BMP Global Distr. Inc. v. BNS, 2005 BCSC 1091

• Judge: Cohen, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: January 28, 2005
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2005 BCSC 1091;[2005] B.C.T.C. 1091 (SC)

BMP Global Distr. Inc. v. BNS, [2005] B.C.T.C. 1091 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AU.026

B.M.P. Global Distribution Inc., 636651 B.C. Ltd., Audie Hashka and Paul Backman (plaintiffs) v. Bank of Nova Scotia, doing business as the Scotiabank and the said Scotiabank (defendants)

(S017273; 2005 BCSC 1091)

Indexed As: B.M.P. Global Distribution Inc. et al. v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Cohen, J.

July 22, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Banks and Banking - Topic 705

Duties of banks - General - Duty of confidentiality - See paragraphs 100 to 434.

Banks and Banking - Topic 1502

Liability of banks to customers - Negligence - In clearing of cheques - See paragraphs 100 to 434.

Banks and Banking - Topic 3532

Cheques and orders drawn on deposits - Forged drawing of cheques - Liability of bank - See paragraphs 100 to 434.

Libel and Slander - Topic 2995

Defences - Qualified privilege - Public duty - General - See paragraphs 100 to 434.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Bank of Montreal (1906), 38 S.C.R. 258, refd to. [para. 121].

Arrow Transfer Co. v. Royal Bank of Canada et al., [1972] S.C.R. 845, refd to. [para. 122].

Citizens Trust Co. v. Hongkong Bank of Canada, [1991] B.C.T.C. Uned. E32; 85 D.L.R.(4th) 762 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 122].

622 West 113th St. Corp. v. Chemical Bank N.Y. Tr. Co. (1966), 276 N.Y.S.2d 85 (Civ. Ct.), refd to. [para. 123].

Slovchenko v. Toronto-Dominion Bank et al. (1963), 42 D.L.R.(2d) 484 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 124].

Clansmen Resources Ltd. v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (1990), 43 B.C.L.R.(2d) 273 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 125].

White v. Royal Bank of Canada (1923), 53 O.L.R. 543 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 126].

Stanley Works of Canada Ltd. v. Banque Canadienne Nationale et al. (1981), 20 B.L.R. 282 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 135].

Riedell v. Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., [1931] V.L.R. 382 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 136].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Canada Trust Co. (1998), 59 O.T.C. 129; 39 O.R.(3d) 84 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 136].

Cavell Developments Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Canada (1991), 54 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 145].

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Sayani et al. (1993), 33 B.C.A.C. 85; 54 W.A.C. 85; 83 B.C.L.R.(2d) 167 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 153].

Viex Events Ltd. v. Abela et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. I96 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 181].

Protheroe v. Bank of Montreal, [1948] 2 W.W.R. 404 (Man. K.B.), refd to. [para. 189].

Robertson v. French (1803), 4 East 130, refd to. [para. 196].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Regent Enterprises Ltd. et al. (1997), 157 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 102; 486 A.P.R. 102 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 199].

National Bank of Greece (Canada) v. Bank of Montreal (1999), 175 F.T.R. 232 (T.D.), affd. [2001] 2 F.C. 288; 266 N.R. 361 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 201].

National Slag v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1982), 140 D.L.R.(3d) 473 (Ont. H.C.), affd. (1985), 19 D.L.R.(4th) 383 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 203].

L'Estrange v. Graucob Ltd., [1934] 2 K.B. 394 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 209].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Sharpe (1975), 57 D.L.R.(3d) 260 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 212].

Royal Bank of Canada v. Wild (1974), 5 O.R.(2d) 628 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 215].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Taylor (1979), 27 N.B.R.(2d) 14; 60 A.P.R. 14 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 215].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Toronto-Dominion Bank (2001), 145 O.A.C. 106; 200 D.L.R.(4th) 549 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 216].

Davis v. McArthur (1970), 17 D.L.R.(3d) 760 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 246].

Haggart Construction Ltd. et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al. (1998), 213 A.R. 241; 1998 ABQB 5, refd to. [para. 251].

Price v. Chicoutimi Pulp Co. (1915), 23 D.L.R. 116 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 252].

Adam v. Ward, [1917] A.C. 309 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 273].

Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130; 184 N.R. 1; 84 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 274].

Pleau v. Simpsons-Sears Ltd. (1977), 15 O.R.(2d) 436 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 275].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. Regent Enterprises Ltd. et al. (1997), 157 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 102; 486 A.P.R. 102 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 304].

Brown v. Cole et al. (1998), 114 B.C.A.C. 73; 186 W.A.C. 73; 61 B.C.L.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 355].

Lee v. Hopegain International Holdings Inc. et al., [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. A26 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 355].

Capitanescu et al. v. Universal Weld Overlays Inc. et al. (1997), 204 A.R. 81; 40 C.C.L.T.(2d) 47 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 355].

Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. et al., [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595; 283 N.R. 1; 156 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 365].

Clarfield v. Crown Life Insurance Co., [2000] O.T.C. 757; 50 O.R.(3d) 696 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 369].

Insurance Corp. of British Columbia v. Somosh (1983), 51 B.C.L.R. 344 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 385].

Lee v. Jacobson et al. (1992), 87 D.L.R.(4th) 401 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 385].

Taylor-Wright et al. v. CHBC-TV et al. (2000), 144 B.C.A.C. 295; 236 W.A.C. 295; 2000 BCCA 629, refd to. [para. 388].

Vorvis v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1085; 94 N.R. 321, refd to. [para. 406].

Statutes Noticed :

Bills of Exchange Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-4, sect. 48(1) [para. 98]; sect. 73(b) [para. 99]; sect. 128 [para. 100]; sect. 129 [para. 101]; sect. 132 [para. 102]; sect. 165(3) [para. 103]; sect. 185 [para. 104].

Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 373, sect. 1 [para. 105].

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5, sect. 5 [para. 106]; sect. 7(3)(d)(i), sect. 7(3)(h.2) [para. 107]; sect. 7(5) [para. 108]; Schedule 1, sect. 4.5 [para. 109].

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Regulations (Can), Regulations Specifying Investigative Bodies, SOR/2001-6, sect. 1(b), sect. 2 [para. 232].

Regulations Specifying Investigative Bodies - see Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Regulations (Can.).

Specifying Investigative Bodies, Regulations - see Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Regulations (Can.).

Authors and Works Noticed:

Chitty on Contracts (27th Ed. 1994), p. 33 [paras. 349, 422].

Crawford and Falconbridge, Banking and Bills of Exchange (8th Ed. 1986), vol. 1, pp. 742, 743 [para. 184].

Crawford, B., Payment, Clearing and Settlement in Canada (2003), p. 168 [para. 218].

Falconbridge, Banking and Bills of Exchange (7th Ed. 1969), p. 269 [para. 213].

Ogilvie, M.H., Canadian Banking Law (2nd Ed. 1998), p. 627 [para. 127].

Waddams, Stephen M., The Law of Damages (3rd Ed. 1997), p. 267 [paras. 349, 422].

Counsel:

P. Jaffe and J. Raynier, for the plaintiffs;

D.G.S. Rae, Q.C., J. Francis and H. Faust, for the defendants.

This case was heard on January 12-16 and 19-20, March 8-10 and 11-12, May 31 to June 4, September 27 to October 1 and October 5-6, 2004 and January 28, 2005, before Cohen, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on July 22, 2005.

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