Ontario Superior Court

• Families will seek Iran’s assets after court rules Flight 752 downing was act of terror, lawyer says

  Through its state-controlled media, Iran stuck to its claim that its air defenses mistook the passenger jet for a military aircraft.

  Canada

  May 21
• Iran’s downing of Flight 752 was intentional act of terrorism, Ontario court rules

  The decision opens the door for victims' families to seek damages from Iran for the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.

  Canada

  May 20
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• Ontario lawyer’s defamation claim over social media backlash tossed as ‘gibberish’

  In a decision dismissing the claim, Ontario Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney said Oussama Hamza ignored normal court rules despite earlier warnings from a judge about the flaws

  Canada

  Apr 29
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• Lawyer’s defamation claim over social media backlash called frivolous, Ontario court told

  A damages claim by a lawyer who objected to complaints about his comments on women and race is devoid of any merit and should be tossed out, a court heard on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• Judge mistakenly assigned cases while abroad: Ontario Superior Court

  "The situation that led to the travel involved very specific personal and confidential circumstances."

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Ontario judge mulls whether keeping kids out of COVID-19 hot spot is best for mental health

  The judge's Jan. 25 interim decision explains that the case centres on three Hamilton teens who traveled to their mother's home province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials in most of the province until February

  Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz says the suspension applies everywhere except in regions designated "green" under Ontario's COVID-19 pandemic response plan.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020
• Jury trials set to resume in several Ontario cities

  The Superior Court of Justice says selection of jurors and jury hearings will start Nov. 9 in Ottawa.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2020
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• Rights of woman who is deaf, blind breached by how student loan administered: Ontario court

  But Superior Court Justice Lorne Sossin says the Canada Student Loan Program is not itself discriminatory because it already includes mechanisms and discretionary powers to remedy the additional debt some students with disabilities may accrue.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Hamilton musician Tom Wilson says he was arrested for part in Caledonia dispute

  The veteran musician was arrested by the OPP on Wednesday in connection with a pair of injunctions tied to the McKenzie Meadows occupation.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2020