Knight v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited,

• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Judge: Satanove, J.
• Neutral Citation: 2005 BCSC 172
• Citation: [2005] B.C.T.C. 172 (SC),2005 BCSC 172,250 DLR (4th) 347,43 BCLR (4th) 169,[2005] BCJ No 216 (QL),[2005] BCTC 172,[2005] B.C.J. No 216 (QL),250 D.L.R. (4th) 347
• Date: 08 February 2005
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

Knight v. Imperial Tobacco, [2005] B.C.T.C. 172 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MR.036

Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50

Kenneth Knight (plaintiff) v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited (defendant) and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada (third party)

(L031300; 2005 BCSC 172)

Indexed As: Knight v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Satanove, J.

February 8, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Consumer Law - Topic 1745

Sale of goods - Deceptive acts - Misleading conduct or representations - See paragraphs 22 to 33.

Practice - Topic 209.3

Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Certification - Considerations (incl. when class action appropriate) - See paragraphs 1 to 76.

Statutes - Topic 6704

Operation and effect - Commencement, duration and repeal - Retrospective and retroactive enactments - Presumption against retrospectivity and retroactivity - See paragraphs 15 to 21.

Statutes - Topic 6903

Operation and effect - Commencement, duration and repeal - Repeal - Preservation of rights acquired or accrued under repealed statute - See paragraphs 15 to 21.

Cases Noticed:

Hollick v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; 277 N.R. 51; 153 O.A.C. 279, refd to. [para. 4].

Elms et al. v. Laurentian Bank of Canada et al. (2001), 155 B.C.A.C. 73; 254 W.A.C. 73; 90 B.C.L.R.(3d) 195, refd to. [para. 5].

Crawford v. London (City) et al., [2000] O.T.C. 197; 47 O.R.(3d) 784 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 10].

Stern v. Imasco Ltd. et al., [1999] O.T.C. Uned. C80; 38 C.P.C.(4th) 347 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

Fraser, Re, [1986] B.C.J. No. 2376 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 17].

Collette v. Great Pacific Management Co. et al. (2004), 195 B.C.A.C. 79; 319 W.A.C. 79; 26 B.C.L.R.(4th) 252 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

McKay v. CDI Career Development Institutes Ltd. et al. (1999), 18 B.C.T.C. 198; 64 B.C.L.R.(3d) 386 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 34].

Rushak v. Henneken (1991), 4 B.C.A.C. 64; 9 W.A.C. 64; 84 D.L.R.(4th) 87 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Robson v. Chrysler Canada Ltd. et al. (2002), 170 B.C.A.C. 60; 279 W.A.C. 60; 2 B.C.L.R.(4th) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 34].

Bouchanskaia v. Bayer Inc., [2003] B.C.T.C. 1306; 2003 BCSC 1306, refd to. [para. 37].

Reid v. Ford Motor Co. et al., [2003] B.C.T.C. 1632; 2003 BCSC 1632, refd to. [para. 37].

Olsen et al. v. Behr Process Corp. et al., [2003] B.C.T.C. Uned. 138; 2003 BCSC 429, refd to. [para. 37].

Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. et al. v. Dutton et al., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534; 272 N.R. 135; 286 A.R. 201; 253 W.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 43].

Stubbe v. Collier (P.F.) & Son Ltd. (1977), 74 D.L.R.(3d) 605 (B.C.S.C.), varied on other grounds (1978), 85 D.L.R.(3d) 77 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 50].

Kerr et al. v. Danier Leather Inc. et al., [2004] O.T.C. 397; 23 C.C.L.T.(3d) 77 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 52].

Hague v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., [2004] O.J. No. 3057 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 52].

Rumley et al. v. British Columbia, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184; 275 N.R. 342; 157 B.C.A.C. 1; 256 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 55].

Endean v. Canadian Red Cross Society et al. (1998), 106 B.C.A.C. 73; 172 W.A.C. 73; 48 B.C.L.R.(3d) 90 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 61].

Price v. Phillip Morris, 341 Ill. App.3d 941, refd to. [para. 65].

Caputo et al. v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. et al., [2004] O.T.C. 112; 236 D.L.R.(4th) 348 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 71].

Statutes Noticed:

Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 2, sect. 172(3) [para. 31].

Trade Practice Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 457, sect. 18(4) [para. 26]; sect. 22(1)(a) [para. 34].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Belobaba, E., Unfair Trade Practises Legislation: Symbolism and Substance in Consumer Protection (1977), 15(2) Osgoode Hall L.J. 327, generally [para. 72].

Sullivan, Ruth, Sullivan and Driedger on the Construction of Statutes (4th Ed. 2002), pp. 566 [para. 17]; 569 [para. 20].

Counsel:

D.A. Klein, for the plaintiff;

D.C. Harris, for the defendant;

Paul Vickery, for the third party.

This application was heard on October 25-29, 2004, before Satanove, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on February 8, 2005.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.