Deschenes v. Lalonde,

JurisdictionOntario
Judgevan Rensburg, Paciocco and Thorburn JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 304
Date20 May 2020
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Docket NumberC66312

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27 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 15 ' 19, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 22, 2022
    ...423, Place Concorde East Ltd. Partnership v. Shelter Corp. of Canada Ltd. (2006), 270 D.L.R. (4th) 181 (Ont. C.A.), Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304, Kingu v. Walmer Ventures Ltd. (1986), 10 B.C.L.R. (2d) 15 (C.A.), Spence v. Crawford, [1939] 3 All E.R. 271, Barclays Bank v. Metcalfe & M......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 3 ' 7, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 13, 2025
    ...Enforcement, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 244(1), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 49.09, Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304, Mohammed v. York Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 354 (C.A.), 917488 Ontario Inc. v. Sam Mortgages Ltd., 2013 ONSC 2212 Lo......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 19 ' 22, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 6, 2020
    ...enjoys the outdoors this weekend while still practicing physical distancing. Table of Contents Civil Decisions Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 Keywords: Contracts, Settlements, Remedies, Rescission, Innocent Misrepresentation MCC Mortgage Holdings Inc. v. Mundulai, 2020 ONCA 312 Keyword......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Services, 2014) at 153–55. 5 The requirements to prove unilateral mistake have recently been summarized in Deschenes v Lalonde , 2020 ONCA 304 at para 32 [ Deschenes ], as follows: “The law on rescission for unilateral mistake is that a party may seek rescission of a contract for its own un......
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22 cases
  • Naturale Science Inc. v Ramm Pharma Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 9, 2024
    ...Bank v Metcalfe & Mansfield Alternative Investments VII Corp, 2011 ONSC 5008, aff'd 2013 ONCA 494 at para 157; Deschenes v Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 at para 41 3Com Corp. v. Zorin International Corp, 2004 CanLII 10307, affirmed 2006 CanLII 18351 ONCA, at para 12. 42 Performance Industries ......
  • Naturale Science Inc. v Ramm Pharma Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 9, 2024
    ...Bank v Metcalfe & Mansfield Alternative Investments VII Corp, 2011 ONSC 5008, aff'd 2013 ONCA 494 at para 157; Deschenes v Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 at para 41 3Com Corp. v. Zorin International Corp, 2004 CanLII 10307, affirmed 2006 CanLII 18351 ONCA, at para 12. 42 Performance Industries ......
  • Zaidi v. Syed, Estate of, et al, 2023 ONSC 1244 COURT FILE NO.:,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 22, 2023
    ..."para:N134B2:MsoFootnoteText" Perri v. Concordian Chesterfield Co., [2003] O.J. No. 5852 (S.C.J.). [10] Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 at para. 27; Mohammed v. York Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 354 at para. 34 (C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. ref&#x......
  • Bacanora Minerals Ltd v Orr-Ewing (Estate),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 26, 2023
    ...remedy of rescission is available for a false or misleading representation that induces a contract”: Deschenes v Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 at para 29, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39288 (11 February 2021), citing Guarantee Co of North America v Gordon Capital Corp, [1999] 3 SCR 423 a......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 15 ' 19, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 22, 2022
    ...423, Place Concorde East Ltd. Partnership v. Shelter Corp. of Canada Ltd. (2006), 270 D.L.R. (4th) 181 (Ont. C.A.), Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304, Kingu v. Walmer Ventures Ltd. (1986), 10 B.C.L.R. (2d) 15 (C.A.), Spence v. Crawford, [1939] 3 All E.R. 271, Barclays Bank v. Metcalfe & M......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 3 ' 7, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 13, 2025
    ...Enforcement, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 244(1), Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 49.09, Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304, Mohammed v. York Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 354 (C.A.), 917488 Ontario Inc. v. Sam Mortgages Ltd., 2013 ONSC 2212 Lo......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 19 ' 22, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 6, 2020
    ...enjoys the outdoors this weekend while still practicing physical distancing. Table of Contents Civil Decisions Deschenes v. Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 Keywords: Contracts, Settlements, Remedies, Rescission, Innocent Misrepresentation MCC Mortgage Holdings Inc. v. Mundulai, 2020 ONCA 312 Keyword......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...246 Derrick Barr v Bifa Waste Services Ltd, [2012] EWCA Civ 312 ....................... 312 Deschenes v Lalonde, 2020 ONCA 304 ................................................434–35, 436 Detroit Football Co v Dublinski, [1955] OWN 805, [1955] 4 DLR 176 (HCJ), var’d [1956] OR 744 (HCJ), rev’......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Services, 2014) at 153–55. 5 The requirements to prove unilateral mistake have recently been summarized in Deschenes v Lalonde , 2020 ONCA 304 at para 32 [ Deschenes ], as follows: “The law on rescission for unilateral mistake is that a party may seek rescission of a contract for its own un......