Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, [2007] 3 SCR 129

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation[2007] 3 SCR 129,2007 SCC 41,[2007] CarswellOnt 6265,160 ACWS (3d) 573,[2007] SCJ No 41 (QL),EYB 2007-124525,[2007] RRA 817,JE 2007-1867,368 NR 1,230 OAC 253,87 OR (3d) 397,50 CR (6th) 279,285 DLR (4th) 620,64 Admin LR (4th) 163,40 MPLR (4th) 1,50 CCLT (3d) 1
Date04 October 2007
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number31227
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2017
    ...263; Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643; Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; Fullowka v. Pinkerton’s of Canada Ltd., 2010 SCC 5, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 132; Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 543; Donoghue ......
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    • May 22, 2008
    ...; 202 N.R. 290 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 49, footnote 88]. Hill et al. v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; 368 N.R. 1 ; 230 O.A.C. 260 ; 2007 SCC 41 , refd to. [para. 50, footnote Caparo Industries v. Dickman et al., [1990] 2 A.C. 605 ; 108......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 11, 2018
    ...R. (2d) 318; Norgard v. Asuchak, [1984] A.J. No. 394 (QL); Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; Canada (Attorney General) v. LaFlamme, [1983] 3 W.W.R. 350; Aldus v. Belair (1992), 41 M.V.R. (2d) 129; Campiou Estate v. Gladue, 2002 ABQB......
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    ...with negligence-based torts such as a negligent investigation – Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, [2007] 3 SCR 129, at paragraph 35.   [34] Moreover, Mr. Howe must also plead facts upon which one could conclude that the tortious conduct was the legal cau......
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    ...1346; Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643; Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; Canadian National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 1021; Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Saint John Shipbu......
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    ...320 N.R. 193; 189 O.A.C. 200 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 54]. Hill et al. v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; 368 N.R. 1; 230 O.A.C. 260; 2007 SCC 41, refd to. [para. Canadian National Railway Co. et al. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. and Tug Jerv......
  • Can v. Calgary Chief of Police et al.,
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 6, 2014
    ...203 ; 606 W.A.C. 203 ; 2014 ABCA 70 , refd to. [para. 133]. Hill et al. v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; 368 N.R. 1 ; 230 O.A.C. 260 , refd to. [para. 134, footnote Koechlin v. Waugh (1957), 11 D.L.R.(2d) 447 ; 118 C.C.C. 24 (Ont. C.A.......
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    ...268; 261 W.A.C. 268; 2001 SCC 79, refd to. [para. 38]. Hill et al. v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129; 368 N.R. 1; 230 O.A.C. 260; 2007 SCC 41, refd to. [para. 39]. Canadian National Railway Co. et al. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. and Tug Jerv......
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  • Hail To The Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s Longest-Serving Chief Justice
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 23, 2013
    ...in later judgments - notably Childs v. Desormeaux, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 and R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45 - and has consistently been the driving force behind the Court's clarification of......
  • Defence + Indemnity: June 2018 - Liability Issues: Case Summary: Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J.
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • July 20, 2018
    ...to users of the highway (Hill v. Hamilton; Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth (Regional Municipality) Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 (S.C.C.), at para. 25); the duty of a manufacturer to consumers (Mustapha , at para. 6)). Neither the courts below nor the parties articulate......
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    ...to users of the highway (Hill v. Hamilton; Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth (Regional Municipality) Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 (S.C.C.), at para. 25); the duty of a manufacturer to consumers (Mustapha , at para. 6)). Neither the courts below nor the parties articulate......
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    • June 5, 2018
    ...Breach of Charter Rights, Probable Cause, Intimidation, Meady v Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp., 2015 ONCA 6, 329 OAC 173, [2007] 3 SCR 129, 495793 Ontario Ltd. v Barclay, (2016) 132 OR (3d) 241 (CA), R v Golub, (1997) 34 OR (3d) 743 (CA), Criminal Code, RSC, 1985, C-46, section 495, ......
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  • Table of Cases
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Torts. Fourth Edition
    • September 8, 2011
    ...424, 440 Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 ................ 17, 71, 74, 223, 229–30, 231, 440 Hinz v. Berry, [1970] 2 Q.B. 40, [1970] 2 W.L.R. 684 (C.A.) ................................ 10 Hodgkinson v. Simms, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 377, 1......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fourth Edition
    • August 31, 2009
    ...105, 176 Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129, 2007 SCC 41, 87 O.R. (3d) 397 ............................................. 387 Hislop v. Canada (Attorney General), [2007] 1 S.C.R. 429, 2007 SCC 10, 278 D.L.R. (4th) 385 ....................................
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Torts. Fifth Edition
    • August 30, 2015
    ...(4th) 129 ......................................... 446, 462 Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 ............................................................ 17, 74 , 77, 231, 239, 240, 262 Hinz v. Berry, [1970] 2 Q.B. 40, [1970] 2 W.L......
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    • May 3, 2021
    ...in Hill v Hamilton‑Wentworth (Regional Municipality) Police Services Board (2005), 76 OR (3d) 481 (Ont CA), aff ’ d 2007 SCC 41, [2007 ] 3 SCR 129 . Note, the absence of any detailed description prior to the lineup being shown to a witness should also be considered in assessing the reliabil......
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