Ghiassi v. Singh

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeSharpe, van Rensburg and Brown JJ.A.
Citation2018 ONCA 764
Date20 September 2018
Docket NumberC64628

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18 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 26-30)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2021
    ...[2001] S.C.C.A. No. 66; Hoang v. Vicentini, 2012 ONSC 1358, aff'd 2016 ONCA 723, Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259, Ghiassi v. Sing, 2018 ONCA 764 Ching v. Pier 27 Toronto Inc. , 2021 ONCA 551 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Repudiation, Disaffir......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 ' 12, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 18, 2025
    ...Fleury (Estate) v. Kassim, 2022 ONSC 2464, Benhaim v. St. German, 2016 SCC 48, Hanson-Tasker v. Ewart, 2023 BCCA 463, Ghiassi v. Singh, 2018 ONCA 764, Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259, Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260, Blake v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, 2015 ONCA 165,......
  • KY v Bahler
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 8, 2023
    ...an inference from all the evidence: Snell v Farrell at 331; Skinner v Matheson at para 75; Ediger v Johnston at para 29; Ghiassi v Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 at para 25. The evidence will concern the acts or omissions of the defendant and the injury of the plaintiff. The injury will typically fol......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 24, 2018
    ...them with notice of their actual termination date, and accordingly their April 17, 2014 notice was ineffective. Ghiassi v. Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 [Sharpe, van Rensburg and Brown JJ.A.] Counsel: Clements and J. DiFederico, for the appellants MacKenzie, B. Legate and B. MacKenzie, for the respo......
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15 cases
  • KY v Bahler
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 8, 2023
    ...an inference from all the evidence: Snell v Farrell at 331; Skinner v Matheson at para 75; Ediger v Johnston at para 29; Ghiassi v Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 at para 25. The evidence will concern the acts or omissions of the defendant and the injury of the plaintiff. The injury will typically fol......
  • The Estate of Kevin John McMullan v. The Estate of Dr. Nashwan Albeer Ibrahim Naom
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 13, 2025
    ...Dr. Campbell could not rely on the evidentiary gap resulting from the negligent lack of imaging to support his defence: Ghiassi v. Singh, 2018 ONCA 764, at para. 29; Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259, 305 O.A.C. 245, at paras. 72-74. The trial judge noted that the court can infer causation ......
  • La Trace v. Warkentin Building Movers
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 7, 2025
    ...an inference from all the evidence: Snell v Farrell at 331; Skinner v Matheson at para 75; Ediger v Johnston at para 29; Ghiassi v Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 at para 25. The evidence will concern the acts or omissions of the defendant and the injury of the plaintiff. The injury will typically fol......
  • Williams v Rosenstock
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 4, 2020
    ...does not allow the initial negligent defendant doctor to escape liability: Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773 at para 116 and Ghiassi v Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 at paras 17-18. [357] Exceptionally, plaintiffs who cannot meet the burden of the “but for” causation test may be able to recover on the basi......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 26-30)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2021
    ...[2001] S.C.C.A. No. 66; Hoang v. Vicentini, 2012 ONSC 1358, aff'd 2016 ONCA 723, Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259, Ghiassi v. Sing, 2018 ONCA 764 Ching v. Pier 27 Toronto Inc. , 2021 ONCA 551 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Repudiation, Disaffir......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 ' 12, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 18, 2025
    ...Fleury (Estate) v. Kassim, 2022 ONSC 2464, Benhaim v. St. German, 2016 SCC 48, Hanson-Tasker v. Ewart, 2023 BCCA 463, Ghiassi v. Singh, 2018 ONCA 764, Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259, Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260, Blake v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, 2015 ONCA 165,......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 24, 2018
    ...them with notice of their actual termination date, and accordingly their April 17, 2014 notice was ineffective. Ghiassi v. Singh, 2018 ONCA 764 [Sharpe, van Rensburg and Brown JJ.A.] Counsel: Clements and J. DiFederico, for the appellants MacKenzie, B. Legate and B. MacKenzie, for the respo......