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230 documents for strict liability examples

- Canada Chapter (in 'Getting The Deal Through - Private Litigation 2012')
... be based on the general rules of civil liability (article 1457 of the Civil Code), and the same rem... given little latitude to depart from the strict timelines set out in the statute and rules. In c...Examples include cartel cases involving vitamins, linerboar...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Canada Law Articles in English
- R. v. Beatty, 2008 SCC 5 (2008)
... of negligence that would attract civil liability ([2005] B.C.J. No. 3071 (QL), 2005 BCSC 751, at pa...Cory J., in Hundal, gave some useful examples (at p. 887):. Take for example a driver who, witho... "objectively dangerous" in comparison with strict compliance with the provisions of the legislation....
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Liability of public authorities and duties of affirmative action.
... to the rule, or are true counter-examples will be discussed below. The point for the moment ...Strictly, the liability is vicarious liability for the tort...
- University of New Brunswick Law Journal
- Nbr. 57, November 2007

- R. v. Pontes, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 44 (1995)
... motor vehicle offence -- Absolute or strict liability -- Accused charged with driving motor ve...There are a number of examples which can illustrate this situation. First, take t...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Year in review: developments in Canadian law in 2008.
...Corporate Existence and the Liability of Directors Mergers i. Competition Law ii. Pensio...One line of cases has taken a strict categorical approach, attempting to discern the pa...For examples of contemporaneous comments see: Jeffrey Macintosh...
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
- Vol. 67 Nbr. 2, March 2009
- The medium is not the message: reconciling reputation and free expression in cases of Internet defamation.
... have immunized the defendant from liability under traditional defamation principles, and subst...(19) Classic examples of privileged occasions include the provision of e... a web posting that is not protected by strict access controls does indeed represent an "indiscri...
- McGill Law Journal
- Vol. 56 Nbr. 1, December 2010
- An Ounce Of Prevention: The Importance Of Due Diligence In Environmental Matters
... Canada: true crimes, absolute liability offences and strict. liability offences. True ...Examples are. robbery or intentional damage to the envi...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Canada Law Articles in English
- Directors' and Officers' Liability in the Shadow of Insolvency
... corporate statute.14 The following are examples of potential liabilities and is not intended on be...While under the OBCA directors are strictly liable for these amounts, under the CBCA, director...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Canada Law Articles in English
- R. v. Sinclair , 2010 SCC 35, R. v. Sinclair, 2010 SCC 35, 2010 SCC 35 (2010)
...10(b), they must conduct the interview in strict conformity with the confessions rule. In defining ...[54] The cases thus far offer examples of situations where the right of another consultat... events might impact potential liability on the crime charged. 6. The mental and physical c...
- Supreme Court of Canada
- The downside of preclusion: some behavioural and economic effects of cause of action estoppel in civil actions.
... concludes by proposing to abolish the strict and broad rule against splitting a cause of action...For examples of this literature, Solimine refers to: Richard A ...: "For example, the parties may agree on liability but be uncertain as to damages. Others may not agr...
- McGill Law Journal
- Vol. 56 Nbr. 3, April 2011