Nawara v. Riverstone,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeL.C. Sheard
Citation2019 ONSC 111
Docket Number17-61122
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date07 January 2019

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4 practice notes
  • 1182054 B.C. Ltd. v. Penny,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 9 Febrero 2021
    ...Zhang, 2013 BCCA 52, Liu; Redstone; Dar v. The Yards Corporation, 2018 ONSC 5043, aff’d 2019 ONCA 362; and Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111. [47]        Finally, the defendant made a submission that the plaintiff's conduct in the transaction......
  • Wang v. 2426483 Ontario Limited,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 29 Mayo 2020
    ...(4th) 127, at para. 66; Dar v. The Yards Corporation, 2018 ONSC 5043, 299 A.C.W.S. (3d) 214, at paras. 12 and 91; Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111, 300 A.C.W.S. (3d) 882 at para. 26; Greco v. Padovani, 2019 ONSC 4105, 307 A.C.W.S. (3d) 653, at para. 30. The addition of the occupancy fees......
  • Datamy Inc. v Yung,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 12 Mayo 2025
    ...deposits of 20%, 25% and 28% were reasonable deposits and declined relief from forfeiture: Liu; Hinkson Holdings; Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111. The reason it is so difficult to establish unconscionability in a deposit case is that the buyer has always agreed to pay the deposit. In ad......
  • Why Do We Have Deposits?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 8 Abril 2022
    ...was $10,225,000.00, and the Ontario Court of Appeal found that a deposit of $750,000 was not unconscionable. In Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111, deposits totaling $82,498.50 on a purchase price of $359,999 were not found to be unconscionable even though the seller ended up selling the u......
3 cases
  • 1182054 B.C. Ltd. v. Penny,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 9 Febrero 2021
    ...Zhang, 2013 BCCA 52, Liu; Redstone; Dar v. The Yards Corporation, 2018 ONSC 5043, aff’d 2019 ONCA 362; and Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111. [47]        Finally, the defendant made a submission that the plaintiff's conduct in the transaction......
  • Wang v. 2426483 Ontario Limited,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 29 Mayo 2020
    ...(4th) 127, at para. 66; Dar v. The Yards Corporation, 2018 ONSC 5043, 299 A.C.W.S. (3d) 214, at paras. 12 and 91; Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111, 300 A.C.W.S. (3d) 882 at para. 26; Greco v. Padovani, 2019 ONSC 4105, 307 A.C.W.S. (3d) 653, at para. 30. The addition of the occupancy fees......
  • Datamy Inc. v Yung,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 12 Mayo 2025
    ...deposits of 20%, 25% and 28% were reasonable deposits and declined relief from forfeiture: Liu; Hinkson Holdings; Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111. The reason it is so difficult to establish unconscionability in a deposit case is that the buyer has always agreed to pay the deposit. In ad......
1 firm's commentaries
  • Why Do We Have Deposits?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 8 Abril 2022
    ...was $10,225,000.00, and the Ontario Court of Appeal found that a deposit of $750,000 was not unconscionable. In Nawara v. Riverstone, 2019 ONSC 111, deposits totaling $82,498.50 on a purchase price of $359,999 were not found to be unconscionable even though the seller ended up selling the u......