Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Strathy,Lauwers,Zarnett |
| Docket Number | C64761 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Date | 06 February 2019 |
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 4 8, 2019)
...civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were only three substantive decisions). In Lam v University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82, the appellant claim against the university had been dismissed by way of summary judgment. The appellant claimed that he was pressured to sw......
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Figuring Out Where to Go With a Complaint: Different Answers in Academia and Unionized Workplaces
...complaints are properly brought to court, rather than addressed in university internal processes. In Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82, the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed Lam’s appeal from the decision of a motions judge that his complaint should have been brought as a com......
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Court Of Appeal Finds Contract Between University And Student
...Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that a court may take jurisdiction over a claim that arises from an academic dispute between a student and a Simon Lam was a Ph.D. student enrolled at the University of Western Ontario when his thesis ......
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SHAFIQUE v. UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, 2019 ONSC 2418
...my decision. [10] On February 6, 2019 the Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82 (C.A.). On February 7, 2019 I wrote to Mr. Shafique and to Mr. Murtha, counsel for the University, advising that it appeared that the Lam case ad......
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SHAFIQUE v. UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, 2019 ONSC 2418
...my decision. [10] On February 6, 2019 the Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82 (C.A.). On February 7, 2019 I wrote to Mr. Shafique and to Mr. Murtha, counsel for the University, advising that it appeared that the Lam case ad......
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Schuiteboer v. Carleton University,
...2007 ONCA 875. [5] Gauthier v. St. Germain & University of Ottawa, 2010 ONCA 309 at para. 50. [6] Gauthier at para.49. [7] 2019 ONCA 82 at para. 24. [8] 2004 CanLII 14527 (ONSC) at para. 34. [9] R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 at para. 21. [10] See Blunt v Dr. Vaidyanath......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 4 8, 2019)
...civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were only three substantive decisions). In Lam v University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82, the appellant claim against the university had been dismissed by way of summary judgment. The appellant claimed that he was pressured to sw......
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Court Of Appeal Finds Contract Between University And Student
...Lam v. University of Western Ontario, 2019 ONCA 82, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that a court may take jurisdiction over a claim that arises from an academic dispute between a student and a Simon Lam was a Ph.D. student enrolled at the University of Western Ontario when his thesis ......
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Claims Against Educational Institutions It's Not Just Academic Anymore
...[3] Supra, note 1 para 47. [4] Young v. Bella, 2006 SCC 3, para 31. [5] Ibid. [6] Ramdath v. George Brown College, 2014 ONSC 3066. [7] 2019 ONCA 82. [8] Supra note 1 para [9] 2010 ONCA 654. [10] Jaffer v. York University, 2019 ONCA 654, para 31. [11] Supra note 9, para 41. [12] 2018, NSCC 5......
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When Can Students Sue For Breach Of Contract?
...attempts to cloak what is essentially an academic matter under the cover of a damages claim. Footnote 2009 ONCA 309 2018 NSSC 53 2019 ONCA 82 2014 NSSC 379 5 2015 NSCA 72 6 2018 NSSC 53 7 2017 ONSC 6933 8 2019 ONCA 82 9 2019 CanLII 64826 (SCC) The content of this article is in......