Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
Citation | 2022 SCC 41 |
Docket Number | 39547 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 10 November 2022 |
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79 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
...Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 SCC 35, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15, Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, Sum Trade Corp. v. Agricom International Inc., 2018 B......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
...Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Irwin v. Protiviti, 2022 ONCA 533, Dalimpex Ltd. v. Janicki (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 737 (C.A.), 1......
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Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
...to provide a faster and less expensive process to resolve disputes: ENMAX 2022 at para 29; Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41 at paras 10 and 46. An interpretation of the Act that allows, or even worse requires, separate appeals on interlocutory procedural determinatio......
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Wasylyk v Lyft, Inc.,
...Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 . 5 Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15 . 6 Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41; Trade Finance Solutions Inc. v. Equinox Global Ltd., 2018 ONCA 12 ; Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744 ; Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 200......
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Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
...to provide a faster and less expensive process to resolve disputes: ENMAX 2022 at para 29; Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41 at paras 10 and 46. An interpretation of the Act that allows, or even worse requires, separate appeals on interlocutory procedural determinatio......
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Wasylyk v Lyft, Inc.,
...Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 . 5 Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15 . 6 Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41; Trade Finance Solutions Inc. v. Equinox Global Ltd., 2018 ONCA 12 ; Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744 ; Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 200......
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Difederico v. Amazon.com, Inc.,
...In support of this new argument, Ms. Difederico relies on the Supreme Court decision in Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, 475 D.L.R. (4th) 1 (Peace River), where a stay in favour of arbitration was denied. In that case, the Supreme Court found that the arbitration ......
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MM Fund v Excelsior Mining Corporation,
...As MM states, this aspect of its appeal involves a question of statutory interpretation. In Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, the Supreme Court described the modern approach: [91] The modern approach to statutory interpretation requires us to read the words of [the......
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31 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
...Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 SCC 35, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15, Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, Sum Trade Corp. v. Agricom International Inc., 2018 B......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
...Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Irwin v. Protiviti, 2022 ONCA 533, Dalimpex Ltd. v. Janicki (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 737 (C.A.), 1......
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Key Takeaways From 2022 Appellate Decisions
...Clauses Enforceable Against a Bankruptcy Trustee? The Supreme Court of Canada in Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41 ("Peace River Hydro Partners") clarified whether and in what circumstances a contractual agreement to arbitrate should give way to the public interest ......
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International Arbitration 2023
...treat an arbitration clause as an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract (Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41). 4. The Arbitral 4.1 Limits on Selection There are no statutory limitations on the selection of arbitrators in Canada. Arbitrators are not r......
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