Cimolai v. Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, 2001 BCSC 1537
| Judge | Kirkpatrick, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | October 24, 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2001 BCSC 1537;[2001] B.C.T.C. 1537 (SC) |
Cimolai v. Health Centre, [2001] B.C.T.C. 1537 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. DE.024
Nevio Cimolai (petitioner) v. Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (respondent)
(L012464; 2001 BCSC 1537)
Indexed As: Cimolai v. Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
British Columbia Supreme Court
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Kirkpatrick, J.
November 5, 2001.
Summary:
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Injunctions - Topic 1606
Interlocutory or interim injunctions - General principles - Balance of convenience - See paragraphs 1 to 45.
Injunctions - Topic 1611
Interlocutory or interim injunctions - General principles - Effect of availability of other remedies - See paragraphs 1 to 45.
Injunctions - Topic 1802
Interlocutory or interim injunctions - Requirement of irreparable injury - What constitutes - See paragraphs 1 to 45.
Cases Noticed:
RJR-MacDonald Inc. et Imperial Tobacco Ltd. v. Canada (Procureur général), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311; 164 N.R. 1; 60 Q.A.C. 241; 111 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 54 C.P.R.(3d) 114, refd to. [para. 11].
Westbank First Nation v. Labour Relations Board (B.C.), [1996] B.C.J. No. 906 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 23].
Harelkin v. University of Regina, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 561; 26 N.R. 364; [1979] 3 W.W.R. 676; 96 D.L.R.(3d) 14, refd to. [para. 25].
Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band et al., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 3; 177 N.R. 325; 122 D.L.R.(4th) 129; 26 Admin. L.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 25].
Jain v. North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (1974), 43 D.L.R.(3d) 291 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 25].
Tobe v. North York Branson Hospital, [1989] O.J. No. 2288 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 25].
Lawson v. Toronto Hospital Corp. et al. (1991), 46 O.A.C. 376 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 25].
Zahab v. Salvation Army Grace General Hospital-Ottawa, [1991] O.J. No. 763 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 26].
Hassall v. British Columbia Children's Hospital, [1997] B.C.T.C. Uned. E95 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 26].
Laliberté and Ferron v. Corporation Hospitalière de la Région 6 (1995), 163 N.B.R.(2d) 378; 419 A.P.R. 378 (T.D.), dist. [para. 32].
Shephard v. Colchester Regional Hospital Commission et al. (1991), 103 N.S.R.(2d) 361; 282 A.P.R. 361 (T.D.), dist. [para. 32].
Authors and Works Noticed:
Sharpe, R.J., Injunctions and Specific Performance (1992), p. 2-26 [para. 34].
Counsel:
N.T. Mitha, for the petitioner;
R.P. Saul, for the respondent.
This application was heard in Chambers, on October 24, 2001, before Kirkpatrick, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on November 5, 2001.
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