gross negligence meaning

• Cayer v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2009 FC 1195 (2009)

... Tax Act (the “Act”) from interest and gross negligence penalties. [2] This judgment principall... be observed or an error in law under the meaning of subsection 18.1(4) of the Federal Courts Act . ...

• Federal Court

• Harper v. Town of Prescott, [1940] S.C.R. 688 (1940)

...Municipal corporations-Negligence-Injury from fall on icy sidewalk-Liability of muniicipality-Question as to "gross negligence" within s. 480(3) of Municipal Act, R.S... guilty of "gross negligence" within the meaning of s. 480 (3) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1937, ...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Société Telus Communications v. Peracomo Inc., 2011 FC 494 (2011)

...a. Port of registry: Gaspé;. b. Gross tonnage: 44;. c. Net registered tonnage: 33;. d. L... the very least, there is contributory negligence on Telus’ part. [8] The second issue is the quant...The meaning of the duty of care was beautifully laid down by L...

• Federal Court

• Year in review: developments in Canadian law in 2008.

... fall within any of the "categories of negligence claims for which a duty of care has been found wit... in any case were not proximate within the meaning of the rule in Hadley v. Baxendale. (126) . At the... damages and costs of 25 per cent of gross damages. The OCA reduced the punitive damages and ...

• University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
• Vol. 67 Nbr. 2, March 2009

• R. v. Tutton, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1392 (1989)

...Criminal law -- Criminal negligence -- Necessaries of life -- Manslaughter -- Diabetic... of other persons" signifies more than gross negligence in the objective sense. It requires som... who, being under a legal duty within the meaning of subsection (1), fails without lawful excuse, th...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1210 (1997)

...Torts -- Contributory negligence -- Fire on oil drilling rig causing major damage r... of the parties by recognizing the natural meaning that flows from the language chosen. By the wordin..., though evident, is neither wilful, nor gross, nor inexcusable, and where the other circumstance...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Quebec Superior Court Hands Down A First Ruling On The Immunity Of Municipalities Under The Fire Safety Act

... to situations where the alleged negligence was directly related to the four components of a f... Lombard's argument that the common meaning of the word "intervention" does not encompass work... if they are able to show that there was gross negligence or intentional fault or that the fire s...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Canada Law Articles in English

• South Yukon Forest Corporation c. Canada, 2010 FC 495 (2010)

... alternative, SYFC sought damages for negligence, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary ... as a “mailbox” for the Minister, meaning that he would take delivery of proposals and the l... estimated at 3.4 million cubic meters (m3) (gross merchantable) of which 1.8 million m3 comes from t...

• Cour Fédérale

• Bou Malhab v. Diffusion M, Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc., 2011 SCC 9, 2011 SCC 9 (2011)

...Town of Wallkill, 421 F.3d 137 (2005); Gross v. Cantor, 270 N.Y. 93 (1936); Farrell v. Triangle... conduct may result from mere negligence. The truth of the message will be only one of the ... to honour and reputation within the meaning of the Loi sur la presse (N. Mallet-Poujol, "Diffa...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Goulais v. Restoule et al., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 365 (1974)

...Motor vehicles-Negligence-Whether momentary lapse, gross negligence-Driver c... efforts have been made to assign an exact meaning to the phrase "gross negligence" as employed in Th...

• Supreme Court of Canada