Central Regional Health Authority v. Welshman

JurisdictionNewfoundland and Labrador
CourtCourt of Appeal (Newfoundland)
JudgeO'Brien, Katherine J
Judgment Date25 August 2025
Citation2025 NLCA 31
Docket Number202401H0041
Date25 August 2025

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1 practice notes
  • Crotty v. Aviva General Insurance Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • November 13, 2025
    ...2020 SCC 19, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 420; Newfoundland and Labrador v. Chiasson, 2020 NLCA 28; Central Regional Health Authority v. Welshman, 2025 NLCA 31; Thorne v. The College of the North Atlantic, 2017 NLCA 30; Davis v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 NLCA 49; Kathirgamanathan v. Newfoundland a......
2 cases
  • Crotty v. Aviva General Insurance Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • November 13, 2025
    ...2020 SCC 19, [2020] 2 S.C.R. 420; Newfoundland and Labrador v. Chiasson, 2020 NLCA 28; Central Regional Health Authority v. Welshman, 2025 NLCA 31; Thorne v. The College of the North Atlantic, 2017 NLCA 30; Davis v. Canada (Attorney General), 2008 NLCA 49; Kathirgamanathan v. Newfoundland a......
  • Villebrun v. GNWT
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Northwest Territories (Canada)
    • August 5, 2026
    ...pointing to the decision of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal in granting leave to appeal in Central Regional Health Authority v Welshman, 2025 NLCA 31.  In granting leave, O’Brien JA notes at para 42: The question of whether there is a contractual relationship between a patient and a h......