Paul Taylor

The appellant private school appealed a Small Claims Court decision awarding tuition refunds to three international students who transferred to another school shortly after beginning their second year of study.

The trial judge found that the students had entered into new contracts for their second year and were unaware of the school's no-refund policy.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding no legal error in the trial judge's conclusion that the refund policy was not part of the contract and that the students were entitled to refunds.

Despite dismissing the appeal, the court awarded $5,000 in costs to the appellant due to the significant time spent trying to serve the respondents, to be set off against the trial judgment.

The appellant appealed an order of the Superior Court of Justice in a family law matter involving the Office of the Children's Lawyer.

The Court of Appeal issued an order in terms of the consent filed by the parties.

No costs were awarded.

The appellant appealed a judgment from an undefended trial, abandoning his appeal regarding jointly owned real estate.

The sole remaining issue was whether there was sufficient evidence to support deducting the value of a personal injury action from the respondent's net family property.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the respondent had adequately discharged her onus under section 4(3) of the Family Law Act.