Burke v. NYP Holdings Inc., 2005 BCSC 1287
| Judge | Burnyeat, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | August 17, 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2005 BCSC 1287;[2005] B.C.T.C. 1287 (SC) |
Burke v. NYP Holdings Inc., [2005] B.C.T.C. 1287 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. OC.004
Brian Burke (plaintiff) v. NYP Holdings Inc., doing business as the New York Post, and Larry Brooks (defendants)
(S051996; 2005 BCSC 1287)
Indexed As: Burke v. NYP Holdings Inc. et al.
British Columbia Supreme Court
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Burnyeat, J.
September 16, 2005.
Summary:
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Conflict of Laws - Topic 603
Jurisdiction - General principles - Jurisdiction simpliciter - See paragraphs 1 to 41.
Conflict of Laws - Topic 1662
Actions - General - Forum conveniens - Defined - See paragraphs 1 to 41.
Conflict of Laws - Topic 7601
Torts - Jurisdiction - Forum conveniens - See paragraphs 1 to 41.
Conflict of Laws - Topic 7604
Torts - Jurisdiction - Defamation - See paragraphs 1 to 41.
Cases Noticed:
Chinese Cultural Centre of Vancouver v. Holt (1978), 87 D.L.R.(3d) 744 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 13].
Brown v. Cole et al. (1995), 65 B.C.A.C. 300; 106 W.A.C. 300; 14 B.C.L.R.(3d) 53 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].
Canadian Commercial Bank v. Carpenter et al., [1990] B.C.T.C. Uned. 20; 42 B.C.L.R.(2d) 209 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 15].
Robitaille v. Vancouver Hockey Club Ltd. (1980), 26 B.C.L.R. 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 15].
Jenner v. Sun Oil Co., [1952] 2 D.L.R. 526 (Ont. S.C.), consd. [para. 18].
Chinese Centre of Vancouver et al. v. Holt et al. (1978), 87 C.L.R.(3d) 744 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 18].
Pindling v. National Broadcasting Corp. et al. (1985), 49 O.R.(2d) 58 (H.C.), consd. [para. 18].
Barrick Gold Corp. v. Lopehandia et al. (2004), 187 O.A.C. 238; 71 O.R.(3d) 416 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].
Bangoura v. Washington Post et al., [2004] O.T.C. 68; 235 D.L.R.(4th) 564 (Sup. Ct.), consd. [para. 21].
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), 376 U.S. 254 (S.C.), consd. [para. 22].
Wiebe v. Bouchard et al., [2005] B.C.T.C. 47 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].
Jordan v. Schatz (2000), 140 B.C.A.C. 86; 229 W.A.C. 86; 77 B.C.L.R.(3d) 134 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].
Amchem Products Inc. et al. v. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897; 150 N.R. 321; 23 B.C.A.C. 1; 39 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 25].
Procon Mining et al. v. Waddy Lake Resources Ltd. et al., [2002] B.C.T.C. 129 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 26].
Tolofson v. Jensen and Tolofson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022; 175 N.R. 161; 77 O.A.C. 81; 51 B.C.A.C. 241; 84 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 26].
Beals v. Saldanha et al., [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416; 314 N.R. 209; 182 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 26].
Roth v. Interlock Services Inc. et al. (2004), 202 B.C.A.C. 143; 331 W.A.C. 143; 33 B.C.L.R.(4th) 60 (C.A.), consd. [para. 27].
Pacific International Securities Inc. v. Drake Capital Securities Inc. et al. (2000), 145 B.C.A.C. 221; 237 W.A.C. 221 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].
UniNet Technologies Inc. et al. v. Communication Services Inc. (2005), 209 B.C.A.C. 175; 345 W.A.C. 175; 38 B.C.L.R.(4th) 366 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].
Berezovsky v. Michaels et al., [2000] 2 All E.R. 986; 257 N.R. 201 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 29].
Dow Jones & Co. v. Gutnick, [2002] H.C.A. 56 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 29].
Muscutt et al. v. Courcelles et al. (2002), 160 O.A.C. 1; 60 O.R.(3d) 20 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].
Marren et al. v. Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (2003), 182 B.C.A.C. 308; 300 W.A.C. 308; 13 B.C.L.R.(4th) 177 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].
Jordan v. Schatz (2000), 140 B.C.A.C. 86; 229 W.A.C. 86; 77 B.C.L.R.(3d) 134 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].
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. 37].
Counsel:
P.A. Gall, Q.C., and H.D. Edinger, for the plaintiff;
D.F. Sutherland and T.W. Brine, for the defendants.
This application was heard in Chambers, on August 17, 2005, before Burnyeat, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on September 16, 2005.
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