Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63
| Judge | Frankel; Tysoe; Harris |
| Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
| Case Date | February 21, 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2019 BCCA 63 |
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18 practice notes
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Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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Introduction
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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A Call for Clarity: Ontario’s Disjointed Privacy Class Actions and the Need for Privacy Law Reform
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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5 cases
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Strohmaier v. K.S., 2019 BCCA 388
...Dahl v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2006 BCCA 369 and Unlu v. Air Canada, 2013 BCCA 112 (summary trial); Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63 (application to strike pleadings). Many of these orders are not specific to class [37] Therefore, I am satisfied that this court has jurisdiction t......
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Deol v. Dreyer Davison LLP, 2020 BCSC 771
...of an express or implied term of a contract cannot also amount to a breach of a statutory obligation: Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63 at para. 47 [34] I find Ms. Deol’s pleadings somewhat scattered and ambiguous. While they expressly plead a repudiation of the employment contra......
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Virani v Uber Portier Canada Inc.,
...has applied Macaraeg on at least two occasions: Tucci v Peoples Trust Company, 2020 BCCA 246 at para 35; Lewis v WestJet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at para 22. The British Columbia Court of Appeal has made it clear that no civil action exists in British Columbia for employment misclassifica......
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Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2021 BCSC 228
...claim of this nature. The application to strike was dismissed: Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd, 2017 BCSC 2327 [Lewis BCSC], aff’d 2019 BCCA 63 [Lewis BCCA], leave to appeal refused [2019] SCCA No. 118. This application addressed only the cause of action issue and not the suitability......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Certifies WestJet Sexual Harassment Class Action
...v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2022 BCCA 145 at para. 111. 10 Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2017 BCSC 2327; Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your spec......
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Court Declines WestJet Sexual Harassment Class Action
...processes. Footnotes 1 Lewis v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2021 BCSC 228 2 Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd, 2017 BCSC 2327 , aff'd 2019 BCCA 63, leave to appeal refused [2019] SCCA No. 118 3 Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 4 Lewis v WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2021 BCSC 228 ......
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The Perils Of Imprecision ' British Columbia Supreme Court Rebukes Plaintiff For Failing To Stick To The Relevant Facts
...of time and expense. The majority of argument surrounded the Conduct Allegations. The plaintiff relied on Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63 [Lewis] to support her contention that the Conduct Allegations should stand. In Lewis, the Court of Appeal ruled that because an employer ha......
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Top 10 Employment Law Developments In 2019
...Regional Police Services Board, 2019 ONCA 267 and in early 2020: Rozon c. Les Courageuses, 2020 QCCA 5. Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2019 BCCA 63. Morningstar v. Hospitality Fallsview Holdings Inc., 2019 ONWSIAT Mikelsteins v. Morrison Hershfield Limited, 2019 ONCA 515. Heller v. Uber Te......
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8 books & journal articles
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Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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Introduction
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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A Call for Clarity: Ontario’s Disjointed Privacy Class Actions and the Need for Privacy Law Reform
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
...2018 BCCA 375 at para 53 [Gates]. 10 David Mullan, Administrative Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) at 58. 11 Lewis v Westjet Airlines Ltd, 2019 BCCA 63 at paras 20 and 22 [Lewis]. 12 See, for example, British Columbia’s Class Proceedings Act, RSBC 1996, c 50, s 1 [BC CPA], which defines “cour......
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