Abbas v Esurance Insurance Company of Canada,
| Jurisdiction | Alberta |
| Judge | Antonio,Wakeling,Watson |
| Citation | 2023 ABCA 36 |
| Docket Number | 2101-0125AC |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Date | 06 February 2023 |
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16 practice notes
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Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
...of statutory interpretation are straightforward and provide clear directions to adjudicators”); Abbas v. Esurance Insurance Co. of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36, ¶ 48; 477 D.L.R. 4th 613 , 643 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforwar......
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R v Baker
...Interpretation 46 The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Co of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 at para 48 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward and not contentious......
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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company
...v. Tran, 2024 ABCA 241, ¶ 24 (“legal text can never be given a meaning it cannot possibly bear”); Abbas v Esurance Ins. Co. of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36, ¶ 50; 477 D.L.R. 4th 613, 645 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“it is a cardinal sin for an adjudicator to give a text a meaning it cannot po......
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R v Baker
...The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Co of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 at para 48 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward and not contentious”); Alexis ......
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14 cases
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Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City)
...of statutory interpretation are straightforward and provide clear directions to adjudicators”); Abbas v. Esurance Insurance Co. of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36, ¶ 48; 477 D.L.R. 4th 613 , 643 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforwar......
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R v Baker
...Interpretation 46 The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Co of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 at para 48 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward and not contentious......
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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company
...v. Tran, 2024 ABCA 241, ¶ 24 (“legal text can never be given a meaning it cannot possibly bear”); Abbas v Esurance Ins. Co. of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36, ¶ 50; 477 D.L.R. 4th 613, 645 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“it is a cardinal sin for an adjudicator to give a text a meaning it cannot po......
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R v Baker
...The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Co of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 at para 48 per Watson & Wakeling, JJ.A. (“The governing principles of statutory interpretation are straightforward and not contentious”); Alexis ......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Insureds Beware: Insurers Not Obligated To Pay A Dime On A Fraudulent Claim
...falsity, or exaggeration may have the effect of invalidating the whole claim. Footnotes 1. Abbas v Esurance Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 2. Abbas at para 23. 3. Swan Hills Emporium & Lumber Co. Ltd. v Royal, 1977 AltaSCAD 13 [Swan Hills]. 4. Swan Hills at para 27. 5. Insurance ......
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Court Of Appeal Endorses Draconian Deterrent To Insurance Fraud
...v Esurance Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 [Abbas], the Alberta Court of Appeal endorsed what it described as draconian consequences for insurance fraud as consistent with the Insurance Act, RSA 2000 c I-3 and necessary to further the underlying purpose of the legislation. Specifi......