mortgage priority

APPEAL WATCH: SCC To Weigh In On Estoppel In Patrick Street

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to address critical questions regarding mortgage obligations which create issues of estoppel in the appeal [41296] of Patrick Street Holdings Limited v 11368 NL Inc., 2024 NLCA 11 [Patrick Street].The case raises significant issues about the application of estoppel doctrines and stands to have wide-ranging implications for […]

Update on a Mortgage Priority Appeal: TheCourt.ca Interviews Ben Frydenberg, counsel in CIBC v Computershare

Last year, TheCourt.ca conducted an in-depth review and analysis of the CIBC v Computershare, 2015 ONSC 846, mortgage fraud case. The original owners of a home had fraudulently discharged their mortgage unbeknownst to their lender, Computershare, who continued to receive regular mortgage payments. Subsequently, the owners sought another mortgage from CIBC. As title was clear, […]