Robert Isles

The applicant sought an order compelling the trial judge to produce his personal working copy of the Crown's section 11(b) response materials, alleging they might differ from the copies provided to the defence and could establish bias.

Alternatively, the applicant sought a stay of proceedings.

The court dismissed the application, finding the request was speculative and amounted to a fishing expedition without any air of reality.

The court suggested the applicant obtain the materials directly from the Crown to complete the appeal record.

The appellants appealed a trial decision finding that they had no interest in certain mining claims under an Option Agreement.

The appellants argued the agreement was an outright sale, while the respondent argued it was an option agreement requiring the appellants to fund development to earn their interest.

The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's interpretation, finding that the agreement was an option and that legal title reverted to the respondent because the appellants failed to fulfill their funding obligations.

The appellants appealed a summary judgment granted in favour of the respondent regarding a loan.

The respondent had provided evidence of the loan, an amortization schedule, and a record of payments.

The appellants admitted to the loan but claimed they made additional payments by cash and cheque, which were unsupported by receipts.

The Court of Appeal found that the motion judge carefully analyzed the evidence and correctly concluded that the appellants failed to put their best foot forward.

The appeal was dismissed with costs awarded to the respondent.

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of The Deck Inc. for alleged violations of the Liquor Licence Act and its regulations.

At the hearing, the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts admitting that the licensee's rear fire exit door was locked with a deadbolt on two occasions, in violation of fire safety requirements.

The Board accepted the joint submission on disposition, suspending the liquor licence for 17 days and adding a condition requiring the licensee to provide access to all licensed areas for inspections.

The Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing conference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of The Deck Pub & Grill.

The Board ordered the licensee to disclose its witness list and evidence summaries, and directed both the Registrar and the licensee to complete any further disclosure ten days before the scheduled hearing.

Following his criminal conviction for insider trading, Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission sought an order imposing sanctions against the respondent under subsection 127(1) of the Securities Act.

The Commission found that it had jurisdiction under subsection 127(10) to make a public interest order based on the criminal conviction.

The Commission ordered a 12-year prohibition on trading and acquiring securities, with a limited carve-out for registered retirement accounts, and a 12-year ban on acting as a director or officer of a reporting issuer.

At a pre-hearing conference regarding a Notice of Proposal to revoke a liquor licence, the licensee requested an adjournment due to its representative's unavailability and ongoing disclosure issues.

The disclosure issues were resolved at the pre-hearing.

The Board granted the adjournment, ordering the hearing of evidence to be rescheduled to a date to be set, with a motion to be heard on the originally scheduled dates if required.

At a pre-hearing conference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend a liquor licence, the Board ordered mutual disclosure of witness lists, evidence summaries, and other documents pursuant to Rule 7 of the AGCO Rules of Practice, to be completed 21 days before the scheduled hearing.