Gaur et al. v. Datta et al., 2015 ONCA 151

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeRouleau, van Rensburg and Pardu, JJ.A.
Citation2015 ONCA 151,[2015] O.A.C. Uned. 124,[2015] O.A.C. Uned. 124 (CA)
Date12 March 2015
Subject MatterLIBEL AND SLANDER,TORTS,PRACTICE

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21 practice notes
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 4 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • October 4, 2019
    ...of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655, Taylor v Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 479, Pearson v Inco Ltd., [2001] OTC 919, Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, Best v Ranking, 2015 ONSC 6269, Janssen-Ortho Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc. (2005), 256 DLR (4th) 407, Web Offset Publications Ltd v Vickery (1999), 43......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 30-October 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2019
    ...of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655, Taylor v Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 479, Pearson v Inco Ltd., [2001] OTC 919, Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, Best v Ranking, 2015 ONSC 6269, Janssen-Ortho Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc. (2005), 256 DLR (4th) 407, Web Offset Publications Ltd v Vickery (1999), 43......
  • Agnew-Americano v. Equifax Canada Co.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 13, 2019
    ...hearing. In any event, the court on a motion to strike is entitled to review the documents referred to in the pleadings (Gaur v. Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, at para. 5). [22] All allegations set out in section 2.3(f) are quoted verbatim from the Claim. [23] The pleading refers to “footnote”, but ......
  • Schwitzer v Little
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...[1995] 2 SCR 1130 at para 176; Crookes v. Newton, 2011 SCC 47 at para 82; Weaver v Corcoran, 2017 BCCA 160 at para 87; and Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151 at para 9. As set out in Halsbury's Laws of Canada (online), Defamation, “Elements of the Civil Cause of Action: Publication: Persons Respon......
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  • Agnew-Americano v. Equifax Canada Co.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 13, 2019
    ...hearing. In any event, the court on a motion to strike is entitled to review the documents referred to in the pleadings (Gaur v. Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, at para. 5). [22] All allegations set out in section 2.3(f) are quoted verbatim from the Claim. [23] The pleading refers to “footnote”, but ......
  • Schwitzer v Little
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...[1995] 2 SCR 1130 at para 176; Crookes v. Newton, 2011 SCC 47 at para 82; Weaver v Corcoran, 2017 BCCA 160 at para 87; and Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151 at para 9. As set out in Halsbury's Laws of Canada (online), Defamation, “Elements of the Civil Cause of Action: Publication: Persons Respon......
  • Darmar Farms Inc. v. Syngenta Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • October 4, 2019
    ...particulars themselves. [41] Darmar argues that ignoring the particulars and the documents attached to them was wrong. In Gaur v. Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, at para. 5, this court held that “[i]n determining whether a cause of action is disclosed, particulars can be considered as part of the ple......
  • Chuvalo v. Worsoff
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 11, 2022
    ...of an action: Jevco Insurance Company v. Pacific Assessment Centre Inc., 2015 ONSC 7751. [31] See paragraph 45 of Joanne’s factum. [32] 2015 ONCA 151, at para. [33] 2014 SCC 12, at para. 2 and 5. [34] G.H.L. Fridman, The Law of Torts in Canada, 3rd ed. (Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2010) at ch......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 4 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • October 4, 2019
    ...of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655, Taylor v Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 479, Pearson v Inco Ltd., [2001] OTC 919, Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, Best v Ranking, 2015 ONSC 6269, Janssen-Ortho Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc. (2005), 256 DLR (4th) 407, Web Offset Publications Ltd v Vickery (1999), 43......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 30-October 4)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2019
    ...of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655, Taylor v Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 479, Pearson v Inco Ltd., [2001] OTC 919, Gaur v Datta, 2015 ONCA 151, Best v Ranking, 2015 ONSC 6269, Janssen-Ortho Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc. (2005), 256 DLR (4th) 407, Web Offset Publications Ltd v Vickery (1999), 43......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 9-13, 2015)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 24, 2015
    ...was no evidence to support the elements of defamation and that the respondents were protected by a qualified privilege. Gaur v Datta,2015 ONCA 151 [Rouleau, van Rensburg and Pardu J.D. Keith and E. Moore, for the appellants C. Olsheski, for the respondents Keywords: Civil Litigation, Rules ......