Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2018 SCC 26
Date31 May 2018
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37273

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  • Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 21, 2021
    ...Applied: Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750 ; considered: Senez v. Montreal Real Estate Board, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 555 ; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165 ; Hofer v. Hofer, ......
  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...Co. (1995), 135 Sask. R. 254, var’d (1995), 137 Sask. R. 238; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Knox v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2007 ABCA 295, 422 A.R. 29; R. v. National Joint Council for the Craft of Dental T......
  • Karahalios v. Conservative Party of Canada,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 20, 2020
    ...v. Hillier (2001), 53 O.R. (3d) 550 at para. 13 (C.A.). [19] Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26. [20] Bell v. Civil Air Search and Rescue Assn., 2018 MBCA 96; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 ......
  • Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...of Brunswick v. King of Hanover (1848), 2 H.L.C. 1, 9 E.R. 993; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Fraser v. Public Service Staff Relations Board, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 455; Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontar......
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  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...Co. (1995), 135 Sask. R. 254, var’d (1995), 137 Sask. R. 238; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Knox v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2007 ABCA 295, 422 A.R. 29; R. v. National Joint Council for the Craft of Dental T......
  • Karahalios v. Conservative Party of Canada,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 20, 2020
    ...v. Hillier (2001), 53 O.R. (3d) 550 at para. 13 (C.A.). [19] Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26. [20] Bell v. Civil Air Search and Rescue Assn., 2018 MBCA 96; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 ......
  • Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...of Brunswick v. King of Hanover (1848), 2 H.L.C. 1, 9 E.R. 993; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Fraser v. Public Service Staff Relations Board, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 455; Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontar......
  • British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 23, 2022
    ...Zel’s Inc. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1993] 3 S.C.R. 675; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Danson v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1086; Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3......
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14 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 6 – January 10, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 14, 2020
    ...s2(a), Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s134(1)(a), Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26, Ahenakew et al. v MacKay et al. (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 130 (CA) Clarke v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada , 2020 ONCA 11 Keywords: Contracts, I......
  • Closing The Door On Judicial Review Of Private Entities: A Comment On Judicial Committee Of The Highwood Congregation Of Jehovah's Witnesses V Wall
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 18, 2018
    ...of Canada confirmed this conclusion in its decision in Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v Wall, 2018 SCC 26. The Supreme Court held that, because a voluntary association is not exercising statutory authority, its decisions cannot be judicially reviewed.......
  • Closing the door on judicial review of private entities
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • June 11, 2018
    ...of Canada confirmed this conclusion in its decision in Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v Wall, 2018 SCC 26. The Supreme Court held that, because a voluntary association is not exercising statutory authority, its decisions cannot be judicially reviewed.......
  • Election For President Of Association Declared Invalid
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 8, 2022
    ...to review the decisions of a voluntary association. Based on Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, for the Court to assume jurisdiction the applicant was required to show that there was an underlying legal right at stake, such as a contractu......
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18 books & journal articles
  • Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Northwest Territories (Commissioner) , [1994] NWTR 97 (CA). 102 Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall , 2018 SCC 26 at para 14 [ Highwood Congregation ], the action of a religious organization’s judicial committee not amounting to an act of state action an......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Using International Law in Canadian Courts. Third Edition
    • January 10, 2024
    ...470 Table of Cases 513 Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 ......................................................................................103 Hunt v T&N plc, [1993] 4 SCR 289 .................................................................
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Ct Sess) ............................................... 413 Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 ........................................158, 359, 362, 572 Hill v CA Parsons & Co (1971), [1972] Ch 305, [1971] 3 WLR 995, [1971] 3 All ER 1345 ......
  • Evidence, pleadings, and jurisdiction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Using International Law in Canadian Courts. Third Edition
    • January 10, 2024
    ...Canada (Toronto: Carswell, 2012) at 7, quoted with approval in Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall , 2018 SCC 26 at para 33. For a critical review of justiciability in the context of prerogative powers, see J Klinck, “Modernizing Judicial Review of the E......
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