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The applicant sought to remove or pass over the respondent as the estate trustee of their late mother's estate.

The respondent, the deceased's spouse, had taken no steps to administer the estate in the four years since her death and failed to respond to inquiries.

The court found it clearly necessary to pass over the respondent to ensure the proper administration of the estate and the welfare of the beneficiaries.

The applicant, named as the alternate trustee in the will, was appointed as the sole estate trustee.

The plaintiffs, survivors and close family members of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, sought to recognize and enforce a US default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The court granted the motion for default judgment, finding that the US court properly exercised jurisdiction, the judgment was final and conclusive, and no defences of fraud, public policy, or lack of natural justice were available.

The decision relied on the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (JVTA) and the State Immunity Act (SIA), which provide exceptions to state immunity for terrorism-related acts, and ordered the defendants to pay the specified damages and costs.

The applicants, Midwest Amusement Park, LLC and Dr. R.C. Samanta Roy Institute of Science & Technology, Inc., brought motions for summary judgment in two separate fraud actions (2008-action and 2010-action) against Robert Cameron and Cameron Motorsports Inc. The 2008-action concerned fraudulent inducement to purchase go-karts, leading to a U.S. judgment against Midwest Amusement.

The 2010-action involved fraudulent inducement into a loan and business agreement, including fabricated documents and a $175,000 (USD) advance payment, followed by egregious retaliatory conduct by Cameron, causing reputational and economic harm.

The court lifted the stay of proceedings against Cameron Motorsports (due to bankruptcy) as the claim was for fraud, which is not discharged by bankruptcy.

Summary judgment was granted in both actions, finding Cameron and Cameron Motorsports liable for deceit, fraudulent misrepresentation, and obtaining property by false pretenses.

Damages were awarded for direct losses, damages at large for reputational harm and abuse, and punitive damages for the malicious and high-handed conduct.

In an uncontested trial, the applicant mother sought sole custody, retroactive and ongoing child support, and section 7 expenses for the parties' two children.

The respondent father had minimal contact with the children and paid minimal support since separation.

The court granted sole custody to the mother, imputed income to the father based on his 2014 earnings adjusted for inflation, and ordered him to pay retroactive and ongoing child support, as well as his proportionate share of section 7 expenses.

The mother was also awarded costs on a partial indemnity basis.

The plaintiff brought an urgent motion without notice seeking a Certificate of Pending Litigation over residential property owned by the defendants, asserting a resulting trust arising from an alleged $130,000 loan used to purchase the property.

The property was under agreement of purchase and sale with closing imminent, and the plaintiff argued a CPL was necessary to protect his interest before proceeds were dissipated in the defendants’ separation.

The court held that ex parte relief of this nature requires extraordinary urgency and careful scrutiny, particularly where it would effectively operate as an injunction affecting third-party purchasers.

The evidentiary record contained no documentation of the alleged loan or indebtedness.

The court declined to issue a CPL without notice and adjourned the motion to permit service on the defendants and further evidence.