Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell |
Citation | 2016 SCC 52,[2016] 2 SCR 521 |
Date | 25 November 2016 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Docket Number | 36373 |
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130 practice notes
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R v Basque,
...referred to: R. v. McDonald (1998), 40 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 814; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC......
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Named Person,
...[1997] 1 S.C.R. 1092; M. (A.) v. Toronto Police Service, 2015 ONSC 5684, 127 O.R. (3d) 382; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; John Doe v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 17, 7 C.P.C. (8th) 164; Her Majesty the Queen v. Named Person A,......
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person,
...1 S.C.R. 1092; M. (A.) v. Toronto Police Service, 2015 ONSC 5684, 127 O.R. (3d) 382; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; John Doe v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 17, 7 C.P.C. (8th) 164; Her Majesty the Queen v. Named Person A, 2......
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R. v. Basque,
...referred to: R. v. McDonald (1998), 40 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 814; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC......
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R v Basque,
...referred to: R. v. McDonald (1998), 40 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 814; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC......
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Named Person,
...[1997] 1 S.C.R. 1092; M. (A.) v. Toronto Police Service, 2015 ONSC 5684, 127 O.R. (3d) 382; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; John Doe v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 17, 7 C.P.C. (8th) 164; Her Majesty the Queen v. Named Person A,......
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person,
...1 S.C.R. 1092; M. (A.) v. Toronto Police Service, 2015 ONSC 5684, 127 O.R. (3d) 382; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; John Doe v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 17, 7 C.P.C. (8th) 164; Her Majesty the Queen v. Named Person A, 2......
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R. v. Basque,
...referred to: R. v. McDonald (1998), 40 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 814; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC......
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23 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 19 – February 23)
...348, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, General Accident Assurance Company et al. v. Chrusz et al. (1999), 45 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.), Fellowes, McNeil v. Kansa General International I......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
...2016 SCC 53, Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 Hayer v. Bertasiene , 2023 ONCA 302 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Fraud, Usury, Civil Procedure, Amending Pleadings, Appeal......
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Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
...v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53 , [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555 ["Alberta IPC"]. Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521 Notably, the Supreme Court of Canada released two other decisions earlier in 2016 which clarified and confirmed the scope and prim......
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The Dispute Resolution Review - 9th Edition
...SCC 56. See also the companion case from Québec, Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc v. AG (Canada), 2016 SCC 55. 4 2016 SCC 51. 5 2016 SCC 29. 6 2016 SCC 52. 7 2016 ONCA 8 2016 ABCA 360. 9 2016 ONCA 49. 10 2016 ONCA 912. 11 2016 ONCA 771. 12 Alberta, Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010 [Alberta Rules......
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8 books & journal articles
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Witness Competence, Compellability and Privilege
... [1997] 1 SCR 281 , 1997 CanLII 367 at para 33. 74 R v Basi , 2009 SCC 52 at para 23. 75 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , 2016 SCC 52 at para 1. 76 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , 2016 SCC 52 at para 21. 77 Blank v Canada (Minister of Justice) , 2006 SCC 39......
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Litigating Cross-Border Aboriginal Title Claims in Canada: The Possibility (and Necessity) of a Federal Legislative Response to Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam).
...(London, UK: Sweet & Maxwell, 1969) at 116. See also Thouin, supra note 200 at para 19; Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 at para 56; Parry Sound (District) Social Services Administration Board v OPSEU, Local 324, 2003 SCC 42 at para 39; Slaight Communications Inc......
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...Procedure ]; British Columbia, Supreme Court Civil Rules , BC Reg 168/2009, r 7-2(18). 119 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , [2016] 2 SCR 521 at para 41 [ Lizotte ]. 120 Ibid at para 42. 121 See Section 8, “‘Case-by-Case’ Privilege,” below in this chapter. 122 Hudson Bay Mining ......
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Table of cases
...Estate v Chau (2004), 236 DLR (4th) 711 (Ont CA) ................................... 673 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, [2016] 2 SCR 521.... 317, 321, 322 Llewellyn v Carter, 2008 PESCAD 12 .................................................................316 Lopez v State, 651......
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