Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgePepall, Tulloch and Benotto JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 509
Date14 August 2020
Docket NumberC66494

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7 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...against Non-Parties, Abuse of Process, Maintenance, Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Ontario (Public Guardian and Trustee), 2020 ONCA 509, 1318847 Ontario Ltd v. Laval Tool & Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184, Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421 Short Civil Decisi......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 10 ' 14, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 18, 2020
    ...the primary issue before her and were thus entitled to costs. Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee , 2020 ONCA 509 [Pepall, Tulloch and Benotto Ronald G. Slaght, Q.C. and Margaret Robbins, for the appellant/respondent by way of cross-appeal, Mount Pleasan......
  • Foxgate Developments Inc. v. Jane Doe et al
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...it would be a factor to consider when addressing quantum: see Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509, at para. 23, citing Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs & Revenue Agency), 2007 SCC 2, [2007] 1 S.......
  • Gateway Bible Baptist Church et al. v. Manitoba et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • February 1, 2022
    ...advance costs to allow public litigation to be pursued.  In Friends of Toronto Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509, the Ontario Court of Appeal had occasion, as in the present case, to consider the issue of public interest litigation in the context of a party ......
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5 cases
  • Foxgate Developments Inc. v. Jane Doe et al
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...it would be a factor to consider when addressing quantum: see Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509, at para. 23, citing Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs & Revenue Agency), 2007 SCC 2, [2007] 1 S.......
  • Gateway Bible Baptist Church et al. v. Manitoba et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • February 1, 2022
    ...advance costs to allow public litigation to be pursued.  In Friends of Toronto Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509, the Ontario Court of Appeal had occasion, as in the present case, to consider the issue of public interest litigation in the context of a party ......
  • Hawke et al v. The University of Western Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 14, 2022
    ...of impecuniosity or inability to meet a sizable costs award: Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509 at paras. [12] The consequences of the litigation are likely readily absorbed by the university. But in my view, the costs burden of this liti......
  • Steele Industrial Supplies Inc. v. Elliott
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 24, 2024
    ...Regional Police Services Board, 2012 ONSC 2881 (increase); Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee, 2020 ONCA 509 [20]         For reasons I will come to, I do not view the amount sought by the plaintiff as being dispr......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...against Non-Parties, Abuse of Process, Maintenance, Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Ontario (Public Guardian and Trustee), 2020 ONCA 509, 1318847 Ontario Ltd v. Laval Tool & Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184, Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421 Short Civil Decisi......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 10 ' 14, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 18, 2020
    ...the primary issue before her and were thus entitled to costs. Friends of Toronto Public Cemeteries Inc. v. Public Guardian and Trustee , 2020 ONCA 509 [Pepall, Tulloch and Benotto Ronald G. Slaght, Q.C. and Margaret Robbins, for the appellant/respondent by way of cross-appeal, Mount Pleasan......