Court File and Parties

CITATION: Giannopoulos v. 1781994 Ontario Inc., 2022 ONSC 4699

DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 213/22

DATE: 20220816

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO

DIVISIONAL COURT

RE: PANAYIOTES GIANNOPOULOS, also known as PETER GIANNOPOULOS, and SAM SOTIRIOS GIANNOPOULOSNATHALIE XIAN YI YAN, Plaintiffs/Respondents

AND:

1781994 ONTARIO INC., 1830443 ONTARIO INC., 1841483 ONTARIO INC., PERRY SEMPECOS, PETER SEMPECOS, and BEN GIANCOLA, Defendants/Moving Parties

BEFORE: ACJSC McWatt, Molloy and Matheson JJ.

COUNSEL: Michael A. Polvere and James R. Leslie, for the Moving Parties

Michael M. Lerner, for the Respondents

HEARD: In writing.

ENDORSEMENT

[1] This motion for leave to appeal from the decision of Justice K.A. Gorman dated March 14, 2022 is granted with respect to the following questions:

(i) whether or not the motion judge erred in ordering that the joint retainer of the accountant continue; and,

(ii) whether or not the motion judge erred in ordering the production of documents under the retainer agreement.

[2] Leave to appeal is otherwise dismissed. Costs of this leave motion are reserved to the panel hearing the appeal.

ACJSC McWatt

Molloy J.

Matheson J.

Date: August 16, 2022