Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Laskin, Bora; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha |
Date | 01 November 1984 |
Citation | [1984] 2 SCR 335,55 NR 161,[1984] SCJ No 45 (QL),[1984] 2 SCR 406,[1984] 6 WWR 481,20 ETR 6,1984 CanLII 25 (SCC),36 RPR 1,[1984] ACS no 45,[1984] CarswellNat 813,59 BCLR 301,[1985] 1 CNLR 120,13 DLR (4th) 321,1984 CanLII 119 (SCC) |
Docket Number | 17507 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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...and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344 ; 190 N.R. 89 ; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 193 , refd to. [para. 203]. Guerin v. Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; 55 N.R. 161 , refd to. [para. International Corona Resources Ltd. v. LAC Minerals Ltd., [1989] 2 S.C.R. 574 ; 101 N.R. 239 ; 36 O.A.C. 57 ......
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Beckman v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53
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...and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344 ; 190 N.R. 89 ; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 193 , refd to. [para. 203]. Guerin v. Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; 55 N.R. 161 , refd to. [para. International Corona Resources Ltd. v. LAC Minerals Ltd., [1989] 2 S.C.R. 574 ; 101 N.R. 239 ; 36 O.A.C. 57 ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
...1990, c. L.15, Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director), 2004 SCC 74, Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335, Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48, Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28, Energy Fundamentals Group Inc. ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
...1990, c. L.15, Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director), 2004 SCC 74, Guerin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335, Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48, Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28, Energy Fundamentals Group Inc. ......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 21 25, 2019)
...v Louis (2000), 132 OR (3d) 304 (CA), Presidential MSH Corporation v Marr Foster & Co LLP, 2017 ONCA 325, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, Colin v Tan, 2016 ONSC 1187, Giroux Estate v Trillium Health Centre (2005), 74 OR (3d) 341 (CA), Roulston v McKenny, 2017 ONCA 9, Anderson v Mc......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
...[1994] 3 SCR 377, Galambos v Perez, 2009 SCC 48, Dolmage v Ontario, 2010 ONSC 1726, M(K) v M(H), [1992] 3 SCR 6, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Kenny v Lockwood, [1932] OR 141 (CA), McInerney v MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138, R v Sheppard, 2002 ......
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...Scale Claims: Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Complex Litigation in Canada (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2005) at 148. 30 Guerin v Canada, [1984] 2 SCR 335 at para 85 [Guerin]. 31 Ibid at para CCAR 14-2.indb 400 1/8/2019 10:57:44 AM L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 14 • ......
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