Creston Moly Corp. v. Sattva Capital Corp.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner, JJ.
Citation[2014] N.R. TBEd. JL.020,2014 SCC 53
Date12 January 2007
Subject MatterPRACTICE,COURTS,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

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    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Northwest Territories)
    • January 9, 2015
    ...Str. 557; 93 E.R. 698, refd to. [para. 21]. Creston Moly Corp. v. Sattva Capital Corp. (2014), 461 N.R. 335; 358 B.C.A.C. 1; 614 W.A.C. 1; 2014 SCC 53, refd to. [para. 24]. Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 708; 424......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 12, 2019
    ...Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; Fontaine et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2014 MBCA 93, 310 Man. R. (2d) 162; Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney Gene......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • August 1, 2014
    ...data-vids="">34 other sources , one News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633 Date: 20140801 Docket: 35026 Between: Sattva Capital Corporation (formerly Sattva Capital Inc.) Appellant and Creston Moly Corporation ......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2014
    ...et al. v. Superintendent of Financial Services (Ont.) et al. Creston Moly Corp. v. Sattva Capital Corp. [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; 461 N.R. 335; 2014 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, sect. 92, sect. 93, sect. 96 [Appendix]. Authors and Works Noticed......
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  • Association des parents ayants droit de Yellowknife et al. v. Northwest Territories (Attorney General) et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Northwest Territories)
    • January 9, 2015
    ...Str. 557; 93 E.R. 698, refd to. [para. 21]. Creston Moly Corp. v. Sattva Capital Corp. (2014), 461 N.R. 335; 358 B.C.A.C. 1; 614 W.A.C. 1; 2014 SCC 53, refd to. [para. 24]. Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 708; 424......
  • J.W. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 12, 2019
    ...Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; Fontaine et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2014 MBCA 93, 310 Man. R. (2d) 162; Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney Gene......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • August 1, 2014
    ...data-vids="">34 other sources , one News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633 Date: 20140801 Docket: 35026 Between: Sattva Capital Corporation (formerly Sattva Capital Inc.) Appellant and Creston Moly Corporation ......
  • Tervita Corp. et al. v. Commissioner of Competition et al., (2015) 467 N.R. 97 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2014
    ...et al. v. Superintendent of Financial Services (Ont.) et al. Creston Moly Corp. v. Sattva Capital Corp. [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; 461 N.R. 335; 2014 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, sect. 92, sect. 93, sect. 96 [Appendix]. Authors and Works Noticed......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 15, 2021
    ...(City), 2021 ONCA 143 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Procurement, Requests for Proposal, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, City of Toronto, Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and Toronto External Contracts Inquiry, ......
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    • Canada
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    • February 1, 2022
    ...v. Bellman , 2022 ONCA 61 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Debtor-Creditor, Guarantees, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, King v. Operating Engineers Training Institute of Manitoba Inc., 2011 MBCA 80 , Heritage Capital Corp. v. Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19......
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    • March 10, 2023
    ...Oppression, Financing of Transactions, Vendor-Takeback Mortgages, Compliance with Orders, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Pro Swing Inc. v. ELTA Golf Inc., 2006 SCC 52 Burr v . Tecumseh Products of Canada Limited, 2023 ONCA 135 Keywords: Tort, Negligence, Duty ......
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    • October 1, 2025
    ...Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, s. 56(4), O. Reg. 391/97: Child Support Guidelines, s. 7, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53 Short Civil Decisions Rebello v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2025 ONCA 665 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, Frivolous, Vexatio......
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  • Digest: Input Capital Corp. v Gustafson, 2018 SKQB 154
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • May 18, 2018
    ...Ltd., 1994 CanLII 963, [1994] 8 WWR 185 Sagon v Royal Bank of Canada (1992), 105 Sask R 133 Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 SCR 633 Singh v Trump, 2016 ONCA 747 Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 SCR 289 Van De Ge......
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...In summary, the present judicial approach for interpreting a release is as follows: 6 Creston Moly Corp v Sattva Capital Corp, 2014 SCC 53 at para 47 [Sattva Capital]. 7 See Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 at para 45 and CM Callow Inc v Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 at para 44. The organizing princip......
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...In summary, the present judicial approach for interpreting a release is as follows: 6 Creston Moly Corp v Sattva Capital Corp, 2014 SCC 53 at para 47 [Sattva Capital]. 7 See Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 at para 45 and CM Callow Inc v Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 at para 44. The organizing princip......
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    • August 1, 2021
    ...In summary, the present judicial approach for interpreting a release is as follows: 6 Creston Moly Corp v Sattva Capital Corp, 2014 SCC 53 at para 47 [Sattva Capital]. 7 See Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 at para 45 and CM Callow Inc v Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 at para 44. The organizing princip......
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