Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 11 – 14, 2016)

Below are the summaries for this week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal. Of note is Mason v Mason, a lengthy family law decision concerning the inclusion of corporate profits in income for the purpose of calculating spousal support under the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines. The court provides guidance on the use to be made of the SSAGs, which it reminds us are not mandatory and involve more than just plugging numbers into the computer program. Other topics include environmental law in the context of the Endangered Species Act, 2007; whether a stay of an appeal from a contempt order should be lifted; the stay of an action under s. 7 of the Arbitration Act; breach of fiduciary duty in the context of bankruptcy proceedings; and a request for leave to appeal from partial summary judgment in the context of CCAA proceedings.