PIETT v. GLOBAL LEARNING GROUP INC., 2021 SKQB 232

JurisdictionSaskatchewan
JudgeMcCREARY J.
Neutral Citation2021 SKQB 232
Citation2021 SKQB 232
Date27 August 2021
CourtCourt of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Docket NumberQBG 590 of 2016
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6 practice notes
  • MacInnis v Bayer Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...that costs have been awarded when a certification application is dismissed: see, for example, Piett v Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232, 2021 DTC 5115 [ Piett]; Kish v Facebook Canada Ltd., 2021 SKQB 198 [ Kish]; and M.R.L.P. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SKQB 101. However, cost......
  • 2024 BCSC 644,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...2013 BCSC 1341 at para. 56. A class action brought for an improper purpose is an abuse of process: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at paras. 49–51, leave to appeal ref'd, 2022 SKCA 16 Determining whether a duplicative action is an abuse of process and ought to be stayed r......
  • Tanchak v British Columbia,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 23, 2024
    ...2013 BCSC 1341 at para. 56. A class action brought for an improper purpose is an abuse of process: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at paras. 49–51, leave to appeal ref'd, 2022 SKCA 16 Determining whether a duplicative action is an abuse of process and ought to be stayed r......
  • Merchant Law Group LLP v Mayer,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • July 31, 2024
    ...stage for an improper purpose: to profit from the class members that they purport to represent”: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at para. 50. Leave to appeal was denied by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: Piett v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2022 SKCA 4 The underlying action ......
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  • MacInnis v Bayer Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 20, 2023
    ...that costs have been awarded when a certification application is dismissed: see, for example, Piett v Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232, 2021 DTC 5115 [ Piett]; Kish v Facebook Canada Ltd., 2021 SKQB 198 [ Kish]; and M.R.L.P. v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SKQB 101. However, cost......
  • 2024 BCSC 644,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...2013 BCSC 1341 at para. 56. A class action brought for an improper purpose is an abuse of process: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at paras. 49–51, leave to appeal ref'd, 2022 SKCA 16 Determining whether a duplicative action is an abuse of process and ought to be stayed r......
  • Tanchak v British Columbia,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 23, 2024
    ...2013 BCSC 1341 at para. 56. A class action brought for an improper purpose is an abuse of process: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at paras. 49–51, leave to appeal ref'd, 2022 SKCA 16 Determining whether a duplicative action is an abuse of process and ought to be stayed r......
  • Merchant Law Group LLP v Mayer,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • July 31, 2024
    ...stage for an improper purpose: to profit from the class members that they purport to represent”: Piett v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2021 SKQB 232 at para. 50. Leave to appeal was denied by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: Piett v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2022 SKCA 4 The underlying action ......
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