Hobbs v. Warner,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Donegan
Citation2019 BCSC 2196
Docket NumberS195175
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Date18 December 2019

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21 practice notes
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v AB , 2021 BCSC 320; Galloway v AB , 2019 BCCA 385 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028. In other cases, no statement of defence was delivered, but an aidavit was served and iled. • 1704604 Ontari......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 18–29 Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw | 115 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at paras 144–47 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028 at paras 68–71 Terms Deined: “Expression,” “Satisies,” and “Arises from” In the Pointes de......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...137.1(3) | 133 Criminal and Quasi-criminal Matters Communications to Law Enforcement About Suspected Crimes • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at para 146 Gender-Based Harassment and Criminal Charges • Bullard v Rogers Media Inc , 2020 ONSC 3084 at para 58 Sales of Contraband Tobacco • Monto......
  • Publication Bans
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...orders were granted in the following anti-SLAPP cases: • Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 2537 • Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 1304 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 • Subway Franchise Systems v CBC , 2019 ONSC 2584 e following anti-SLAPP case, but dismissed: • The Catalyst Capital Group Inc v West Face Capit......
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8 cases
  • 2025 BCSC 1428
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...v. Deep Water Recovery Ltd., 2024 BCSC 1922 at para. 7, citing Todsen v. Morse, 2022 BCSC 1341 at para. 198. See also, Hobbs v. Warner, 2019 BCSC 2196, rev'd on other grounds 2021 BCCA 290; United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2019 ONCA 144 Section 7 of the PPPA, meanwhile, has been in......
  • Cheesman v Dobrer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • July 25, 2025
    ...v. Deep Water Recovery Ltd., 2024 BCSC 1922 at para. 7, citing Todsen v. Morse, 2022 BCSC 1341 at para. 198. See also, Hobbs v. Warner, 2019 BCSC 2196, rev'd on other grounds 2021 BCCA 290; United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2019 ONCA 144 Section 7 of the PPPA, meanwhile, has been in......
  • Hobbs v. Warner
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 11, 2020
    ...costs to the defendant, to be assessed as costs on a full indemnity basis in accordance with s. 7. My Reasons for Judgment are indexed at 2019 BCSC 2196 (the “Reasons”). My reasons for the cost award can be found at paras. [4] The parties disagreed on the approach and powers of the registra......
  • Cheema v. Young
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 17, 2021
    ...on the basis that it was a SLAPP suit. The decision was appealed, and the Court of Appeal decision is under reserve. In Hobbs v. Warner, 2019 BCSC 2196, Justice Donegan dismissed a defamation action on the basis that it was a SLAPP suit. It was also appealed, and the decision is under reser......
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15 books & journal articles
  • Commencement of an Anti-SLAPP Motion -Section 137.2(1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part VIII. Procedural Rules
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v AB , 2021 BCSC 320; Galloway v AB , 2019 BCCA 385 • Lyncaster v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028. In other cases, no statement of defence was delivered, but an aidavit was served and iled. • 1704604 Ontari......
  • Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...v Metro Vancouver Kink Society , 2019 BCSC 2207 at paras 18–29 Public Interest: Legislation and Caselaw | 115 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at paras 144–47 • Neufeld v Hansman , 2019 BCSC 2028 at paras 68–71 Terms Deined: “Expression,” “Satisies,” and “Arises from” In the Pointes de......
  • Matters Related to the Public Interest - Section 137.1(3)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IV. The Threshold Burden on the Defendant
    • June 13, 2022
    ...137.1(3) | 133 Criminal and Quasi-criminal Matters Communications to Law Enforcement About Suspected Crimes • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 at para 146 Gender-Based Harassment and Criminal Charges • Bullard v Rogers Media Inc , 2020 ONSC 3084 at para 58 Sales of Contraband Tobacco • Monto......
  • Publication Bans
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...orders were granted in the following anti-SLAPP cases: • Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 2537 • Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 1304 • Hobbs v Warner , 2019 BCSC 2196 • Subway Franchise Systems v CBC , 2019 ONSC 2584 e following anti-SLAPP case, but dismissed: • The Catalyst Capital Group Inc v West Face Capit......
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