AIC Limited v. Fischer, [2013] 3 SCR 949
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard |
| Citation | [2013] 3 SCR 949,2013 SCC 69,[2013] SCJ No 69 (QL),[2013] ACS no 69 |
| Date | 12 December 2013 |
| Subject Matter | PRACTICE |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 34738 |
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128 practice notes
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Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
...Guillemette inc., 2012 QCCA 1376; Guilbert v. Vacances sans Frontières Ltée, [1991] R.D.J. 513; AIC Limited v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; Bisaillon v. Concordia University, 2006 SCC 19, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 666; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Western......
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Excalibur Special Opportunities LP v. Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, 2015 ONSC 1634
...Ltd. v. Fischer - see Fischer et al. v. IG Investment Management Ltd. et al. Fischer et al. v. IG Investment Management Ltd. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; 452 N.R. 80 ; 312 O.A.C. 128 ; 2013 SCC 69 , refd to. [para. 10, footnote 14; para. 78]. Chadha v. Bayer Inc. et al. (2001), 147 O.A.......
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Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al., (2015) 346 O.A.C. 204 (SCC)
...for class actions: CIBC factum, at paras. 89-111. [127] CIBC's argument is premised in part on AIC Limited v. Fischer , 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949, in which this Court stated that the preferability analysis focuses not just on the alternative procedure, but also on the effect that the......
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Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42
...43, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 253; Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1326; AIC Limited v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980); Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; R. v. Mentuck, 2......
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Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
...Guillemette inc., 2012 QCCA 1376; Guilbert v. Vacances sans Frontières Ltée, [1991] R.D.J. 513; AIC Limited v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; Bisaillon v. Concordia University, 2006 SCC 19, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 666; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Western......
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Excalibur Special Opportunities LP v. Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP, 2015 ONSC 1634
...Ltd. v. Fischer - see Fischer et al. v. IG Investment Management Ltd. et al. Fischer et al. v. IG Investment Management Ltd. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; 452 N.R. 80 ; 312 O.A.C. 128 ; 2013 SCC 69 , refd to. [para. 10, footnote 14; para. 78]. Chadha v. Bayer Inc. et al. (2001), 147 O.A.......
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Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al., (2015) 346 O.A.C. 204 (SCC)
...for class actions: CIBC factum, at paras. 89-111. [127] CIBC's argument is premised in part on AIC Limited v. Fischer , 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949, in which this Court stated that the preferability analysis focuses not just on the alternative procedure, but also on the effect that the......
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Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42
...43, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 253; Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1326; AIC Limited v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949; Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980); Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; R. v. Mentuck, 2......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 16, 2017)
...it would be preferable to any other reasonably available means of resolving the class members' claims per AIC v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949, at para. 48. They noted that the preferability requirement is to be conducted through the lens of the three principal goals of class ac......
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Pick Your Battles: Defendants In Class Actions Reminded To Leave Detailed Evidence-Based Arguments Out Of Certification Motions
...3 Ibid at para 22. 4 Ibid. 5 Ibid at para 39. 6 Ibid at para 31. 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid at para 32. See: AIC v Fischer, 2013 SCC 69 at para 43, [2013] 3 SCR 949. 9 Ibid at para 34 To view original article, please click here. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the ......
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Test Cases, Novel Points Of Law, And Matters Of Public Interest: A Costs Shield For Unsuccessful Defendants
...Act, SNS 2007, c 28, s. 40(4); Newfoundland and Labrador: Class Actions Act, SNL 2001, c C-18.1, s. 37(4). 2015 ONSC 2491. 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 SCR 949. Ibid at paras Fischer v IG, supra note 3 at para 26. Ibid at para 27. To view original article, please click here. The content of this ar......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 22 August 26, 2016)
...Act, Certification, Preferable Procedure, Common Issues, Individual Issues, Access to Justice, AIC Limited v. Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 949 Facts: The proposed class is composed of investors in Transamerica's Can-Am Fund, an investment vehicle offered under insurance contracts s......
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An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
...methodology test was in fact described in the Supreme Court of Canada 2013 trilogy of decisions: AIC Limited v Fischer, 2013 SCC 69, [2013] 3 SCR 949 [AIC Limited]; Sun-Rype Products Ltd v Archer Daniels Midland Company, 2013 SCC 58, [2013] 3 SCR 545; and Pro-Sys, ibid, though the latter re......
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Class Action Trends in Quebec and What They Mean for Your Business
...CPA had been breached (giving rise to a reduction in obligations and to punitive damages). 17 See, for example, AIC Limited v Fischer, [2013] 3 SCR 949. 18 [2009] 1 SCR 549. 19 Ibid at para 56. ccar 11-2.indb 304 3/8/2016 2:27:26 PM Volume 11, N o 2, M arch 2016 305 Importantly, the Supreme......
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Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
...Experience” (2001) 11:2 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 269. 57 AIC Limited v Fischer, 2013 SCC 69 at paras 48–49, [2013] 3 SCR 949. Here the court affirmed that the burden lies with the claimant to demonstrate that a class action is the preferable forum for addressing their......
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. . . and Yet So Far? the Utility of the Cy Près Doctrine in Class Proceedings Against the Crown
...CPA had been breached (giving rise to a reduction in obligations and to punitive damages). 17 See, for example, AIC Limited v Fischer, [2013] 3 SCR 949. 18 [2009] 1 SCR 549. 19 Ibid at para 56. ccar 11-2.indb 304 3/8/2016 2:27:26 PM Volume 11, N o 2, M arch 2016 305 Importantly, the Supreme......
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