Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 201

JudgeFeldman; Roberts; Fairburn
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Case DateMarch 14, 2019
JurisdictionOntario
Citations2019 ONCA 201
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7 practice notes
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 11-15, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 28, 2019
    ...Yates, 2002 BCCA 583, Mady Development Corp v Rossetto, 2012 ONCA 31 Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 201 Keywords: Contracts, Employment Law, Long-Term Disability Benefits, Releases, Enforceability, Unconscionability, Civil Procedure, Summary Ju......
  • A Whirlwind Review: Ontario Court Of Appeal Employment Cases 2018 - 2019
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 5, 2019
    ...intentional infliction of mental distress. A Release is a Release! (Sort of) Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance of Company, 2019 ONCA 201 Mr. Swampillai worked for his employer, Royal & Sun Alliance ("RSA"), starting in 2001. In 2013, he went on short-term disability due t......
  • Sheikh v. Sheikh, 2020 ONSC 668
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 30, 2020
    ...is the more appropriate forum for the court to hear evidence in order to reach a just determination of the case: Swampillai v. Royal Sun, 2019 ONCA 201. [88]          In Trade Capital v. Cook, 2019 ONSC 4950, Penny J. recognized this undercurrent in t......
  • What's In A Release Anyway?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 30, 2019
    ...recent decision from Ontario's Court of Appeal (Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 201) confirms a release signed by an employee should only be overturned for unfairness with clear evidence of a lack of What Happened? The employee was a labourer wh......
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1 cases
  • Sheikh v. Sheikh, 2020 ONSC 668
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 30, 2020
    ...is the more appropriate forum for the court to hear evidence in order to reach a just determination of the case: Swampillai v. Royal Sun, 2019 ONCA 201. [88]          In Trade Capital v. Cook, 2019 ONSC 4950, Penny J. recognized this undercurrent in t......
6 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 11-15, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 28, 2019
    ...Yates, 2002 BCCA 583, Mady Development Corp v Rossetto, 2012 ONCA 31 Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 201 Keywords: Contracts, Employment Law, Long-Term Disability Benefits, Releases, Enforceability, Unconscionability, Civil Procedure, Summary Ju......
  • A Whirlwind Review: Ontario Court Of Appeal Employment Cases 2018 - 2019
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 5, 2019
    ...intentional infliction of mental distress. A Release is a Release! (Sort of) Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance of Company, 2019 ONCA 201 Mr. Swampillai worked for his employer, Royal & Sun Alliance ("RSA"), starting in 2001. In 2013, he went on short-term disability due t......
  • What's In A Release Anyway?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 30, 2019
    ...recent decision from Ontario's Court of Appeal (Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 201) confirms a release signed by an employee should only be overturned for unfairness with clear evidence of a lack of What Happened? The employee was a labourer wh......
  • LTD Case Law Update - Summer 2019
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 17, 2019
    ...RELEASE - ENFORCEABILITY Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance and Sun Life Assurance Company (2018) ONSC 4023; 2019 ONCA 201 The decision in Swampillai v. Royal & Sun Alliance and Sun Life Assurance Company (2018) ONSC 4023 (motions judge decision listed in the Fall 2018 LTD update) w......
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