Asquith v. George Weston Limited, 2018 BCSC 1557

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeBaker
Citation2018 BCSC 1557
Docket NumberS182853
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Date11 September 2018
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23 practice notes
  • Book Review: Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • Flash Boys Class Actions: Civil Fraud, Conspiracy, and the Certifiability of High-frequency Trading Cases in Canada
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • The Unworkability of the Workable Methodology Standard
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
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14 cases
  • Reid v. Google LLC,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 1, 2022
    ...Reid Counsel contend that the fee arrangement is a weighty factor that vitally affects class interests: Asquith v. George Weston Limited, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras. 15, 64; Mancinelli v. Barrick Gold Corporation, 2016 ONCA 571 at para. 18. Sibble Counsel submit that the Reid fees are not sign......
  • Larocque v Yahoo! Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • May 25, 2023
    ...on Fantov v Canada Bread Company, Limited, 2019 BCCA 447, 43 CPC (8th) 189 [ Fantov CA], affirming Asquith v George Weston Limited, 2018 BCSC 1557, 38 CPC (8th) 286 [ Fantov SC]. These decisions arose out of a complicated dispute about competing proposed class actions pertaining to alleged ......
  • Johnson v. Equifax Inc. and Equifax Canada Co., 2018 SKQB 305
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • November 13, 2018
    ...more centered on the rights of Québec residents to maintain an action. [21] Mr. Merchant belatedly filed Asquith v George Weston Ltd., 2018 BCSC 1557 [Asquith], as being supportive of the principle that multiple filings in various jurisdictions is not an abuse of process. However, I am not ......
  • 2023 BCSC 428,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...at paras. 43, 51. They submit that Courts have permitted non-parties to raise abuse of process issues: Asquith v. George Weston Limited, 2018 BCSC 1557, aff'd 2019 BCCA 447 (this is Fantov); and DALI at para. 34 Ms. Tanchak submits that while Courts have generally taken a broad approac......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Class Proceedings Can Constitute An Abuse Of Process But Interim Relief Is Unlikely
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 10, 2023
    ...Pharmaceuticals International Inc, 2016 ONSC 3819 at para 237 [Valeant]. 2. Ibid, at paras 239-253. 3. Asquith v George Weston Limited, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 76-77. 4. Ibid, at para 78. 5. Gomel v Ticketmaster, 2019 BCSC 2178 6. RSBC 1996 c 253. 7. RSBC 1996 c 50 ["CPA"] 8. Gomel, supra n......
8 books & journal articles
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • Book Review: Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • Flash Boys Class Actions: Civil Fraud, Conspiracy, and the Certifiability of High-frequency Trading Cases in Canada
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
  • An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...ONCA, above note 19. Quenneville, above note 34. Chu, above note 3. MacBrayne, above note 38 at paras 16–17. Asquith v George Weston Ltd, 2018 BCSC 1557 at paras 56–64. While it can be surmised that Asquith would have considered the impact of Mancinelli on the adjudication of carriage motio......
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