Bent v. Platnick,
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
Citation | 2020 SCC 23 |
Date | 10 September 2020 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Docket Number | 38374 |
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211 practice notes
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Soliman v. Bordman, 2021 ONSC 7023
...Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. B'nai Brith Canada, 2021 ONCA 529 at para. 23 aff’g 2020 ONSC 323 ; Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 at para. [31] Walsh Energy Inc. (c.o.b. The Energy Centre) v. Better Business Bureau of Ottawa-Hull Inc. (c.o.b. Better Business Bureau Servin......
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Hansman v Neufeld,
...of s. 137.1 in 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 587 , and Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 645 , applies with equal force to s. 4 of the PPPA. Under s. 4(2)(b) of the PPPA, on one side of the public interest weighing exer......
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Hansman v. Neufeld,
...of s. 137.1 in 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 587 , and Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 645 , applies with equal force to s. 4 of the ......
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Levant v. Stirling, 2022 ONSC 3608
... 2017 ONSC 5956 , leave to appeal refused [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 194. [13] Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687 at para. 38, aff’d 2020 SCC 23; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Assn., 2018 ONCA 685 at paras. 55–65, aff’d 2020 SCC [14] Catalyst Capital Group Inc. ......
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132 cases
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Soliman v. Bordman, 2021 ONSC 7023
...Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. B'nai Brith Canada, 2021 ONCA 529 at para. 23 aff’g 2020 ONSC 323 ; Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 at para. [31] Walsh Energy Inc. (c.o.b. The Energy Centre) v. Better Business Bureau of Ottawa-Hull Inc. (c.o.b. Better Business Bureau Servin......
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Hansman v Neufeld,
...of s. 137.1 in 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 587 , and Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 645 , applies with equal force to s. 4 of the PPPA. Under s. 4(2)(b) of the PPPA, on one side of the public interest weighing exer......
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Hansman v. Neufeld,
...of s. 137.1 in 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 587 , and Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 645 , applies with equal force to s. 4 of the ......
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Levant v. Stirling, 2022 ONSC 3608
... 2017 ONSC 5956 , leave to appeal refused [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 194. [13] Platnick v. Bent, 2018 ONCA 687 at para. 38, aff’d 2020 SCC 23; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Assn., 2018 ONCA 685 at paras. 55–65, aff’d 2020 SCC [14] Catalyst Capital Group Inc. ......
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48 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 8 ' March 12, 2021)
...2010 ONSC 3860, Sullivan v. Draper-Sereda, [2006] O.J. No. 4671, Korach v. Moore (1991), 1 O.R. (3d) 275 (C.A.), Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Brad-Jay Investments Limited v. Village Developments Limited (2006), 218 O.A.C. 315 (C.A.), Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, Fong v......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
...Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, ss. 131 and 137.1, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.03, 57.01 and 57.01(3), Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, 704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Barrick Gold Corp. v. Lopehandia (20......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 6, 2023 ' February 10, 2023)
...s. 32.0.7, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 , Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 , Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 Black & McDonald Limited v. Eiffage Innovative Canada Inc., 2023 ONCA 91 Keywords: Contract, Construction, Prime Contract, Subcontract, Pr......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
...Anti-SLAPP, Costs, Courts of Justice Act, ss. 131 and 137.1, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 1.03, 57.01 and 57.01(3), Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, 704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Barrick Gold Corp. v. Lopehandia (20......
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31 books & journal articles
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Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
...to the responding party to show that its underlying proceeding should not be dismissed. [Line breaks added] See also Bent v Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 at paras 78–81. The courts at both the appellate and the motion court level in Ontario and British Columbia have prepared very useful summaries o......
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Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
...Medical Reports Filed on Behalf of Insurers in Arbitration Process Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 at paras 34–41 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 at para 83 Environmental Considerations Environmental Impact of a Proposed Subdivision 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association e......
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...the full reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the defence of qualiied privilege are reproduced below. Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 per Côté J for the majority at paras 121–33 and 135–36: [121] An occasion of qualiied privilege exists if a person making a communication has “an i......
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Table of Cases
...Montour, et al, 2019 CanLII 94477 (SCC) ......................133, 249, 284, 473 See also Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc Bent v Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 .............................. 19, 77–78, 88, 106, 118, 120, 125, 133, 144, 151, 159, 161–62, 167, 188, 192, 196, 221, 227, 232–35, 236, 237......
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