Becker v. Walgate

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeHuscroft, Grant; George, Jonathon C.; Favreau, Lise G.
Citation2025 ONCA 696
Docket NumberM55802; COA-24-CV-0355
Date15 October 2025

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7 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 ' February 13, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 20, 2026
    ...Barylak v. Figol (1995), 9 E.T.R. (2d) 305 (Ont. C.J. Gen. Div.), Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, Aba-Alkhail v. University of Ottawa, 2013 ONCA 633, Winter v. Sherman Estate, 2018 ONCA 703, Ontario v. Lipsitz, 2011 ONCA 466, Abarca v. Va......
  • Elizabeth Casey Cooke Family Trust v. Dioguardi
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 10, 2026
    ...attack doctrine is a subset operating within the broader doctrine of abuse of process: C.U.P.E., at para. 22; Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, at para. 31. The motion judge’s reasoning shows that he was properly applying this broader abuse of process doctrine to prevent the appellants from......
  • Jones-Moore v. Moore
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 17, 2025
    ...that have already been decided … [and] can also apply to issues that could have been determined in prior proceedings”: Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, at para. 34; see also: Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, at para. 37; Aba-Aikhail v. University of Ot......
  • Huismans v. Huismans
    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    • January 23, 2026
    ...205 (Ont. Gen. Div.) are not applicable. [68]        Peter relies on the case of Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, which states in paragraph 41 that “[i]nterpreting a court order requires attention to the text of the order, the reasons for decision, t......
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6 cases
  • Elizabeth Casey Cooke Family Trust v. Dioguardi
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • February 10, 2026
    ...attack doctrine is a subset operating within the broader doctrine of abuse of process: C.U.P.E., at para. 22; Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, at para. 31. The motion judge’s reasoning shows that he was properly applying this broader abuse of process doctrine to prevent the appellants from......
  • Jones-Moore v. Moore
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 17, 2025
    ...that have already been decided … [and] can also apply to issues that could have been determined in prior proceedings”: Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, at para. 34; see also: Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, at para. 37; Aba-Aikhail v. University of Ot......
  • Huismans v. Huismans
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 23, 2026
    ...205 (Ont. Gen. Div.) are not applicable. [68]        Peter relies on the case of Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, which states in paragraph 41 that “[i]nterpreting a court order requires attention to the text of the order, the reasons for decision, t......
  • Lahey v. Lahey
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 2, 2026
    ...would be manifestly unfair to a party or would in some way bring the administration of justice into disrepute (see: Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696 at para. [76]     An implicit attack on the correctness of the factual basis of a decision is a “collateral attack” and an......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 ' February 13, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 20, 2026
    ...Barylak v. Figol (1995), 9 E.T.R. (2d) 305 (Ont. C.J. Gen. Div.), Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, Becker v. Walgate, 2025 ONCA 696, Aba-Alkhail v. University of Ottawa, 2013 ONCA 633, Winter v. Sherman Estate, 2018 ONCA 703, Ontario v. Lipsitz, 2011 ONCA 466, Abarca v. Va......