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F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 SCR 41

Judgment Cited authorities 26 Cited in 727 Precedent Map Related
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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Subject MatterEVIDENCE,CRIMINAL LAW,PRACTICE
Date02 October 2008
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number32085
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694 practice notes
  • Lameman et al. v. Alberta et al., 2013 ABCA 148
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 28, 2013
    ...Indian Band v. Canada and Wewayakai Indian Band, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 245; 297 N.R. 1; 2002 SCC 79, refd to. [para. 51]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union v. Newfoundland and La......
  • R. v. Sylvain (W.), 2014 ABCA 153
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 1, 2014
    ...(J.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381; 252 N.R. 204; 134 B.C.A.C. 161; 219 W.A.C. 161; 2000 SCC 15, refd to. [para. 17]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. R. v. R.W., [1992] 2 S.C.R. 122; 137 N.R. 214; 54 O.A.C. 164, refd to......
  • Barthe v. National Bank Financial Ltd., (2015) 359 N.S.R.(2d) 258 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Nova Scotia Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • May 14, 2015
    ...Center et al., [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357; 445 N.R. 138; 336 B.C.A.C. 1; 574 W.A.C. 1; 2013 SCC 30, refd to. [para. 118]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Malik et al. (2011), 414......
  • Can v. Calgary Chief of Police et al.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 6, 2014
    ...128, footnote 86]. United States of America v. Lopez (1971), 328 F. Supp. 1077, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 88]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74, refd to. [para. 131, footnote Dalton Cartage Co. v. Continental Insurance Co. and St. Paul F......
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665 cases
  • Lameman et al. v. Alberta et al., 2013 ABCA 148
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 28, 2013
    ...Indian Band v. Canada and Wewayakai Indian Band, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 245; 297 N.R. 1; 2002 SCC 79, refd to. [para. 51]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union v. Newfoundland and La......
  • Can v. Calgary Chief of Police et al.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 6, 2014
    ...128, footnote 86]. United States of America v. Lopez (1971), 328 F. Supp. 1077, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 88]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74, refd to. [para. 131, footnote Dalton Cartage Co. v. Continental Insurance Co. and St. Paul F......
  • R. v. Sylvain (W.), 2014 ABCA 153
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 1, 2014
    ...(J.), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381; 252 N.R. 204; 134 B.C.A.C. 161; 219 W.A.C. 161; 2000 SCC 15, refd to. [para. 17]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. R. v. R.W., [1992] 2 S.C.R. 122; 137 N.R. 214; 54 O.A.C. 164, refd to......
  • Barthe v. National Bank Financial Ltd., (2015) 359 N.S.R.(2d) 258 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Nova Scotia Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • May 14, 2015
    ...Center et al., [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357; 445 N.R. 138; 336 B.C.A.C. 1; 574 W.A.C. 1; 2013 SCC 30, refd to. [para. 118]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B.C.A.C. 74; 439 W.A.C. 74; 2008 SCC 53, refd to. [para. British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Malik et al. (2011), 414......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (January 2014)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 22, 2014
    ...[2002] 1 S.C.R. 678 -which was relied upon by the trial judge - was superseded by the later decision of F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41. In that case, the Supreme Court held that there is only one civil standard of proof at common law: on a balance of probabilities. This ......
  • Case Summary: Stefanyk v Sobeys Capital Incorporated
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 17, 2018
    ...and it is proof on a balance of probabilities. The rule was definitively stated in F.H. v McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 (CanLII) at para. 40, [2008] 3 SCR 41: ". . . I think it is time to say, once and for all in Canada, that there is only one civil standard of proof at common law and that is proo......
  • Defence + Indemnity: April 2018 - II. Liability Issues C.
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • May 29, 2018
    ...and it is proof on a balance of probabilities. The rule was definitively stated in F.H. v McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 (CanLII) at para. 40, [2008] 3 SCR 41: “. . . I think it is time to say, once and for all in Canada, that there is only one civil standard of proof at common law and that is proo......
  • Administrative Monetary Penalties In The Afterlife
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 7, 2021
    ...at paragraph 112. 12. Poonian (Re). [2021] B.C.J. No. 609 | 2021 BCSC 555 at paragraphs 105-106. 13. F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41, 297 D.L.R. (4th) 193 14. Hutchinson (Re), 2019 ONSEC 36, 42 O.S.C.B. 8543, 2019 CarswellOnt 17398 (Ont. Securities Comm.) at para. 56, add......
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42 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Conduct of Public Inquiries: Law, Policy, and Practice
    • June 16, 2009
    ...Re, [1983] N.Z.L.R. 662 (P.C.) ........................................................ 153, 158, 254, 383, 409 F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41, 297 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 2008 SCC 53 ........ 383 First Investors Corp. Ltd., Re (1988), 54 D.L.R. (4th) 730, 64 Alta. L.R. (2d) 1, [1988] A.J.......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...interpreting the word “satisied” ( R. v. Topp , 2011 SCC 43, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 119, at paras. 24–25; F.H. v. McDougall , 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41, at paras. 49 and 53; Shannon v. 1610635 Alberta Inc. , 2014 ABCA 393, 588 A.R. 76, at paras. 14–15; R. v. Driscoll (1987), 1987 ABCA 159 (C......
  • Rules Relating to the Use of Admissible Evidence
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...to meet has been presented by the Crown, and that the standard of proof required for conviction is proof beyond 107 FH v McDougall , [2008] 3 SCR 41 at para 49 [ FH v McDougall ]. Exceptionally, civil contempt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. This standard of proof “help[s] to ensu......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...reasons [1989] 2 WWR 499, 58 Man R (2d) 119 (QB) ..............................................291 FH v McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 SCR 41 .................................................. 3 Fiala v Cechmanek (1999), 71 Alta LR (3d) 72, [1999] AJ No 749 (CA) ............. 45 Fine’s Fl......
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