Farallon Mining Ltd. v. Arnold,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeSilverman, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Citation[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1532 (SC),2011 BCSC 1532,[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1532
Date10 November 2011

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13 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...v Smith, 2010 BCSC 465 ........................................................................... 149 Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 ............................................... 321 Farish v National Trust Co (1974), 54 DLR (3d) 426, [1975] 3 WWR 499 (BCSC) .....................
  • Deterring Compensation: Class Action Litigation and Damage Awards Against Corporate Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • March 1, 2017
    ...(2005), 76 OR (3d) 60 (SCJ). 114 Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire, [2001] UKHL 29 at para 79. See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112 (punitive damages rejected because general damages would have had a significant impact on Volume 12, No. 2 179 Insurance Co,11......
  • Punitive Damages
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Non-compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ...suffered loss of dignity and humiliation.” Ibid at para 30. 6 Whiten , above note 1 at para 157. 7 See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold , 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112, involving Internet defamation, where the plaintiff was awarded $40,000 in general damages. The court rejected the plaintiff’s cla......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • March 1, 2017
    ...(2005), 76 OR (3d) 60 (SCJ). 114 Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire, [2001] UKHL 29 at para 79. See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112 (punitive damages rejected because general damages would have had a significant impact on Volume 12, No. 2 179 Insurance Co,11......
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4 cases
  • Seafarers' International Union of Canada v. Mitchelitis,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 24, 2023
    ...Gilmore J. relied on a number of decisions, including Ironside v. Delazzari, 2014 ONSC 999 ($50,000), Farallon Mining Ltd. v. Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 ($40,000), and Focus Graphite v. Douglas, 2015 ONSC 1104 [49]           The Ontario Court of......
  • British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association et al. v. Zakharia et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 14, 2015
    ...[97] The plaintiffs will also be granted permanent injunction to prohibit any further defamation. In Farallon Mining Ltd. v. Arnold , 2011 BCSC 1532 (at para. 114), Justice Silverman adopted Justice Chapnik's language in Astley v. Verdun , 2011 ONSC 3541: Permanent injunctions have consiste......
  • Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 24, 2022
    ...not receive large awards for loss of reputation, unless economic loss is also shown. … See also Farallon Mining Ltd. v. Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 at paras. [44]       Proof of economic loss that is insufficient to support a claim for special damages may ass......
  • Scotia Capital Inc. v. Aphria Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 3, 2021
    ...2007 BCSC 49, the court had specific evidence of a decline in bookings following the defamation. In Farallon Mining Ltd. v. Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532, the court found motive on the part of defendants to cause economic damage and drive down the share price. In the case at bar, there is no evide......
9 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • June 21, 2014
    ...v Smith, 2010 BCSC 465 ........................................................................... 149 Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 ............................................... 321 Farish v National Trust Co (1974), 54 DLR (3d) 426, [1975] 3 WWR 499 (BCSC) .....................
  • Deterring Compensation: Class Action Litigation and Damage Awards Against Corporate Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • March 1, 2017
    ...(2005), 76 OR (3d) 60 (SCJ). 114 Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire, [2001] UKHL 29 at para 79. See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112 (punitive damages rejected because general damages would have had a significant impact on Volume 12, No. 2 179 Insurance Co,11......
  • Punitive Damages
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Non-compensatory Damages
    • June 21, 2014
    ...suffered loss of dignity and humiliation.” Ibid at para 30. 6 Whiten , above note 1 at para 157. 7 See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold , 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112, involving Internet defamation, where the plaintiff was awarded $40,000 in general damages. The court rejected the plaintiff’s cla......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • March 1, 2017
    ...(2005), 76 OR (3d) 60 (SCJ). 114 Kuddus v Chief Constable of Leicestershire, [2001] UKHL 29 at para 79. See Farallon Mining Ltd v Arnold, 2011 BCSC 1532 at para 112 (punitive damages rejected because general damages would have had a significant impact on Volume 12, No. 2 179 Insurance Co,11......
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