Ontario Court of Appeal

• Ontario loses bid to quash $30M segregation ruling; immunity argument rejected

  A $30-million class-action award against Ontario for its mistreatment of inmates in solitary confinement will stand, the Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Ontario court upholds convictions for man who killed, dismembered friend in hotel room

  Ontario's highest court has upheld the convictions of a man who repeatedly stabbed and then dismembered his friend in a London, Ont., hotel room more than seven years ago.

  Crime

  Feb 4
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• Subway can press $210 million defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content

  A defamation lawsuit by Subway against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on ‘extreme intoxication’ defence

  The Ontario Court of Appeal had set aside convictions in two cases after finding part of the law unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2020
• University discriminated against man with brain injury, poor grades, court rules

  The University of Waterloo did not accommodate a would-be student with a disability when it refused admission based on grades, an Ontario appeal court has ruled.

  Education

  Dec 21, 2020
• Couple convicted in child’s death to get new trial amid fresh evidence, Ontario court rules

  In making this week's decision, the Court of Appeal allowed the couple to put forward new evidence suggesting two prosecution experts had been mistaken.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2020
• B.C. or Ontario? Residential school survivors fight move of court battle

  The underlying fight relates to a request by three survivors of St. Anne's in Fort Albany, Ont., to have their compensation cases reopened.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2020
• Couple has no home, kids together but still considered spouses, Ontario’s top court rules

  A wealthy businessman will have to pay more than $50,000 a month in spousal support for 10 years to a woman with whom he had a long-term romantic relationship, Ontario's top court has ruled.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2020
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• Mike Duffy can’t sue Senate over 2013 suspension, court ruling affirms

  Duffy was suspended without pay for nearly two years over the Senate expenses scandal, for which he was ultimately acquitted of 31 criminal charges in 2016.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Children afraid of father in Kuwait can stay in Canada for now, Ontario court says

  In setting aside an order that the two boys and a girl should be returned to the Middle East, the Ontario Court of Appeal found the judge had failed to recognize the risk they faced.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020