Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner, JJ. |
| Citation | [2013] N.R. TBEd. OC.027,2013 SCC 57 |
| Date | 31 October 2013 |
| Subject Matter | TORTS,PRACTICE |
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...case is weak or not likely to succeed is no ground for striking it out’”) (emphasis omitted); Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57, ¶ 105; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477 , 526 per Rothstein, J. (“the outcome of a certification application will not be predictive of the success of t......
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... at paras. 26 to 29. [17] Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 at para. 25; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at paras. 99-105; Taub v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., (1998) 40 O.R. (3d) 379 (Gen. Div.), aff’d (1999), 42 O.R. (3d) 576 (Div. [1......
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...The essential elements of this tort were referenced by Justice Rothstein for the Court in Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57: (b) 72 Pro-Sys alleges that Microsoft combined with various parties to commit the economic torts of conspiracy (both predominant purpose conspi......
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...class members who suffered no loss so as to distinguish them from those who did. In Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477 , the Court directed that, for a court to certify loss-related questions as common issues in a price-fixing class proceedi......
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Bruno v Samson Cree Nation
...case is weak or not likely to succeed is no ground for striking it out’”) (emphasis omitted); Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57, ¶ 105; [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477 , 526 per Rothstein, J. (“the outcome of a certification application will not be predictive of the success of t......
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Coles v. FCA Canada Inc.
... at paras. 26 to 29. [17] Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 at para. 25; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at paras. 99-105; Taub v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., (1998) 40 O.R. (3d) 379 (Gen. Div.), aff’d (1999), 42 O.R. (3d) 576 (Div. [1......
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Howe v. Rees
...The essential elements of this tort were referenced by Justice Rothstein for the Court in Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57: (b) 72 Pro-Sys alleges that Microsoft combined with various parties to commit the economic torts of conspiracy (both predominant purpose conspi......
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Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey
...class members who suffered no loss so as to distinguish them from those who did. In Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477 , the Court directed that, for a court to certify loss-related questions as common issues in a price-fixing class proceedi......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MARCH 30-APRIL 3)
...v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660, Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, Robertson Estate v. Ontario, 2022 ONSC 5127, Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18, Carcillo v. Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, 2025 ONC......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
...274, Ramdath v. George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology, 2015 ONCA 921, Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. v. Elexicon Energy Inc., 2025 ONCA 821 Keywords: Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, Standard o......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 ' 24, 2025)
...Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46, Hodge v. Neinstein, 2017 ONCA 494, Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46, Good v. Toronto (Police Services Board), 2016 ONCA 250, Rumley v. British Columbia,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)
...A.C. 728 (H.L.), Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, Bowman v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 477, Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, Rankin (Rankin's Garage & Sales) v. J.J., ......
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Introduction
...set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Golden.82 77 Above note 17 at para 25; see also Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corp, 2013 SCC 57 at para 100 [Pro-Sys]. 78 Good (Ont Div Ct), above note 20 at paras 51–55 and 60, citing Hollick, above note 17 at para 25 and Pro-sys, ibid at......
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The Role of Certification in Charter Class Actions to Assert the Rights of Persons in Prison
...can deny access to justice for victims of wrongs in cases of government inaction. 115 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at para 141 [Pro-Sys]. 116 Erichson, above note 31 at 41–42. 117 Stephen Calkins, “An Enforcement Official’s Reflections on Antitrust Class Acti......
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Flash Boys Class Actions: Civil Fraud, Conspiracy, and the Certifiability of High-frequency Trading Cases in Canada
...note 127, s 4(1)(e); ON CPA, above note 127, s 5(1)(e); AB CPA, above note 127, s 5(1)(e). 150 Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corp, 2013 SCC 57 [Microsoft] at para 105. 151 Hollick, above note 64 at para 16 [emphasis added]. 152 Finkel v Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, 2017 BCCA 3......
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