Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey,
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 SCC 29 |
| Citation | 2021 SCC 29 |
| Date | 23 July 2021 |
| Docket Number | 39122 |
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33 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 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......
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Introduction
...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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Book Review: Class Actions in Privacy Law
...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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Addressing Systemic Abuse in Quebec Long-term Care Homes: The Class Action Solution
...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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18 cases
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Shannon v Shannon,
...SCC 29 at paras 29-33, 450 DLR (4th) 105. Relatedly, a release based on a settlement is also a contract: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29 at para 21, 460 DLR (4th) 169. The Supreme Court of Canada went on in Bailey, at para 27, to add that the aim of releases was that “the p......
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2023 ABCA 79,
...SCC 29 at paras 29-33, 450 DLR (4th) 105. Relatedly, a release based on a settlement is also a contract: Corner Brook (City) v Bailey, 2021 SCC 29 at para 21, 460 DLR (4th) 169. The Supreme Court of Canada went on in Bailey, at para 27, to add that the aim of releases was that “the p......
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Robinson v. Canfor Pulp Ltd.,
...The applicable law is not controversial. The leading case in Canada on the interpretation of releases is Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. In that case, Rowe J. writing for the court, stated (at para. 34) that [t]here is no special rule of contractual interpretation that applies o......
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2023 BCSC 723,
...exercise in contractual interpretation. The ordinary rules of contractual interpretation apply to releases: Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29 at paras. 34, 43 [ Corner Brook]; see also Rai v. Sechelt (District), 2021 BCCA 349 at para. 57 The overriding goal when interpreting a cont......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 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......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 4-8, 2021)
...979 OMJ Mortgage Capital Inc. v. King Square Limited , 2021 ONCA 690 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Harvey Kalles Realty Inc. v. BSAR (Eglinton) LP, 2021 ONCA 426 Knight v. Knight-Kerr , 2021 ONCA 686 Keywords: Family Law, Equalization o......
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Tercon Travels To Quebec: The Supreme Court Of Canada Limits The Civilian Doctrine Of "Breach Of A Fundamental Obligation"
...Supreme Court's recent trend toward eliminating special rules for the interpretation of such agreements in Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. It will be interesting to see whether Canadian courts regard the Prelco decision as impacting the enforceability or interpretation of exempt......
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Tercon Travels To Quebec: The Supreme Court Of Canada Limits The Civilian Doctrine Of "Breach Of A Fundamental Obligation"
...Supreme Court's recent trend toward eliminating special rules for the interpretation of such agreements in Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29. It will be interesting to see whether Canadian courts regard the Prelco decision as impacting the enforceability or interpretation of exempt......
10 books & journal articles
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The Short End of the Stick: Bolstering Legal Protections for Short Sellers in Ontario’s Secondary Market
...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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Access to Justice: An Objective Or Incidental Effect of Class Actions?
...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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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...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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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...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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