Mondal v. Kirkconnell

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeCoroza ; Huscroft ; Simmons
Citation2023 ONCA 523
Docket NumberC70468; C70482
Date03 August 2023

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27 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...Rights and Freedoms, s. 2(b), Constitution Act, 1867, s. 93, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1, Mondal v Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act(Ont), [1987] ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 25 – MAY 29)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • May 29, 2026
    ...SCC 23, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, Park Lawn Corporation v. Kahu Capital Partners Ltd., 2023 ONCA 129, Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 40 Days for Life v. Dietrich, 2024 ONCA 599, Mantini v. Smith Lyons LLP (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 516, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, 21......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 31 ' August 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 8, 2023
    ...Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Lawrence v. Maple Trust Company, 2007 ONCA 74, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Slander, Anti-SLAPP, Defences, Fair Comment, Malice, Public Interest, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C......
  • Benchwood Builders, Inc. v. Prescott
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 6, 2025
    ...Corp., 2023 ONCA 233, 480 D.L.R. (4th) 293, at para. 28. [14] Pointes, at para. 58. [15] See, for example, Mondal v. Evans-Bitten, 2023 ONCA 523, 485 D.L.R. (4th) 90 (“Mondal (ONCA)”), at para. 56; Marcellin v. London (City) Police Services Board, 2024 ONCA 468, at paras. 71, [16] Luc Crawf......
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  • Benchwood Builders, Inc. v. Prescott
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 6, 2025
    ...Corp., 2023 ONCA 233, 480 D.L.R. (4th) 293, at para. 28. [14] Pointes, at para. 58. [15] See, for example, Mondal v. Evans-Bitten, 2023 ONCA 523, 485 D.L.R. (4th) 90 (“Mondal (ONCA)”), at para. 56; Marcellin v. London (City) Police Services Board, 2024 ONCA 468, at paras. 71, [16] Luc Crawf......
  • Solmar Inc. v Hall
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • May 27, 2026
    ...the proceeding has substantial merit or that the defendant has no valid defence to the underlying proceeding”: Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 485 D.L.R. (4th) 90, at para. 30, citing Pointes, at para. 29; 40 Days for Life v. Dietrich, 2024 ONCA 599, at para. 39, leave to appeal refus......
  • Teneycke v. McVety
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 20, 2024
    ...required to show that there is a basis in the record and the law to conclude that the defences will not succeed: Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 485 D.L.R. (4th) 90, at paras. 50-51; 40 Days, at para. [37] The weighing exercise at s. 137.1(4)(b) of the Courts of Justice Act is the “cr......
  • Kamranpoor v. United Wire & Cable (Canada) Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 16, 2023
    ...156 O.R. (3d) 171, at para. 19 [3] Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 640, at para. 105. [4] Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, at para. [5] Volpe v. Wong-Tam, 2023 ONCA 680, at para. 33; Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 485 D.L.R. (4th) 90, at para. 29. [6] Thorma......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 25 – MAY 29)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • May 29, 2026
    ...SCC 23, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, Park Lawn Corporation v. Kahu Capital Partners Ltd., 2023 ONCA 129, Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 40 Days for Life v. Dietrich, 2024 ONCA 599, Mantini v. Smith Lyons LLP (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 516, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, 21......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 31 ' August 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 8, 2023
    ...Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Lawrence v. Maple Trust Company, 2007 ONCA 74, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 Mondal v. Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Slander, Anti-SLAPP, Defences, Fair Comment, Malice, Public Interest, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...Rights and Freedoms, s. 2(b), Constitution Act, 1867, s. 93, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 137.1, Mondal v Kirkconnell, 2023 ONCA 523, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act(Ont), [1987] ......