Ont. Realty Corp. v. Gabriele & Sons, [2000] O.T.C. 796 (SupCt)

• Judge: Farley, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: October 02, 2000
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2000] O.T.C. 796 (SupCt)

Ont. Realty Corp. v. Gabriele & Sons, [2000] O.T.C. 796 (SupCt)

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Temp. Cite: [2000] O.T.C. TBEd. NO.048

Ontario Realty Corporation (plaintiff) v. P. Gabriele & Sons Limited, Gabbro Construction Ltd., Gabriel Environmental Services Inc., 1331679 Ontario Limited, Pierino Gabriele, Frank Angelo Gabriele, Antonio Gabriele, Sirman Associates Limited, Ivan A. Sirman, Progressive Environmental Inc., Cynthia D.I. Stiles, 1287512 Ontario Limited, Integrated Property Solutions Inc., Robert W. Allan, Environmental and Development Solutions Ltd., 780551 Ontario Limited c.o.b., Master Environmental Services, 981602 Ontario Inc. c.o.b., Tri-Spade, Vincent Catalfo, Ross Farewell, Kent Banting and Tate Street Capital Inc. (defendants)

(Court File No. 00-CL-3726)

Indexed As: Ontario Realty Corp. v. Gabriele (P.) & Sons Ltd. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Commercial List

Farley, J.

October 11, 2000.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Civil Rights - Topic 1658

Property - Search and seizure - Anton Piller Order - See paragraphs 1 to 43.

Civil Rights - Topic 8348

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Application - Exceptions - Reasonable limits prescribed by law (Charter, s. 1) - See paragraph 39.

Practice - Topic 3378.9

Interim proceedings - Preservation of property - Anton Piller Order - General - See paragraphs 1 to 28.

Cases Noticed:

Southam Inc. v. Hunter, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145; 55 N.R. 241; 55 A.R. 291; 9 C.R.R. 355; 14 C.C.C.(3d) 97; 41 C.R.(3d) 97; [1984] 6 W.W.R. 577; 33 Alta. L.R.(2d) 193; 27 B.L.R. 297; 84 D.T.C. 6467; 2 C.P.R.(3d) 1; 11 D.L.R.(4th) 641, refd to. [para. 3].

Anton Piller KG v. Manufacturing Processes Ltd., [1976] 1 Ch. 55 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 5].

Semayne's Case (1604), 5 Co. Rep. 91a; 77 E.R. 194, refd to. [para. 8].

Eccles v. Bourque et al., [1975] 2 S.C.R. 739; 3 N.R. 259; 19 C.C.C.(2d) 129; 50 D.L.R.(3d) 753; 27 C.R.N.S. 325; [1975] 1 W.W.R. 209, refd to. [para. 8].

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; 191 N.R. 260; 68 B.C.A.C. 161; 112 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 14].

Grenzservice Speditions Ges.m.b.H. v. Jans (1995), 129 D.L.R.(4th) 733 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 15].

Booker McConnell plc and Another v. Plascow and Others, [1985] R.P.C. 425 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

Lock International plc v. Beswick et al., [1989] 1 W.L.R. 1268 (Ch. D.), refd to. [para. 19].

Computer Security Products Inc. v. Forbes, [1999] O.T.C. Uned. A42 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Caslake (T.L.), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 51; 221 N.R. 281; 123 Man.R.(2d) 208; 159 W.A.C. 208; 121 C.C.C.(3d) 97, refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Rao (1984), 4 O.A.C. 162; 12 C.C.C.(3d) 97; 9 D.L.R.(4th) 452; 46 O.R.(2d) 80 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

MacIntyre v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General) and Grainger and Canada (Attorney General) et al., [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175; 40 N.R. 181; 49 N.S.R.(2d) 609; 96 A.P.R. 609; 65 C.C.C.(2d) 129; 132 D.L.R.(3d) 385, refd to. [para. 25].

