Mantella v. Mantella, [2006] O.T.C. 322 (SC)

• Judge: Corbett, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: April 04, 2006
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2006] O.T.C. 322 (SC)

Mantella v. Mantella, [2006] O.T.C. 322 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. AP.053

Lisa Mantella v. Robert Mantella

Robert Mantella v. Charlotte Murray

(Court File No. FS-05-0000-77-00 Brampton)

Indexed As: Mantella v. Mantella

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Corbett, J.

April 4, 2006 and May 23, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Barristers and Solicitors - Topic 4448

Relations with third parties (incl. opposite parties) - Duty to third or opposite parties - Re independent legal advice - See paragraphs 36 to 52.

Family Law - Topic 966

Husband and wife - Actions between husband and wife - Practice - Costs (incl. interim costs) - See paragraphs 88 to 97.

Practice - Topic 5260

Trials - General - Trial of preliminary issues - General principles (incl. when available or appropriate) - See paragraphs 57 to 65.

Practice - Topic 7029

Costs - Party and party costs - Entitlement to party and party costs - Successful party - Exceptions - Novel or important point - See paragraphs 80 to 87.

Practice - Topic 7457

Costs - Solicitor and client costs - Entitlement to solicitor and client costs - Where claim or defence irrelevant, scandalous or without merit - See paragraphs 80 to 87.

Cases Noticed:

Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Pierce et al. (2005), 197 O.A.C. 369 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Louie v. Lastman (2002), 163 O.A.C. 52; 61 O.R.(3d) 459 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Haskett v. Trans Union of Canada Inc. et al. (2003), 169 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 22].

Haskett v. Equifax Canada Inc. et al. - see Haskett v. Trans Union of Canada Inc. et al.

Queen (D.J.) v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87; 147 N.R. 169; 60 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 34].

Caparo Industries v. Dickman et al., [1990] 1 All E.R. 568; 108 N.R. 81 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 40].

Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 41].

Hercules Management Ltd. et al. v. Ernst & Young et al., [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165; 211 N.R. 352; 115 Man.R.(2d) 241; 139 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 41].

Cluthe Manufacturing Co. et al. v. ZTW Properties Inc. et al. (1995), 81 O.A.C. 141 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 46].

Gerling Global General Insurance Co. v. Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler et al., [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 421 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 47].

392980 Ontario Ltd. v. Welland (City) (1984), 6 D.L.R.(4th) 151 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 47].

347671 B.C. Ltd. et al. v. Heenan Blaikie, [2000] B.C.T.C. 923 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

Burman's Beauty Supplies Ltd. v. Kempster (1974), 4 O.R.(2d) 626 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 48].

Baypark Investments Inc. et al. v. Royal Bank of Canada et al., [2002] O.T.C. 8; 57 O.R.(3d) 528 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [2002] O.A.C. Uned. 361 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

Coast-To-Coast Industrial Development Co. v. 1570706 Ontario Inc. et al., [2005] O.T.C. Uned. 471 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 50].

D'Amore Construction (Windsor) Ltd. v. Lawyer's Professional Indemnity Co. et al. (2005), 195 O.A.C. 174 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 50].

Brignolio v. Desmarais, Keenan, [1995] O.J. No. 3499 (Gen. Div.), affd. [1996] O.J. No. 4812 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused [1996] S.C.C.A. No. 326, refd to. [para. 50].

Kamahap Enterprises Ltd. v. Chu's Central Market Ltd., [1989] B.C.J. No. 2108 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

Midland Mortgage Corp. v. Jawl & Bundon et al. (1999), 127 B.C.A.C. 56; 207 W.A.C. 56 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

1198728 Ontario Inc. v. Tally Capital Ltd. et al. (1997), 50 O.T.C. 315 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 51, footnote 5].

Mundinger v. Mundinger, [1969] 1 O.R. 606; 3 D.L.R.(3d) 338 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 62].

Ablaka v. Ablaka (1991), 32 R.F.L.(3d) 369 (Ont. U.F.C.), refd to. [para. 62].

Robinson v. Kilby, [1996] O.J. No. 423 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 64].

Johnson v. Johnson, [1986] O.J. No. 2506 (S.C. Master), refd to. [para. 64].

Peters v. Peters, [1971] 2 O.R. 246 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 64].

Marton v. Marton, [1988] O.J. No. 1358, refd to. [para. 64].

Counsel:

Harold Niman and Katherine Rajczak, for the applicant, Lisa Mantella;

Elliot Birnboim, for the respondent, Robert Mantella;

Philip Epstein, Q.C., and Aaron Franks, for the third party, Charlotte Murray.

This application was heard before Corbett, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on April 4, 2006, with additional reasons endorsed on the record and released on May 23, 2006.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.