Dugal v. Manulife Financial

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeStrathy, J.
Neutral Citation2011 ONSC 1785
Citation[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1785 (SC),[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1785,2011 ONSC 1785,105 OR (3d) 364,[2011] OJ No 1239 (QL),[2011] O.J. No 1239 (QL),[2011] OTC Uned 1785 (SC),105 O.R. (3d) 364,[2011] OTC Uned 1785
Date21 March 2011
Subject MatterBARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS,CONTRACTS,PRACTICE

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  • Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-10
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...Canada Inc, 2010 ONSC 6776 at para 5 [Singer]. 30 See Chapman & Stephens, above note 8. 31 See Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785 at para 33 [Dugal], supplementary reasons 2011 ONSC 3147; The Trustees of the Labourers’ Pension Fund v Sino-Forest Corporation, 2012 ONSC 29......
  • Bibliography
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-1, December 2018
    • December 1, 2018
    ...www.lco-cdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Class-​ Action-Consultation-Paper.pdf. 15 2013 ONSC 4974 [Bayens]. 16 Ibid at para 35. 17 2011 ONSC 1785 [Dugal]. Both Dugal and Bayens, above note 15, are cited in LCO 2013, above note 9. 18 Dugal, above note 14 at para The C a nadia n Cl a ss A......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...commission (10 per cent) that would be payable to the only other available source, the Fund. 13 Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785. 14 Ibid at para L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 16 • No 1 85 (e) The commission cap ($5 million prior to pre-tri......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-1, December 2018
    • December 1, 2018
    ...www.lco-cdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Class-​ Action-Consultation-Paper.pdf. 15 2013 ONSC 4974 [Bayens]. 16 Ibid at para 35. 17 2011 ONSC 1785 [Dugal]. Both Dugal and Bayens, above note 15, are cited in LCO 2013, above note 9. 18 Dugal, above note 14 at para The C a nadia n Cl a ss A......
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  • Klychak v. Samchuk, (2012) 532 A.R. 259 (QB)
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    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • February 2, 2012
    ...et al. (2011), 509 A.R. 72; 2011 ABQB 42, refd to. [para. 8]. Dugal et al. v. Manulife Financial Corp. et al., [2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1785; 2011 ONSC 1785, refd to. [para. Do v. Sheffer (2010), 495 A.R. 107; 2010 ABQB 422, refd to. [para. 8]. Counsel: Chad C. Bowie (Snyder & Associates LLP......
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    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 9, 2024
    ...Corp, 2019 ONSC 999 at para 6; Drynan v Bausch Health Companies Inc, 2020 ONSC 4379 at para 17; Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785 at para 33; Stanway v Wyeth Canada Inc, 2013 BCSC 1585 at para 15; David v Loblaw, 2018 ONSC 6469 at para Have the basic procedural and evid......
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    • Canada
    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    • February 24, 2012
    ...to ensure that the representative plaintiff, and not the third party, is actually calling the shots: Dugal v. Manulife Financial Corp. , 2011 ONSC 1785, 105 O.R. (3d) 364 (S.C.J.); Metzler Investment GMBH v. Gildan Activewear Inc . (2009), 81 C.P.C. (6th) 384, [2009] O.J. No. 3315 (S.C.J.).......
  • Plimmer v. Google, Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 18, 2013
    ...an application because it may be affected by the third party funder's ability to pay costs: see Dugal v. Manulife Financial Corporation , 2011 ONSC 1785 [ Dugal ]; and Fehr v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada , 2012 ONSC 2715 [ Fehr ]. [10] A practically identical provision to the B.C. ......
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  • Third Party Funding: A Short-Term Fad Or A Long-Term Trend That Is Here To Stay?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 9, 2018
    ...of a promise to give the maintainer a share in the proceeds or subject matter of the action". 5 Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785; additional reasons 2011 ONSC 3147. Justice Strathy held the Agreement helped to promote the goal of providing access to justice and it was ......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 8, 2011
    ...of engaging experienced and reputable counsel in this regard cannot be overstated. Footnotes Dugal v. Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785 Metzler Investment GMBH v. Gildan Activewear Inc., [2009] O.J. No. 3315 (S.C.J.) [Metzler] Dugal, supra note 1 at 17 Dugal, supra note 1 at 28......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 27, 2017
    ...in the market, and all signs are that they will continue to wait for some time yet. Footnote Dugal v. Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785 Increase In Claims Against Directors And Officers A Major Challenge For The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to ......
  • Third-Party Litigation Funding In Canada
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 3, 2016
    ...and/or class counsel to an adverse cost award. Two years later, the court in Dugal et al. vs. Manulife Financial Corporation et al., 2011 ONSC 1785 (Dugal) went a step further by requiring the funder to insert a provision stating that litigation control remained with the representative Don'......
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84 books & journal articles
  • Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-10
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...Canada Inc, 2010 ONSC 6776 at para 5 [Singer]. 30 See Chapman & Stephens, above note 8. 31 See Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785 at para 33 [Dugal], supplementary reasons 2011 ONSC 3147; The Trustees of the Labourers’ Pension Fund v Sino-Forest Corporation, 2012 ONSC 29......
  • Bibliography
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-1, December 2018
    • December 1, 2018
    ...www.lco-cdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Class-​ Action-Consultation-Paper.pdf. 15 2013 ONSC 4974 [Bayens]. 16 Ibid at para 35. 17 2011 ONSC 1785 [Dugal]. Both Dugal and Bayens, above note 15, are cited in LCO 2013, above note 9. 18 Dugal, above note 14 at para The C a nadia n Cl a ss A......
  • L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...commission (10 per cent) that would be payable to the only other available source, the Fund. 13 Dugal v Manulife Financial Corporation, 2011 ONSC 1785. 14 Ibid at para L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 16 • No 1 85 (e) The commission cap ($5 million prior to pre-tri......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-1, December 2018
    • December 1, 2018
    ...www.lco-cdo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Class-​ Action-Consultation-Paper.pdf. 15 2013 ONSC 4974 [Bayens]. 16 Ibid at para 35. 17 2011 ONSC 1785 [Dugal]. Both Dugal and Bayens, above note 15, are cited in LCO 2013, above note 9. 18 Dugal, above note 14 at para The C a nadia n Cl a ss A......
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