Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 29
Citation2021 SCC 29
Date23 July 2021
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number39122

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  • Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2024
    ...Canada, 2006 SCC 21 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 744 ; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 ; Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 540 ; Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748 ; Ashington Piggeries Ltd. v. Ch......
  • Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2024
    ...Canada, 2006 SCC 21 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 744 ; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 ; Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 540 ; Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748 ; Ashington Piggeries Ltd. v. Ch......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 28 ' May 2, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 7, 2025
    ...D.L.R. (3d) 453, 36 O.R. (2d) 424 (C.A.), Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, Corner Brook v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Surefire Dividend Capture, LP v. National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance), 2024 ONCA 644 North ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 13 ' 17, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 24, 2025
    ...Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2017 ONCA 1007, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Ontari......
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  • Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2024
    ...Canada, 2006 SCC 21 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 744 ; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 ; Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 540 ; Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748 ; Ashington Piggeries Ltd. v. Ch......
  • Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 31, 2024
    ...Canada, 2006 SCC 21 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 744 ; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 ; Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 540 ; Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748 ; Ashington Piggeries Ltd. v. Ch......
  • Quadrangle v Attorney General of Canada,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...to have been known, by both parties at or before the date of contracting: Sattva, at para. 58; and Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, 460 D.L.R. (4th) 169, at para. 521 In a commercial context, the surrounding circumstances include the genesis of the transaction, the background, th......
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 2, 2025
    ...2025 ABCA 31 at para 22; Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc v Pine Valley Enterprises Inc, 2024 SCC 20 at para 28; Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29 at para 44; Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 at paras 50–54 [ D. Analysis 43 The goal of contractual interpretation is to d......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 28 ' May 2, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 7, 2025
    ...D.L.R. (3d) 453, 36 O.R. (2d) 424 (C.A.), Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, Corner Brook v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Surefire Dividend Capture, LP v. National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance), 2024 ONCA 644 North ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 13 ' 17, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 24, 2025
    ...Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2017 ONCA 1007, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Ontari......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 5, 2023
    ...ONCA 263 Keywords: Breach of Contract, Employment, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Cronos Group Inc. v. Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A, 2022 ONCA 525 Soave v. Stahle Construction Inc., 2023 ONCA 265 Keywords: Contracts, Inte......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 5, 2023 ' June 9, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 13, 2023
    ...353 (C.A.), Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 Horn Ventures International Inc. v. Xylem Canada LP, 2023 ONCA 408 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Real......
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10 books & journal articles
  • Access to Justice: An Objective Or Incidental Effect of Class Actions?
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...and the order of the application judge was reinstated. The release barred Bailey’s third party claim: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. Temple v Bailey, 2018 NLSC 177 at para 20 2 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 41 The City moved to strike Bai......
  • Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...and the order of the application judge was reinstated. The release barred Bailey’s third party claim: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. Temple v Bailey, 2018 NLSC 177 at para 20 2 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 41 The City moved to strike Bai......
  • A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...and the order of the application judge was reinstated. The release barred Bailey’s third party claim: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. Temple v Bailey, 2018 NLSC 177 at para 20 2 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 41 The City moved to strike Bai......
  • Class Action Certification: 'meaningful Screening Device' and the 'compensable Loss' Theory
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...and the order of the application judge was reinstated. The release barred Bailey’s third party claim: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. Temple v Bailey, 2018 NLSC 177 at para 20 2 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No 1 41 The City moved to strike Bai......
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