Stirrett v. Cheema, 2020 ONCA 288

Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Professional Liability, Doctors, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Causation, Evidence, Onus of Proof, Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24, Hodgkinson v. Simms, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 377, Standard Trust Company v. Metropolitan Trust Company of Canada, 2007 ONCA 897, Norberg v. Wynrib, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 226

Short Civil Decisions

2484234 Ontario Inc. v. Hanley Park Developments Inc., 2020 ONCA 293

Keywords: Costs Endorsement

Criminal Decisions

R. v. H., 2020 ONCA 284

Keywords: Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Evidence, Admissibility, Confessions, Police Trickery, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, s. 231(2), R. v. Oickle, 2000 SCC 38, R. v. Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc., 2017 SCC 45, R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742, R. v. Robinson, 2017 ONCA 645, R. v. Jackson (2009), 190 C.R.R. (2d) 72 (ONSC)

R. v. M.R., 2020 ONCA 281 (Publication Ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Exploitation, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 153

R. v. M., 2020 ONCA 279

Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Sentencing, COVID-19, R. v. Suter, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 496, R. v. Pham, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 739

R. v. D., 2020 ONCA 283 (Publication Ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault, Assault, Jury Instructions, Evidence, Admissibility, Credibility, Conduct During Trial, Prior Inconsistent Statements, R. v. Kiss, 2018 ONCA 184, R. v. M. (T.), 2014 ONCA 854, R. v. D.M., 2019 ONSC 4001

R. v. P., 2020 ONCA 287 (Publication Ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Sexual Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Evidence, Fresh Evidence, Exculpatory Evidence, Witnesses, Credibility, Prior Convictions, Crown Disclosure, Criminal Code, s. 683(1), Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-5, s. 12(1), R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326, R. v. Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44, R. v. McNeil, 2009 SCC 3, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 66, R. v. Dixon, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 244

R. v. H., 2020 ONCA 292 (Publication Ban)

Keywords: Criminal Law, Attempted Child Abduction, Breaching Prohibition Order, Varying Orders, Terms, Sex Offender Registry, Criminal Code, s. 161(1)(d), R. v. Brar, 2016 ONCA 724

R. v. B., 2020 ONCA 295

Keywords: Criminal Law, Aggravated Assault, Fresh Evidence, Self-Defence

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CIVIL DECISIONS

Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 282

[Pepall, Tulloch and Benotto JJ.A.]

Counsel:

Ronald G. Slaght, Q.C. and Margaret Robbins, for the appellant/respondent by
way of cross-appeal, Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries

Michael S.F. Watson, Rodney Northey and Michael Finley, for the
respondents/appellants by way of cross-appeal, Friends of Toronto Public
Cemeteries Inc. and K.W.T.

Dana De Sante, for the respondent/respondent by way of cross-appeal, Public
Guardian and Trustee

Keywords: Corporations, Cemeteries, Non-Share Capital Corporations, Charities, Governance, Statutory Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Statutory Interpretation, Implied Repeal, Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 33, Cemeteries Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 59, Corporations Act, 1953, S.O. 1953, c. 19, Charities Accounting Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.10, Charitable Uses Act, 1601 (Eng.), 43 Eliz. 1, c.4, Humphrey Funeral Home v. Toronto (City) (2007), 32 M.P.L.R. (4th) 124 (Ont. S.C.), Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, Montreal v. ILGWU Center Inc.(1971), 1974 S.C.R. 59, R. v. Mercure, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 234, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2013 SCC 42, United States of America v. Jennings and Another (1982), 75 Cr. App. R. 367 (H.L.), Re Oldfield Estate (No. 2), [1949] 2 D.L.R. 175 (Man. K.B.), Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation Society v. Glasgow Corp., [1967] 3 W.L.R. 1132 (H.L. Scotland), A.Y.S.A. Amateur Youth Soccer Assn. v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2007 SCC...