Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs,
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall |
Citation | [2007] 2 SCR 801,2007 SCC 34,EYB 2007-121973,JE 2007-1426,366 NR 1,[2007] SCJ No 34 (QL),34 BLR (4th) 155,[2007] ACS no 34,284 DLR (4th) 577 |
Docket Number | 31067 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 13 July 2007 |
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197 practice notes
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R. v. Dineley,
...[1911] 2 Ch. 1; Angus v. Sun Alliance Insurance Co., [1988] 2 S.C.R. 256; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; Spooner Oils Ltd. v. Turner Valley Gas Conservation Board, [1933] S.C.R. 629; Gustavson Drilling (1964) Ltd. v. Minister of National Re......
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Marcotte v. Longueuil (City),
...Commissioner, Assessment Region No. 9 (1982), 39 O.R. (2d) 365; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; Bisaillon v. Concordia University, 2006 SCC 19, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 666; Gosselin v. Procureur général du Québec, [1986] SOQUIJ AZ-87021083; Canada (......
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Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al.,
...Inc. v. Barrette , 2008 SCC 64, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, at para. 111; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs , 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, at paras. 105-8. This principle forms a vital foundation for all class proceedings in Canada. Limitation periods and rights of action are suc......
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Crookes et al. v. Newton,
...LLC (2008), 521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir.), refd to. [paras. 28, 103]. Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs et al., [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; 366 N.R. 1 ; 2007 SCC 34 , refd to. [paras. 29, 64]. Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 ; 184 N.R. 1 ; ......
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R. v. Dineley,
...[1911] 2 Ch. 1; Angus v. Sun Alliance Insurance Co., [1988] 2 S.C.R. 256; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; Spooner Oils Ltd. v. Turner Valley Gas Conservation Board, [1933] S.C.R. 629; Gustavson Drilling (1964) Ltd. v. Minister of National Re......
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Marcotte v. Longueuil (City),
...Commissioner, Assessment Region No. 9 (1982), 39 O.R. (2d) 365; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; Bisaillon v. Concordia University, 2006 SCC 19, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 666; Gosselin v. Procureur général du Québec, [1986] SOQUIJ AZ-87021083; Canada (......
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Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al.,
...Inc. v. Barrette , 2008 SCC 64, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, at para. 111; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs , 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, at paras. 105-8. This principle forms a vital foundation for all class proceedings in Canada. Limitation periods and rights of action are suc......
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Crookes et al. v. Newton,
...LLC (2008), 521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir.), refd to. [paras. 28, 103]. Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs et al., [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801; 366 N.R. 1 ; 2007 SCC 34 , refd to. [paras. 29, 64]. Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 ; 184 N.R. 1 ; ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 22, 2022 ' August 26, 2022)
...Systems Inc. v. Bracknell Corp. (1994), 18 O.R. (3d) 257 (C.A.), Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, 447 D.L.R. (4th) 179, Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 SCC 35, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 921, Canada (A......
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Strategies To Avoid Or Mitigate Class Action Litigation - Quest For The Silver Bullet*
...law continues to apply as it would to a traditional individual proceeding." See also Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, at paras. 105-107: "The class action is a procedure, and its purpose is not to create a new right. ... [The] class action is clearly of p......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms That Agreements To Arbitrate Are Strictly Enforced
...such provisions and stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration. Footnotes [1] Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, at para. 84. See also Seidel v. Telus Communications Inc. [2011] 1 S.C.R. 531, at para. 4; also Ciano Trading & Services C.T. v. Skylink......
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The Appeal in Teal: SCC Majority Restores Commercial Arbitrator's Award
...81 and 83. 7 See Desputeaux v. Ēditions Chouette (1987) Inc, [2003] 1 SCR 178, at p. 217; Dell Computer Corp. v Union des consommateurs, [2007] 2 SCR 801, at para 1, 169 and 176-178; Seidel v TELUS Communications Inc., [2011] 1 SCR 531, per LeBel and Deschamps JJ. (dissenting), at para 52 a......
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Table of Cases
...460 – 61 Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801 ..... 453 Dendrite International, Inc. v. John Doe No. 3, 775 A.2d 756 (N.J. App. Div. 2001) ........... .142 Dennis v. Salvation Army Grace General Hospital Board, 1997 CanLII 9872 (NS C.A.) ....... 1......
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...Re, [1895] 1 Ch. 687 (C.A.) ...................................................... 603 Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801, 2007 SCC 34, 284 D.L.R. (4th) 577 ..................................................... 563, 606 Delrina Corp. v. Triolet Systems Inc. ......
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Introduction
...to apply as it would to a traditional individual proceeding.”) [Bisaillon]. See also Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801 at paras. 105–7 [Dell] (“The class action is a procedure, and its purpose is not to create a new right . . . . [The] class action is clear......
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An Old Snail in a New Bottle? Waiver of Tort as An Independent Cause of Action
...to apply as it would to a traditional individual proceeding.”) [Bisaillon]. See also Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801 at paras. 105–7 [Dell] (“The class action is a procedure, and its purpose is not to create a new right . . . . [The] class action is clear......
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