Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309
Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
Judge | Newbury,Savage,Dickson |
Citation | 2019 BCCA 309 |
Docket Number | CA45368;CA45369;CA45370 |
Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
Date | 27 August 2019 |
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Table of Cases
...Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 ...............................41 Olds College v Huxley, 2019 BCSC 2111 ................................................................................ 200 O’Malley v O’Callaghan (1992), 4 WWR 81 (Alta QB) ........................
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Defamation Damages
...damages as for other personal injury claims: Hall v Razutis , 2019 BCCA 341 Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich , 2019 BCCA 309 Nazerali v Mitchell , 2018 BCCA 104 Barrick Gold Corp v Lopehandia (2004), 71 OR (3d) 416 (CA) Leenen v CBC (2000), 48 OR (3d) 656 (SC) at......
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Serinus Energy Plc v SysGen Solutions Group Ltd,
...if it can establish harm to its reputation, rather than hurt feelings: see e.g. Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 at paras 126–28. I need not decide if this is possible in Alberta in this case because Serinus did not adduce any evidence of reputational......
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2024 BCSC 2279,
...that an award of aggravated damages is available to a corporate plaintiff: Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 at paras. 126–127; Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther, 2022 BCSC 1461 at para. 61. Even if they were available to CRAM, I would not award any 382 With r......
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Serinus Energy Plc v SysGen Solutions Group Ltd,
...if it can establish harm to its reputation, rather than hurt feelings: see e.g. Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 at paras 126–28. I need not decide if this is possible in Alberta in this case because Serinus did not adduce any evidence of reputational......
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2024 BCSC 2279,
...that an award of aggravated damages is available to a corporate plaintiff: Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 at paras. 126–127; Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther, 2022 BCSC 1461 at para. 61. Even if they were available to CRAM, I would not award any 382 With r......
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Four Top Hospitality Group Ltd v Olde Towne Developments Ltd,
...that an award of aggravated damages is available to a corporate plaintiff: Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 at paras. 126–127; Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther, 2022 BCSC 1461 at para. 61. Even if they were available to CRAM, I would not award any 382 With r......
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Tilbury v. Coulson,
...unjustified harm: Weaver v. Corcoran, 2017 BCCA 160 [Weaver BCCA] at para. 62; and Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309, [Northwest Organics BCCA] at [115] Madam Justice Abella, then of the Ontario Court of Appeal, in Color Your World Corp. v.......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Context Matters: The Continued Evolution Of Defamation Law
...evolution continued in the British Columbia Court of Appeal's recent decision in Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309, ("Northwest"), where the BCCA upheld the trial judge's decision that considered the plaintiff's own participation in the debate that led to th......
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Keeping Things In Context: B.C. Court Of Appeal Considers The Roles Of Context And Public Debate In Defamation Cases
...dealing with the Ontario equivalent of B.C.'s PPPA.14 Keep an eye on this blog to receive updates on the latest developments. Footnote 1 2019 BCCA 309 [Northwest 2Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v. Roest, 2018 BCSC 866 at paras. 175, 197. 3Ibid. at paras. 281–83. 4Ibid. at para. 283......
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Table of Cases
...Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich, 2019 BCCA 309 ...............................41 Olds College v Huxley, 2019 BCSC 2111 ................................................................................ 200 O’Malley v O’Callaghan (1992), 4 WWR 81 (Alta QB) ........................
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Defamation Damages
...damages as for other personal injury claims: Hall v Razutis , 2019 BCCA 341 Northwest Organics, Limited Partnership v Fandrich , 2019 BCCA 309 Nazerali v Mitchell , 2018 BCCA 104 Barrick Gold Corp v Lopehandia (2004), 71 OR (3d) 416 (CA) Leenen v CBC (2000), 48 OR (3d) 656 (SC) at......