Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd.

JurisdictionSaskatchewan
CourtCourt of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
JudgeSchwann; Caldwell; Kalmakoff
Judgment Date13 December 2023
Citation2023 SKCA 135
Docket NumberCACV3864
Date13 December 2023

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7 practice notes
  • Herold Estate v. Sidhu
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • December 16, 2025
    ...that the “sequencing” of applications, is very much in the discretion of the Court. See, generally: Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at paras 21-30 [Hoedel]. I recognized that Hoedel was decided in the context of a class action; however, in my view, the Court of Appeal’s analys......
  • Saskatchewan Power Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 20, 2025
    ...of review is not determined by its label but by the nature of the error alleged by the appellant: see Hoedel v West Jet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at para 20; Bell v Insulation Applicators Ltd., 2023 SKCA 128 at para 23; Abrametz v Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2023 SKCA 114 at paras 22–30......
  • Nakihimba v. Zawryucka
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • February 18, 2026
    ...to satisfy itself that justice has been done” (Scobie v Thiessen, 2021 SKCA 47 at para 33; see also Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at [61]        Here, the judge was considering an application to strike the statement of claim; he was no......
  • Cheekinew v. Government of Saskatchewan
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 25, 2025
    ...in Class Actions [25] The leading authority in this jurisdiction regarding sequencing in class actions is Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 [Hoedel]. Schwann J.A. began her analysis by addressing the traditional view that, in a proposed class action, the certification applicatio......
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  • Herold Estate v. Sidhu
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • December 16, 2025
    ...that the “sequencing” of applications, is very much in the discretion of the Court. See, generally: Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at paras 21-30 [Hoedel]. I recognized that Hoedel was decided in the context of a class action; however, in my view, the Court of Appeal’s analys......
  • Saskatchewan Power Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 20, 2025
    ...of review is not determined by its label but by the nature of the error alleged by the appellant: see Hoedel v West Jet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at para 20; Bell v Insulation Applicators Ltd., 2023 SKCA 128 at para 23; Abrametz v Law Society of Saskatchewan, 2023 SKCA 114 at paras 22–30......
  • Nakihimba v. Zawryucka
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • February 18, 2026
    ...to satisfy itself that justice has been done” (Scobie v Thiessen, 2021 SKCA 47 at para 33; see also Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 at [61]        Here, the judge was considering an application to strike the statement of claim; he was no......
  • Cheekinew v. Government of Saskatchewan
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 25, 2025
    ...in Class Actions [25] The leading authority in this jurisdiction regarding sequencing in class actions is Hoedel v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2023 SKCA 135 [Hoedel]. Schwann J.A. began her analysis by addressing the traditional view that, in a proposed class action, the certification applicatio......
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