Levac v. James

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeCopeland,Sossin,van Rensburg
Citation2023 ONCA 73
Date02 February 2023
Docket NumberC69914

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26 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...2025 ONCA 424, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Waxman et al. v. Waxman et al. (2004), 186 O.A.C. 201 (Ont. C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1073650 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 767, 2056706 Ontario Inc. v. Pure Global Cannabis Inc., 2022 ONCA 381 Lamba......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 18-22)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • November 22, 2024
    ...Crombie Property Holdings Limited v. McColl-Frontenac Inc., 2017 ONCA 16, Soper v. Southcott (1998), 39 O.R. 737 (C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Smith v. Inco Limited, 2011 ONCA 628, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, Becker v. City of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 607, Logan v. Canada (Minister of Heal......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Suites Inc., 2015 ONCA 580, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Hav-A-Kar Leasing Ltd. v. Vekselshtein, 2012 ONCA 826, Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Farej v. Fellows, 2022 ONCA 254, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26 Rassouli-Rashti v. Tayefi , 2023 ONCA 315 Keywords: Partn......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 18-22, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 26, 2024
    ...Crombie Property Holdings Limited v. McColl-Frontenac Inc., 2017 ONCA 16, Soper v. Southcott (1998), 39 O.R. 737 (C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Smith v. Inco Limited, 2011 ONCA 628, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, Becker v. City of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 607, Logan v. Canada (Minister of Heal......
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18 cases
  • Paradis Honey Ltd. v. Canada (Agriculture and Agri-Food)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 29, 2024
    ...That is, the relevant question was whether the negligent conduct had the capacity to cause the harm alleged (relying on Levac v James, 2023 ONCA 73 [Levac] and Wise v Abbott Laboratories, Limited, 2016 ONSC 7275 [Wise]), rather than whether the harm was actualized. However, although causa......
  • Varley v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • April 29, 2025
    ...subjective component of the discoverability rule is at stake: Smith v Inco Limited, 2011 ONCA 628 at paragraph 164 [Smith]; Levac v James, 2023 ONCA 73 at paragraph 106 [Levac]. Nevertheless, a defendant is entitled to assert limitations as a common issue where the relevant evidence applies......
  • Lockhart v Attorney General of Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 25, 2024
    ...of the defendant are negligent because they resulted in a system that was inadequate to protect the class from harm: Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, at para. 47; White v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 BCSC 1164, 4 B.C.L.R. (4th) 161, at para. 125 A negligence action requires the plaintiff t......
  • R v Anderson
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • March 7, 2025
    ...to accept an expert's opinion in whole or in part. This too is completely within the sentencing judge's province: see Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, at para. 82. Third, the sentencing judge did accept much of the forensic psychiatrist's testimony, and also explained why he rejected the evide......
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8 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 ' 23, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 27, 2026
    ...2025 ONCA 424, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Waxman et al. v. Waxman et al. (2004), 186 O.A.C. 201 (Ont. C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1073650 Ontario Inc., 2024 ONCA 767, 2056706 Ontario Inc. v. Pure Global Cannabis Inc., 2022 ONCA 381 Lamba......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 18-22)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • November 22, 2024
    ...Crombie Property Holdings Limited v. McColl-Frontenac Inc., 2017 ONCA 16, Soper v. Southcott (1998), 39 O.R. 737 (C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Smith v. Inco Limited, 2011 ONCA 628, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, Becker v. City of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 607, Logan v. Canada (Minister of Heal......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Suites Inc., 2015 ONCA 580, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Hav-A-Kar Leasing Ltd. v. Vekselshtein, 2012 ONCA 826, Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Farej v. Fellows, 2022 ONCA 254, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26 Rassouli-Rashti v. Tayefi , 2023 ONCA 315 Keywords: Partn......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 18-22, 2024)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 26, 2024
    ...Crombie Property Holdings Limited v. McColl-Frontenac Inc., 2017 ONCA 16, Soper v. Southcott (1998), 39 O.R. 737 (C.A.), Levac v. James, 2023 ONCA 73, Smith v. Inco Limited, 2011 ONCA 628, R. v. Reid, 2016 ONCA 524, Becker v. City of Toronto, 2020 ONCA 607, Logan v. Canada (Minister of Heal......
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