The appeal court says the Ontario Review Board considered all the required factors last year in granting Ayanle Hassan Ali permission to attend Mohawk College unaccompanied while he continues to be held at a secure Hamilton hospital. Continue reading
In upholding a lower court ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday deemed Ashley Dermann unsuccessful in her suit despite her winning the jury award in the case she brought against Daniel and Graham Baker – defendants who admitted liability. Continue reading
The three-judge appeal panel says legislative safeguards are inadequate to avoid the risk of harm to inmates. Continue reading
A nine-year prison sentence for a day-care supervisor who used the toddlers he was looking after to make child pornography is enough to both denounce his behaviour and act as a deterrent to others, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. Continue reading
The Court of Appeal for Ontario found the judge failed to properly caution jurors on the dangers inherent to eyewitness identification and failed to give guidance on how to assess evidence related to Paul Chafe’s reaction to the allegations. Continue reading
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The lawsuit, which claims Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors and thus subject to Ontario’s labour legislation, had been stayed earlier this year by a motion judge who found Uber drivers were bound by an arbitration clause. Continue reading
By granting a stay, there will be 25 wards instead of 47 in the upcoming municipal election as originally set out in Bill 5, the Better Local Government Act. Continue reading
In affirming the $162,500 in damages previously awarded to Mike Zigomanis, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by D’Angelo Brands to argue the images originally shared by the hockey player with his then-girlfriend offended the community. Continue reading
In deciding a miscarriage of justice had occurred, the Court of Appeal said Ian Walendzewicz might have succeeded in undermining the complainant’s credibility if he had an effective lawyer – normally a difficult argument for an accused to make. Continue reading
A veteran police officer who prepared bogus accident reports in exchange for cash lost his bid on Friday to overturn his conviction and five-year prison term. Continue reading