Phoenix Interactive Design Inc. v. Alterinvest II Fund L.P., 2018 ONCA 98

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePepall, Lauwers and Huscroft, JJ.A.
Citation2018 ONCA 98
Docket NumberC62718
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date02 February 2018
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16 practice notes
  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...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......
  • Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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......
  • The Death of Champerty: Is Third Party Litigation Funding the New Normal in Class Actions?
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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......
  • When Hackers Strike: The Liability of Reckless Record Holders for Intrusion Upon Seclusion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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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6 cases
  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...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......
  • Jordan v. CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2019 ONSC 1178
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 21, 2019
    ...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......
  • Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2019 ONCA 1
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 2, 2019
    ...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......
  • Sanders v. Canada's Choice Investments Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 9, 2023
    ...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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2 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 29 – February 2)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 5, 2018
    ...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......
  • Uber V. Heller: Supreme Court Throws Out Dutch Arbitration Clause As Unconscionable
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 13, 2020
    ...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, The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist......
8 books & journal articles
  • Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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......
  • A Call for Clarity: Ontario’s Disjointed Privacy Class Actions and the Need for Privacy Law Reform
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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......
  • Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...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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