Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2020 SCC 25
Date02 October 2020
Docket Number38571

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80 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 7 ' 11, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 16, 2022
    ...v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 662, DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, 2018 ONCA 60, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25, Bulut v. Brampton (City), 48 O.R. (3d) 108 (C.A.), Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, CWB Maxium Finan......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 7 ' 11, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 16, 2022
    ...v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 662, DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, 2018 ONCA 60, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25, Bulut v. Brampton (City), 48 O.R. (3d) 108 (C.A.), Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, CWB Maxium Finan......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Personal Property Security Law - Third Edition
    • July 26, 2022
    ...Feed Services Ltd v Hospers, 2014 ABQB 490 ..................................521 Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc, 2020 SCC 25 ............681 Charles A Hare Ltd v Payn (1982), 18 BLR 209, 2 PPSAC 93, [1982] OJ No 2519 (HCJ) ...................................................
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2022
    ...s. 38, s. 67(1)(c), Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25 Hategan v. Frederiksen, 2022 ONCA 217 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Injurious Falsehood, Wrongful Appropriation of Personality, Civil Conspiracy,......
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31 cases
  • Tallcree First Nation v Rath & Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 11, 2022
    ...August 31, 2016. [3] Capital Steel Inc. v. Chandos Construction Ltd., 2019 ABCA 32, ¶ 190; 438 D.L.R. 4th 195, 259, aff’d, 2020 SCC 25, per Wakeling, J.A. (“Freedom of contract is a fundamental value in Canada and any other society whose members’ welfare is largely......
  • R v Baker
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...proceeded with the established ‘book’ of law in mind: see eg Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc, 2020 SCC 25 at para 29, 449 DLR (4th) 293; Lizotte v Aviva Insurance, 2016 SCC 52 at para 56, [2016] 2 SCR 521; Heritage Capital Corp v Equitable Trust Co, 2016 ......
  • R v Steadman
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 6, 2021
    ...not Parliament thought about the 1979 edition of Black’s Law Dictionary: compare Chandos Construction Ltd. v Deloitte Restructuring Inc, 2020 SCC 25 at para 29, , 449 DLR (4th) 293 (“Parliament's actions are better understood as gradually codifying limited parts of the common law rather tha......
  • Jinnah v Alberta Dental Association and College
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 13, 2022
    ...judgment. [17] Capital Steel Inc. v. Chandos Construction Ltd., 2019 ABCA 32, ¶ 106; 438 D.L.R. 4th 195, 241, majority aff’d, 2020 SCC 25, per Wakeling, [18] R.S.A. 2000, c. H-7. [19] Appeal Panel Decision ¶ 88, Appeal Record 81. [20] Respondent’s Extracts of Key Evi......
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24 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 7 ' 11, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 16, 2022
    ...v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 662, DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, 2018 ONCA 60, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25, Bulut v. Brampton (City), 48 O.R. (3d) 108 (C.A.), Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, CWB Maxium Finan......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 7 ' 11, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 16, 2022
    ...v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 662, DBDC Spadina Ltd. v. Walton, 2018 ONCA 60, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25, Bulut v. Brampton (City), 48 O.R. (3d) 108 (C.A.), Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, CWB Maxium Finan......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 23, 2022
    ...s. 38, s. 67(1)(c), Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25 Hategan v. Frederiksen, 2022 ONCA 217 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Injurious Falsehood, Wrongful Appropriation of Personality, Civil Conspiracy,......
  • Leasing Bulletin: Good News For Landlords - Letter Of Credit Draws Are Not Limited To A Landlord's Preferred Claim Under The BIA
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 1, 2020
    ...the BIA. The Court recognized the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25 ("Chandos"), which deals with "anti-deprivation rule". The anti-deprivation rule invalidates contractual provisions triggered by an event of ban......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Personal Property Security Law - Third Edition
    • July 26, 2022
    ...Feed Services Ltd v Hospers, 2014 ABQB 490 ..................................521 Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc, 2020 SCC 25 ............681 Charles A Hare Ltd v Payn (1982), 18 BLR 209, 2 PPSAC 93, [1982] OJ No 2519 (HCJ) ...................................................
  • Remedies
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Personal Property Security Law - Third Edition
    • July 26, 2022
    ...c C-36 [CCAA], s 34; BIA, s 65.1. For a discussion of ipso facto clauses, see Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc , 2020 SCC 25 . 52 BIA s 84.2(4); CCAA s 34(4). 53 BIA s 84.2(5); CCAA s 34(5). 54 BIA s 84.2(1). 55 CCAA s 34(1). PER SONAL PROPERTY SECURITY LAW 682 4) The R......
  • Silent All These Years: Public Policy, Expressive Harm, and the Legacy of Christie v York Corporation.
    • Canada
    • University of New Brunswick Law Journal No. 73, January 2022
    • January 1, 2022
    ...Canada see Uber Technologies Inc v Heller, 2020 SCC 16 at paras 101-46, Brown J [Uber Technologies]; Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte, 2020 SCC 25. (19) Bruce Ziff, "Welcome the Newest Unworthy Heir" 1 ETR (4th) 76 at (20) Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (......