Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., 2007 SCC 44
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall |
Citation | 2007 SCC 44,[2007] 3 SCR 331,36 BLR (4th) 95,231 OAC 348,[2007] SCJ No 44 (QL),160 ACWS (3d) 910,368 NR 204,87 OR (3d) 398,JE 2007-1969,286 DLR (4th) 601,EYB 2007-124711 |
Docket Number | 31321 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 12 October 2007 |
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Peters v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2021 ONSC 5021
...Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 SCC 23 ; Rex Diamond Mining Corp., 2010 ONSC 3926 at par. 6 (Div. Ct.); Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 at para. 54. [28] 426 US 438 (1976). Sharbern Holding Inc v. Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 SCC 23 at paras. 41-52; Re Donnini (200......
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Introduction
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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An Old Snail in a New Bottle? Waiver of Tort as An Independent Cause of Action
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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Waiving Goodbye: The Rise and Imminent Fall of Waiver of Tort in Class Proceedings
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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Peters v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., 2021 ONSC 5021
...Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 SCC 23 ; Rex Diamond Mining Corp., 2010 ONSC 3926 at par. 6 (Div. Ct.); Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 at para. 54. [28] 426 US 438 (1976). Sharbern Holding Inc v. Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 SCC 23 at paras. 41-52; Re Donnini (200......
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Paniccia v. MDC Partners Inc., 2018 ONSC 3470
...Rescue District Firefighter Pension Plan v. MDC Partners, Inc., et al., 5-cv-6034 (RJS) (S.D.N.Y.). [6] Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 at para. [7] Pezim v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Brokers), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 557 ; Brosseau v. Alberta Securities Commission, [19......
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Ironside et al. v. Alberta Securities Commission, (2009) 454 A.R. 285 (CA)
...1 S.C.R. 333; 357 N.R. 175; 404 A.R. 333; 394 W.A.C. 333; 2007 SCC 7, refd to. [para. 52]. Kerr et al. v. Danier Leather Inc. et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331; 368 N.R. 204; 231 O.A.C. 348; 2007 SCC 44, refd to. [para. 72]. Bahcheli v. Alberta Securities Commission et al. (2007), 409 A.R. 388; 4......
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Aegon Capital Management Inc. et al. v. BCE Inc. et al., (2008) 383 N.R. 119 (SCC)
...Schneider Corp. et al. (1998), 113 O.A.C. 253; 42 O.R.(3d) 177 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 40]. Kerr et al. v. Danier Leather Inc. et al., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331; 368 N.R. 204; 231 O.A.C. 348; 2007 SCC 44, refd to. [para. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool v. Canada, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 205; 45 N.R. 425, refd to......
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Environmental Disclosure by Public Companies: a Québec Perspective
...A material fact also differs from a material change, which must be published immediately. See: Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331, para. 38, which specifies the differences between the two notions; and In the Matter of Piergiorgio Donnini, OSC Panel, September 12, 2002, p. 34;......
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Screening Secondary Market Liability Actions: The Supreme Court Raises The Bar For Plaintiffs
...had intended. The SCC analogized the FDA preoccupations in this case to the intra-quarterly results in Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331, which the Court found "did not constitute a material change to the business, operations or capital of the company because the warm weather......
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When Must You Publicly Disclose A Letter Of Intent?
...management of the issuer who believe that confirmation of the decision by the directors is probable. In Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 it was determined that only changes in an issuer's business, operations or capital would, if material, require disclosure. Events or devel......
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The Supreme Court Of Canada Considers Materiality Standard
...To support this assertion, Shabern's counsel referred to the statement made by Justice Binnie in Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 where in the context of explaining that the business judgment rule should not be used to qualify or undermine the duty of disclosure, Justice Binn......
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Introduction
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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An Old Snail in a New Bottle? Waiver of Tort as An Independent Cause of Action
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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Waiving Goodbye: The Rise and Imminent Fall of Waiver of Tort in Class Proceedings
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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Strategies to Avoid Or Mitigate Class Action Litigation
...See, for example, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. (2004), 46 B.L.R. (3d) 167 (Ont. S.C.J.), rev’d (2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), rev’d [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331. VOLUME 6, N o 1, april 2010 111 As some have noted,65 reliance on such alternative compensation schemes may represent a “high risk” strat......
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