Burnett v. Moir et al., 2011 BCSC 1469

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeCullen, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterPOLICE,TORTS,CRIMINAL LAW,DAMAGE AWARDS
Citation2011 BCSC 1469,[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1469 (SC),[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1469
Date01 November 2011
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5 practice notes
  • Bergen v. Guliker et al., 2014 BCSC 5
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 6, 2014
    ...acts or omissions committed in the exercise of their public responsibility to preserve the peace and prevent crime: Burnett v. Moir , 2011 BCSC 1469; Callan v. Cooke , 2012 BCSC 1589; Project 360 Investments Ltd . (Sound Emporium Nightclub) v. Toronto Police Services Board , 2009 CanLII 363......
  • Sandhu v. Surrey (City),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 29, 2021
    ...Services Board, 2007 SCC 41; or where the police are aware of specific ascertainable threats to a specific victim; Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 at para. 405.  [35]        The applicants submit that there is no pleading of facts that would......
  • Rennalls v Tettey,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 4, 2021
    ...and probable grounds exist that a crime has occurred: see also Clemens v Canada, [1995] OJ No 1094 (Gen Div). · Burnett v Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 [Burnett]. A man brutally assaulted in a bar claimed that officers failed to properly police the location or preserve and gather evidence of his ass......
  • Callan v. Cooke, [2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1589
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 29, 2012
    ...relationship in a criminal investigation is between the authority of the police and the individual under investigation: Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 [ Burnett ], at paras. 425-426. [31] While counsel admits there are limited circumstances where a police service may be liable for negligen......
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7 cases
  • Bergen v. Guliker et al., 2014 BCSC 5
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 6, 2014
    ...acts or omissions committed in the exercise of their public responsibility to preserve the peace and prevent crime: Burnett v. Moir , 2011 BCSC 1469; Callan v. Cooke , 2012 BCSC 1589; Project 360 Investments Ltd . (Sound Emporium Nightclub) v. Toronto Police Services Board , 2009 CanLII 363......
  • Sandhu v. Surrey (City),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 29, 2021
    ...Services Board, 2007 SCC 41; or where the police are aware of specific ascertainable threats to a specific victim; Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 at para. 405.  [35]        The applicants submit that there is no pleading of facts that would......
  • Rennalls v Tettey,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 4, 2021
    ...and probable grounds exist that a crime has occurred: see also Clemens v Canada, [1995] OJ No 1094 (Gen Div). · Burnett v Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 [Burnett]. A man brutally assaulted in a bar claimed that officers failed to properly police the location or preserve and gather evidence of his ass......
  • 2024 BCSC 413,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...43 The Trial Judge strengthened her analysis by referring to the decisions in Wellington v. Ontario, 2011 ONCA 274 and Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469. She reasons: [15] In Wellington v. Ontario [cited omitted], the court found the private law duty of care owed to victim by a public body in......
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