Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 9-13, 2021)

• Published date: 16 August 2021
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-structuring, Insolvency/Bankruptcy, Contracts and Commercial Law, Insurance Laws and Products, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Court Procedure, Trials & Appeals & Compensation, Libel & Defamation
• Law Firm: Blaney McMurtry LLP
• Author: Mr John Polyzogopoulos

Good afternoon.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of of August 9, 2021.

There were only two substantive civil decisions this week. Dass v. Kay deals with discoverability and the "appropriate means" test in s. 5 of the Limitations Act, 2002. McEwen (Re) confirms that defendants to choses in action belonging to bankrupts that are assigned by a trustee under section 38 of the BIA do not have standing to contest the assignment of the chose in action. Only creditors have standing.

Have a great weekend.

John Polyzogopoulos
Blaney McMurtry LLP
416.593.2953 Email

Table of Contents

Civil Decisions

Dass v. Kay , 2021 ONCA 565

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Injurious Falsehood, Civil Procedure,Limitation Periods, Discoverability, Appropriate Means, Summary Judgment, Limitations Act, 2002, 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, ss. 4, 5, Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick, 2021 SCC 31, Sosnowski v. MacEwan Petroleum Inc., 2019 ONCA 1005, Longo v. MacLaren Art Centre Inc., 2014 ONCA 526, Brown v. Baum, 2016 ONCA 325, Presidential MSH Corp. v. Marr, Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325, Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549, Hamilton (City) v. Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital Corporation, 2012 ONCA 156, Brozmanova v. Tarshis, 2018 ONCA 523, Smith v. Union of Icelandic Fish Producers Ltd., 2005 NSCA 145, Brown v. Baum, 2016 ONCA 325, 407 ETR Concession Co. Ltd. v. Day, 2016 ONCA 709, Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325, A.I. Ogus', The Law of Damages (London, Butterworths, 1973)

McEwen (Re) , 2021 ONCA 566

Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Property of the Bankrupt, Choses in Action, Assignment, Contracts, Insurance, Duty of Good Faith, Bad Faith Claim, Civil Procedure, Standing, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 38, Alfano v. KPMG Inc. (1999), 7 C.B.R. (4th) 47 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Carroll (Litigation guardian of) v. McEwen, 2016 ONSC 2075, Carroll v. McEwen, 2018 ONCA 902, Coroban Plastics Ltd., Re (1994), 10 B.C.L.R. (3d) 52 (C.A.), Davidson (Re), 2021 ONCA 135, DeGroote v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1996), 45 C.B.R. (3d) 132 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Dominion Trustco Corp., Re (1997), 50 C.B.R. (3d) 84 (Ont. C.A.), Dundas v. Zürich Canada, 2012 ONCA 181, Holley v. Gifford Smith Ltd, 26 D.L.R. (4th) 230 (Ont. C.A.), Indcondo Building Corp. v. Sloan, 2012 ONCA 502, Isabelle v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2008 NBCA 69, Jolub Construction Limited, Re (1993), 21 C.B.R. (3d) 313 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Mercure v. Marquette & Fils Inc., [1977] 1 S.C.R. 547, Perron-Malenfant v. Malenfant (Trustee of), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 375, Polar Products Inc. v. Hongkong Bank of Canada (1992), 14 C.B.R. (3d) 225 (B.C.S.C.), Shaw Estate v. Nicol Island Development Incorporated, 2009 ONCA 276, Smith v. Pricewaterhousecoopers Inc., 2013 ABCA 288, Zammit, Re (1998), 3 C.B.R. (4th) 191 (Ont. Gen. Div.)

CIVIL DECISIONS

Dass v. Kay, 2021 ONCA 565

[Strathy C.J.O., Brown and Miller JJ.A]

Counsel:

O. G. Barnwell, for the Appellants

K. T. Duong, For the Respondents

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Injurious Falsehood, Civil Procedure,Limitation Periods, Discoverability, Appropriate Means, Summary Judgment, Limitations Act, 2002, 2002, c. 24, Sched. B, ss. 4, 5, Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick, 2021 SCC 31, Sosnowski v. MacEwan Petroleum Inc., 2019 ONCA 1005, Longo v. MacLaren Art Centre Inc., 2014 ONCA 526, Brown v. Baum, 2016 ONCA 325, Presidential MSH Corp. v. Marr, Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325, Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549, Hamilton (City) v. Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital...