Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgePepall, Benotto and Coroza JJ.A.
Neutral Citation2020 ONCA 720
Citation2020 ONCA 720
Date09 November 2020
Docket NumberC68058

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  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Manitoba
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 24, 2021
    ...2004 SCC 14, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 385; R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 331; Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720; A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., 2012 SCC 46, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 567; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 3 ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...ONCA 131, Simpson v. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 806, Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 488, Talwar v. Grand River Hospital, 2......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...as represented by the Attorney General of Ontario, et al., 2025 CanLII 94214 (SCC), Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720 Stile Carpentry Ltd. v. 2004424 Ontario Inc., 2025 ONCA 669 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Representation by Lawyer, Corporations, Appeals, Perfection......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 26, 2022
    ...2.1.01(3) and 15.01(3), Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, Khan v. Krylov & Company LLP, 2017 ONCA 625, Rallis v. Myers, 2019 ONCA 437, Khan v. Law Society of Ontario,2020 ONCA 320, Mukwa v. Farm Credit of......
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  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Manitoba
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 24, 2021
    ...2004 SCC 14, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 385; R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 331; Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720; A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., 2012 SCC 46, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 567; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 3 ......
  • Dmyterko (Re)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 6, 2022
    ...rather than the court staff, particularly the Clerks. As Justice Pepall observed in [Lochner v Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720] at para 18, that part of the Court’s complement have no methods to protect themselves from abuse, and, instead, are obliged to facilitate court a......
  • Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 3, 2022
    ...unprofessional manner. ... I agree with and adopt the conclusions of Justice Pepall made in Lochner v Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720 at para Vexatious litigants are a drain on our system of justice. In addition to being a burden on the opposing parties, they are a burden ......
  • Law Society of Ontario v. AA
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 26, 2026
    ...at para. 62; see also, R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 331, at para. 19; Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, at para. 27. [180] The Divisional Court has routinely held that the anonymization orders made by subordinate tribunals do not bind it. For ex......
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22 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...ONCA 131, Simpson v. The Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, 2016 ONCA 806, Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 488, Talwar v. Grand River Hospital, 2......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...as represented by the Attorney General of Ontario, et al., 2025 CanLII 94214 (SCC), Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720 Stile Carpentry Ltd. v. 2004424 Ontario Inc., 2025 ONCA 669 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Representation by Lawyer, Corporations, Appeals, Perfection......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 26, 2022
    ...2.1.01(3) and 15.01(3), Scaduto v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, Lochner v. Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720, Khan v. Krylov & Company LLP, 2017 ONCA 625, Rallis v. Myers, 2019 ONCA 437, Khan v. Law Society of Ontario,2020 ONCA 320, Mukwa v. Farm Credit of......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 13 ' 17, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 21, 2022
    ...ss. 87(8) and 87(9) and 142(3), Scaduto v The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2015 ONCA 733, Lochner v Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720 Anderson Learning Inc (Bond International College) v Birchmount Howden Property Holdings Inc, 2022 ONCA 469 Keywords: Contracts, Real Propert......
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1 books & journal articles
  • WORN OUT FACES: REPEAT SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS AT THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 55 No. 1, January 2022
    • January 1, 2022
    ...Netolitzky, "Fortress", supra note 115. (187) Fabrikant, supra note 87 at para 25. (188) Lochner v Ontario Civilian Police Commission, 2020 ONCA 720 at para 18. (189) Ibid at para 32. Set also Alberta Treasury Branches v Hok, 2019 ABQB 196 at para 10; Dmyterko v Nissan Canada Inc, 2021 ABQB......