Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P.,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Pepall, Lauwers and Huscroft, JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2018 ONCA 98 |
| Docket Number | C62718 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Date | 02 February 2018 |
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller
...1 P.D. 272; Portal Forest Industries Ltd. v. Saunders, [1978] 4 W.W.R. 658; Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, 420 D.L.R. (4th) 335; Davidson v. Three Spruces Realty Ltd. (1977), 79 D.L.R. (3d) 481; Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, 350 F.2......
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L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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When Hackers Strike: The Liability of Reckless Record Holders for Intrusion Upon Seclusion
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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Introduction
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller
...1 P.D. 272; Portal Forest Industries Ltd. v. Saunders, [1978] 4 W.W.R. 658; Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, 420 D.L.R. (4th) 335; Davidson v. Three Spruces Realty Ltd. (1977), 79 D.L.R. (3d) 481; Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, 350 F.2......
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Jordan v. CIBC Mortgages Inc.
...Titus is the leading authority in Ontario on the test for unconscionability: Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98 at para. 39. In Phoenix Interactive, the court specifically rejected the test in Morrison v. Coast Finance Ltd., a 1965 decision of the Brit......
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Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.
...Inc., 2007 ONCA 573, 284 D.L.R. (4th) 734, at para. 38, recently affirmed in Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, 420 D.L.R. (4th) 335. They 1. a grossly unfair and improvident transaction; 2. a victim's lack of independent legal advice or other suitabl......
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Sanders v. Canada's Choice Investments Inc.
...that Ms. Sanders must meet the four-part test for unconscionability found in Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 D.L.R. (4th) 335, at para. 15. I disagree. The Supreme Court of Canada expressly rejected the Phoenix test in its 2020 decision in Uber, ......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (March 31– April 4)
...Fire Code, Unconscionable Transactions Relief Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. U.2, s. 2, Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, 1018429 Ontario Inc. v. FEA Investments Ltd. (1999), 179 D.L.R. (4th) 268 (Ont. C.A.), Todd......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 31 ' April 4, 2025)
...Fire Code, Unconscionable Transactions Relief Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. U.2, s. 2, Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, 1018429 Ontario Inc. v. FEA Investments Ltd. (1999), 179 D.L.R. (4th) 268 (Ont. C.A.), Todd......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 29 February 2)
...ONCA 80 , the Court canvassed the law of internet defamation and damages. In Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98, the Court confirmed that the four-part test test set out in Titus v. William F. Cooke Enterprises Inc., 2007 ONCA 573 , rather than the tw......
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Uber V. Heller: Supreme Court Throws Out Dutch Arbitration Clause As Unconscionable
...1 Titus v. William F. Cooke Enterprises Inc. 2007 ONCA 573, at para. 38, and Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98. Originally published by Aird & Berlis, July The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Speci......
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L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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When Hackers Strike: The Liability of Reckless Record Holders for Intrusion Upon Seclusion
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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Introduction
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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The Death of Champerty: Is Third Party Litigation Funding the New Normal in Class Actions?
...with Uber. 37 Ibid at para 54. 38 Ibid at paras 54–55. 39 Ibid at para 60, citing Phoenix Interactive Design Inc v Alterinvest II Fund LP, 2018 ONCA 98, 420 DLR (4th) The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 3) Uber acknowledged that it has greater bargaining power than its......
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