Chong v. Donnelly

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeSharpe, Hourigan and Jamal JJ.A.
Citation2019 ONCA 799
Date07 October 2019
Docket NumberC67021

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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...2024 ONCA 141, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Fiorito v. Wiggins, 2015 ONCA 729, Morasse v. Nadeau-Dubois, 2016 SCC 44, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Follows v. Follows (1998), 41 R.F.L. (4th) 248 (Ont. C.A.), College of Optometrists of Ontario v. SHS Optical Ltd., 2008 ONCA 685, Kassay ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 21 ' 25)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 29, 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 21 – 25)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • June 27, 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 31 ' June 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 10, 2021
    ...Enterprises Inc. v. Indus Corp., [2004] OJ No. 4062, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Torroni, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 Short Civil Decisions Grist v. TruGrp Inc., 2021 ONCA 374 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.......
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  • B.B. v. E.B.
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...or R.B. As the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently identified in Ruffolo v David, 2019 ONCA 385, 25 RFL (8th) 144, and Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 at para 9, citing from Carey v Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 at para 36, [2015] 2 SCR [9] … “[t]he contempt power is discretionary and courts have co......
  • Jackson v Jackson
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • September 13, 2022
    ...or R.B. As the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently identified in Ruffolo v David, 2019 ONCA 385, 25 RFL (8th) 144, and Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 at para 9, citing from Carey v Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 at para 36, [2015] 2 SCR [9]     … “[t]he contempt pow......
  • D.E. v W.E.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • January 1, 2022
    ...the contempt power is discretionary: Carey v. Laiken, supra, at para. 36, MacDougall v. Boivin, 2005 NBCA 62 (CanLII); Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 (CanLII); Moncur v. Plante, 2021 ONCA 462 (CanLII). In exercising their discretion, courts must be cognizant that contempt is a remedy of l......
  • Ellis v Ellis
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 23, 2024
    ...have intentionally done the act that the order prohibits or intentionally failed to do the act that the order compels: Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, para. 5 (C.A.). As noted in Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, para .32, “[t]hese three elements, coupled with the heightened standard of proof......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...2024 ONCA 141, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Fiorito v. Wiggins, 2015 ONCA 729, Morasse v. Nadeau-Dubois, 2016 SCC 44, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Follows v. Follows (1998), 41 R.F.L. (4th) 248 (Ont. C.A.), College of Optometrists of Ontario v. SHS Optical Ltd., 2008 ONCA 685, Kassay ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 21 ' 25)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 29, 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 21 – 25)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • June 27, 2021
    ...Procedure, Orders, Enforcement, Civil Contempt, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Greenberg v. Nowack, 2016 ONCA 949, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799, Valoris pour enfants et adultes de Prescott-Russell c.K.R., 2021 ONCA 366, Ruffolo v. David, 2019 ONCA 385 Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp., 2021 ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 31 ' June 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 10, 2021
    ...Enterprises Inc. v. Indus Corp., [2004] OJ No. 4062, Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Torroni, 2009 ONCA 85, Chong v. Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 Short Civil Decisions Grist v. TruGrp Inc., 2021 ONCA 374 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.......
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  • Chapter 10: Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...2016 ONSC 3466. And see ID v DB, 2022 ABKB 831; DE v WE, 2022 NBKB 243; AJS v SB, 2024 NBKB 44; XD v SZ, 2023 NSSC 416; Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799; AC v KC, 2022 ONSC 1844; Green v Green, 2022 ONSC 5596; Kim v 2023 ONSC 5121; AF v MB, 2022 PESC 15; Jackson v Jackson, 2022 SKKB 207. And......
  • Chapter 12: Remedies Available Under Provincial and Territorial Legislation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...ONSC 3466. And see ID v DB, 2022 ABKB 831; NAB v RPS, 2022 NBQB 137; DE v WE, 2022 NBKB 243; XD v SZ, 2023 NSSC 416; Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799; Gagnon v Martyniuk, 2020 ONCA 708; Green v Green, 2022 ONSC 5596; Kim v McIntosh, 2023 ONSC 5121; AF v MB, 2022 PESC 15; Jackson v Jackson, 2......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...479 Cho v Twin Cities Power-Canada, 2012 ABCA 47 ............................................. 184 Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 ...................................................................604 Christy v Mohl, [1985] BCJ No 1623 (SC) .......................................................
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law (Tenth Edition)
    • April 14, 2025
    ...Estate, [1988] 1 WWR 746 (Sask CA) 134 Chilton v McDowell, 2020 BCSC 671 260 Chomos v Hamilton, 2016 ONSC 5208 508 Chong v Donnelly, 2019 ONCA 799 532, 594 Choquette v Choquette (1998), 39 RFL (4th) 384 (Ont CA) Chorney v Chorney (1971), 4 RFL 347 (Alta CA) 171 Chouinard v Chouinard (1969),......
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