Kosoian v. Société de transport de Montréal

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2019 SCC 59
Date29 November 2019
Docket Number38012

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  • 2019 Year In Review At The Supreme Court Of Canada
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 1, 2020
    ...Tétrault's post on Fleming here. Read the full decision here. 5. Kosoian v. Société de transport de Montréal, (Quebec, civil by leave) 2019 SCC 59: Following in the footsteps of Fleming, and the recent trend by the Court of affirming and upholding limits on police powers, the decision in Ko......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 11, 2019
    ...November 29, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) rendered its decision in Kosoian v. Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 and unanimously ruled in favour of Bela Kosoian, overturning the decisions of the Québec courts below and ordering the Société de transport de Montréal (STM......
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  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...111 ............................................................................... 373, 374 Kosoian v Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 ........................... 12, 100 Kovacs v Ontario Jockey Club (1995), 126 DLR (4th) 576, 1995 CanLII 7397 (Ont Ct Gen Div) ......................
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...Nova Scotia Supreme 46 47 48 49 50 Ibid at para 56. Ibid at para 66. Ibid at para 67, citing Kosian v Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 at para 139. Demme, above note 44 at para 73. Hemeon v South West Nova District Health Authority, 2015 NSSC 287 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action ......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...Nova Scotia Supreme 46 47 48 49 50 Ibid at para 56. Ibid at para 66. Ibid at para 67, citing Kosian v Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 at para 139. Demme, above note 44 at para 73. Hemeon v South West Nova District Health Authority, 2015 NSSC 287 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action ......
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...Nova Scotia Supreme 46 47 48 49 50 Ibid at para 56. Ibid at para 66. Ibid at para 67, citing Kosian v Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 at para 139. Demme, above note 44 at para 73. Hemeon v South West Nova District Health Authority, 2015 NSSC 287 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action ......
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