Martin Black is an Ontario lawyer with 3 court cases on record from 2014 to 2015.

What courts has Martin Black appeared in?

Martin Black has appeared in Superior Court of Justice.

How many cases has Martin Black handled?

Martin Black has 3 cases on record from 2014 to 2015.

What judges has Martin Black appeared before?

Martin Black has most frequently appeared before Justice Stanley J. Kershman, Justice Martin S. James, Justice Kane.

Martin Black | Lawyer

3 total

Bacic v. Millennium Educational & Research Charitable Foundation, 2015 ONSC 2247

Following the dismissal of the Estate's appeal of the Receiver's disallowance of its proof of claim, the successful parties sought costs.

The court awarded costs to the Receiver on a substantial indemnity scale and to the Applicants on a partial indemnity scale.

The court also held the trustee of the Estate personally liable for the costs award, jointly and severally with the Estate, as the trustee initiated the unsuccessful appeal and there was no evidence of estate assets to satisfy the award.

SCJApr 10, 2015

Respondent Counsel

Re Ezard (Bankruptcy), 2014 ONSC 5762

In bankruptcy proceedings concerning the estate of the bankrupt, the court considered two motions: a trustee motion to approve the sale of the estate’s one‑half interest in a residential property to a secured claimant for $25,000, and a creditor’s motion alleging fraud, seeking annulment of the bankruptcy, sanctions against the trustee, and authorization for criminal prosecution under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

The court approved the trustee’s proposed sale, finding the offer commercially reasonable given uncertainty in valuation, litigation risk, and potential costs of partition and sale.

The creditor’s extensive allegations of fraud and misconduct were rejected due to lack of cogent evidence and the court declined to authorize prosecution under s. 205(3) of the Act.

The request to annul the bankruptcy under s. 181 was also dismissed due to delay and insufficient grounds.

The court held that the trustee had acted reasonably in administering the estate and dismissed all claims against it.

SCJOct 2, 2014

Respondent Counsel

Lafontaine v. Maxwell et al., 2014 ONSC 700

The applicant sought court assistance to compel financial disclosure from corporations associated with the respondent within the context of a family law arbitration.

The arbitrator had previously ordered disclosure but concluded the respondent had not fully complied and lacked jurisdiction to compel production from non-party corporations.

The court ordered the respondents to produce the information listed in an exhibit and required the applicant to execute a confidentiality agreement covering all disclosed materials.

The court upheld the arbitrator’s direction that the respondent bear the costs of locating and compiling disclosure while the applicant would pay photocopying at the Legal Aid rate.

The applicant was found substantially successful and awarded partial costs of the motion.

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