J.W. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | April 12, 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | 2019 SCC 20 |
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47 practice notes
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Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),,
...[Fontaine]; Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. v Hydro-Québec, 2018 SCC 46 at para 49, [2018] 3 SCR 101; J.W. v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at paras 110–112, [2019] 2 SCR 224; and Trenchard v Westsea Construction Ltd., 2020 BCCA 152 at paras 41–43, 37 BCLR (6th) 103; see also MSI M......
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An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
...7, 76 Alta LR (4th) 118 [Murray]; Chatfield v Saskatchewan Telecommunications, 2014 SKCA 29 at para 13; JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 119, 431 DLR (4th) 579 (dissent). 41 SK CAA, above note 6, s 2; NL CPA, above note 6, s 2. 42 Thorne v College of the North Atlantic, 2......
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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27 cases
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Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),,
...[Fontaine]; Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. v Hydro-Québec, 2018 SCC 46 at para 49, [2018] 3 SCR 101; J.W. v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at paras 110–112, [2019] 2 SCR 224; and Trenchard v Westsea Construction Ltd., 2020 BCCA 152 at paras 41–43, 37 BCLR (6th) 103; see also MSI M......
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Waldron v. Canada, 2024 FCA 2
...appropriate or to rewrite the agreement. In coming to this conclusion, he relied on statements in J.W. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at paras. 34, 120, in stating that courts may intervene in class action settlements only in very limited circumstances, where relevant negotiated ......
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Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONSC 6581
...as “other wrongful acts” [4] 2013 MBQB 272 (Kelly). [5] Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 MBCA 93 (Kelly). [6] 2019 SCC 20 [7] The cases that define when judicial recourse is available are: Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 BCSC 21 ; Fontaine v Canada ......
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McLean v. Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FC 1093
...root a contract, the meaning of which depends on the objective intentions of the parties.” See also JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at paragraph 102, [2019] 2 SCR 224 [JW]. This also applies to the Agreement at issue in the present case. (2) Supervisory Jurisdiction [39] ......
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1 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (November 2 ' November 6, 2020)
...v. Canada (Attorney General) (2206) 83 OR (3d) 481 (SC), Onion Lake Cree Nation v Stick, 2020 SKCA 101, J.W. v Canada (attorney General), 2019 SCC 20, BG Checo Internation Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1993] 1 SCR 12 Way v. Schembri, 2020 ONCA 691 Keywords: Contracts,......
18 books & journal articles
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The Short End of the Stick: Bolstering Legal Protections for Short Sellers in Ontario’s Secondary Market
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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Access to Justice: An Objective Or Incidental Effect of Class Actions?
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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Revisiting Class Counsel Fee Approvals: Towards Presumptive Validity of Contingency Fee Agreements
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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A Wrench in the Social Justice Toolbox: Assessing the Constitutional Class Action as a Tool for Addressing Racial Discrimination
...75 JW v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 at para 6. 71 L a R ev ue C a nadienne des r ecour s collectifs | Volume 17 • No considerations.76 Typically, if a human rights class action is brought, counsel has a strong indication that the case will be successful and that the compensation ......
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