Dolphin Delivery Ltd. v. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580, Peterson and Alexander, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573; 71 N.R. 83; 33 D.L.R.(4th) 174; [1987] 1 W.W.R. 577; 38 C.C.L.T. 184; 25 C.R.R. 321; 87 C.L.L.C. 14,002; 9 B.C.L.R.(2d) 273, refd to. [para. 26].

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Dagenais et al., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; 175 N.R. 1; 76 O.A.C. 81; 94 C.C.C.(3d) 289; 120 D.L.R.(4th) 12; 25 C.R.R.(2d) 1; 34 C.R.(4th) 269, refd to. [para. 27].

Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto and Manning, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130; 184 N.R. 1; 84 O.A.C. 1; 126 D.L.R.(4th) 129, refd to. [para. 28].

Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Director of Investigation and Research, Combines Investigation Act et al., [1990] 1 S.C.R. 425; 106 N.R. 161; 39 O.A.C. 161; 54 C.C.C.(3d) 417; 76 C.R.(3d) 129; 67 D.L.R.(4th) 161; 29 C.P.R.(3d) 97; 47 C.R.R. 1, refd to. [para. 33].

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Dieleman et al. (1994), 20 O.R.(3d) 229 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 34].

Fila Canada Inc. v. Doe et al., [1996] 3 F.C. 493; 114 F.T.R. 155 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 36].

Nike Canada Ltd. v. Doe et al., [2000] F.C.J. No. 498 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 37].

Procter & Gamble Inc. et al. v. Doe et al., [2000] F.T.R. Uned. 26 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 37].

Koby Foods Ltd. v. Dawson City General Store Ltd., [1997] Y.J. No. 77, refd to. [para. 38].

Feigelman et al. v. Aetna Financial Services Ltd., Lax and Burke, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 2; 56 N.R. 241; 32 Man.R.(2d) 241; 29 B.L.R. 5; [1985] 2 W.W.R. 97; 55 C.B.R.(N.S.) 1; 15 D.L.R.(4th) 161; 54 C.P.R.(3d) 145, refd to. [para. 41].

Aetna Financial Services Ltd. v. Feigelman et al. - see Feigelman et al. v. Aetna Finanncial Services Ltd., Lax and Burke.

Statutes Noticed:

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 8 [para. 29]; sect. 24(1) [para. 2].

Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C-43, sect. 66(2)(k) [para. 2].

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 45.01 [para. 2].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Cromwell, T.A., Aspects of Constitutional Judicial Review in Canada (1995), 46 S.C.L. Rev. 1027, pp. 1030, 1031, 1032 [para. 14].

Godin, Paul D., Anton Piller Orders in an Age of Scepticism: Charter Application and Other Safeguards for Judicially- Ordered Searches (1996), 54 U.T. Fac. L.R. 107, pp. 110 to 115 [para. 13]; 143, 144 [para. 34].

Jacob, I.H., The Inherent Jurisdiction of the Courts (1970), 23 Current Legal Problems 23, pp. 23, 25, 27, 50 [para. 14].

Mason, Keith, The Inherent Jurisdiction of the Court (1983), 57 A.L.J. 449, pp. 449, 452, 453, 457 [para. 12].

Counsel:

K. Prehogan, D.R. Wingfield and K.A. Boniface, for the plaintiff, Ontario Realty Corp.;

M.J. Freiman, for the intervenor, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario;

P.R. Greene and M.L. Hayward, for the defendant, 981602 Ontario Ltd. c.o.b. Tri-Spade;

J.E. Callaghan, for the defendants, P. Gabriele & Sons Ltd. and other Gabriele interests;

J. Bailey, for the defendant, Vincent Catalfo;

B. Gover and B. Usher, for the non- parties, Michael Zentil and Mauro Tonietto;

J. Colangelo, for Bianchi, Presta.

This case was heard on September 26 to October 2, 2000, before Farley, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on October 11, 2000.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.