Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, [2013] 3 SCR 341

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Karakatsanis, Andromache
Citation[2013] 3 SCR 341,2013 SCC 53,46 Alta LR (2d) 161,364 DLR (4th) 195
Docket Number34362
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date18 October 2013
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  • Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 7, 2024
    ...in its ordinary sense. A judge may waive fees for the very poor, and no one else”); Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53, ¶ 44; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341, 365 per McLachlin, C.J. (“Reading the words of the statute in their ordinary sense and in their context, and having regard to the objects and s......
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...responsible for their conduct. 15 See, for example, R v Appulonappa , 2015 SCC 59 at para 34. 16 SO 1996, c 2, Sched A. 17 2013 SCC 53, [2013] 3 SCR 341. 18 Ibid at para 50. 19 Ibid at para 155. 20 See, for example, the Accessible Canada Act , SC 2019, c 10, s 5: 5 he purpose of this Act is......
  • Deluca v. Alberta (Law Enforcement Review Board), 2018 ABCA 340
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 18, 2018
    ...[1926] S.C.R. 246, 267 (a court must always consider the object of the statute); Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53, ¶ 32; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341, 361-62 (“The basic rule of statutory interpretation is that the ‘words of an Act are to be read in their entire context, in their grammatical and ......
  • R. v. By (B.H.), (2015) 470 Sask.R. 185 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 30, 2015
    ...437 N.R. 1; 324 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 1029 A.P.R. 1; 2012 SCC 66, refd to. [para. 49]. Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341; 449 N.R. 313; 310 O.A.C. 19; 2013 SCC 53, refd to. [para. 54]. Cuthbertson v. Rasouli - see Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre e......
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  • Glamorgan Landing Estates GP Inc. v Calgary (City),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 7, 2024
    ...in its ordinary sense. A judge may waive fees for the very poor, and no one else”); Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53, ¶ 44; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341, 365 per McLachlin, C.J. (“Reading the words of the statute in their ordinary sense and in their context, and having regard to the objects and s......
  • Deluca v. Alberta (Law Enforcement Review Board), 2018 ABCA 340
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 18, 2018
    ...[1926] S.C.R. 246, 267 (a court must always consider the object of the statute); Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53, ¶ 32; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341, 361-62 (“The basic rule of statutory interpretation is that the ‘words of an Act are to be read in their entire context, in their grammatical and ......
  • R. v. By (B.H.), (2015) 470 Sask.R. 185 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 30, 2015
    ...437 N.R. 1; 324 N.S.R.(2d) 1; 1029 A.P.R. 1; 2012 SCC 66, refd to. [para. 49]. Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341; 449 N.R. 313; 310 O.A.C. 19; 2013 SCC 53, refd to. [para. 54]. Cuthbertson v. Rasouli - see Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre e......
  • Hopkins et al. v. Kay et al., 2015 ONCA 112
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 15, 2014
    ...Catharines et al., [2007] O.A.C. Uned. 509; 2007 ONCA 860, refd to. [para. 29]. Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 341; 449 N.R. 313; 2013 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Pleau v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (1999), 181 N.S.R.(2d) 356; 560 A.P.R. 356; 182 D.L.......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • CCB Rules No Jurisdiction Where Patient Declared Brain Dead
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 4, 2016
    ...28, 2016) and Re EI (released September 30, 2016) 2 Re UH at page 8. 3 Ibid. at page 10. 4 Re EI at page 9. 5 Cuthbertson v. Rasouli,[2013] S.C.C. 53. About The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about you......
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  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...responsible for their conduct. 15 See, for example, R v Appulonappa , 2015 SCC 59 at para 34. 16 SO 1996, c 2, Sched A. 17 2013 SCC 53, [2013] 3 SCR 341. 18 Ibid at para 50. 19 Ibid at para 155. 20 See, for example, the Accessible Canada Act , SC 2019, c 10, s 5: 5 he purpose of this Act is......
  • Fiduciary duties, conflict of interest, and proper exercise of judgment.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 62 No. 1, September - September 2016
    • September 1, 2016
    ... ... The Deterrence Argument 2. The Vulnerability Argument 3. An Evaluation of the Deterrence and Vulnerability ... at 597, 648, 61 DLR (4th) 14 [Lac Minerals]; Cuthbertson v Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53 at para 193, [2013] 3 SCR 341; ... ...
  • Writing Reasons: A Handbook for Judges, 4th ed.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 63 No. 1, September 2017
    • September 1, 2017
    ...since the 17th century). (5) Berry, supra note 1 at 22. (6) Ibid at 23. (7) Ibid. (8) Cuthbertson v Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53 at para 1, [2013] 3 SCR 341. (9) See Berry, supra note 1 at 3-8 (describing focus first writing as involving "the addition of a context at the outset that will clarify th......
  • Understanding Fiduciary Duties And Relationship Fiduciarity.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 62 No. 4, June 2017
    • June 1, 2017
    ... ... Conflicts of Interest 3. Reconciliation with Private Law 4. Linking Traditional ... , "Fiduciary Duties and Voluntary Undertakings" (2013) 7 Journal of Equity 105 ... Matthew Conaglen, "The ... that may be described as fiduciary: see Cuthbertson v Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53 at para 193, [2013] 3 SCR 341; ... ...
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