Pro‑Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard
Citation2013 SCC 57,[2013] 3 SCR 477,[2013] ACS no 57,364 DLR (4th) 573,[2013] SCJ No 57 (QL)
Date31 October 2013
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number34282

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 4, 2015
    ...293 O.A.C. 204; 111 O.R.(3d) 346; 2012 ONCA 443, refd to. [para. 204]. Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; 450 N.R. 201; 2013 SCC 57, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Class Proceedings Act, S.O. 1992, c. 6, sect. 28 [para. 16]. Securities Act, R.......
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    ...of Nova Scotia , 2012 ONCA 443, 111 O.R. (3d) 346, at paras. 119-39; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation , 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477, at paras. 131-35; see also St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Barrette , 2008 SCC 64, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, paras. 107-118. These mechanisms, li......
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    ...Construction (Western) Ltd. v. The Queen, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 654; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; Johnson v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 725, 475 D.L.R. (4th) 344; Coburn and Watson’s Metropolitan Home v. Home Depot of Canada Inc., 2019 BCCA 308, 438......
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    ...293 O.A.C. 204; 111 O.R.(3d) 346; 2012 ONCA 443, refd to. [para. 204]. Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; 450 N.R. 201; 2013 SCC 57, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Class Proceedings Act, S.O. 1992, c. 6, sect. 28 [para. 16]. Securities Act, R.......
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    ...293 O.A.C. 204; 111 O.R.(3d) 346; 2012 ONCA 443, refd to. [para. 204]. Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; 450 N.R. 201; 2013 SCC 57, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Class Proceedings Act, S.O. 1992, c. 6, sect. 28 [para. 16]. Securities Act, R.......
  • Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al.,
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    • December 4, 2015
    ...of Nova Scotia , 2012 ONCA 443, 111 O.R. (3d) 346, at paras. 119-39; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation , 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477, at paras. 131-35; see also St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Barrette , 2008 SCC 64, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, paras. 107-118. These mechanisms, li......
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    • November 29, 2024
    ...Construction (Western) Ltd. v. The Queen, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 654; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; Johnson v. Ontario, 2022 ONCA 725, 475 D.L.R. (4th) 344; Coburn and Watson’s Metropolitan Home v. Home Depot of Canada Inc., 2019 BCCA 308, 438......
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    ...293 O.A.C. 204; 111 O.R.(3d) 346; 2012 ONCA 443, refd to. [para. 204]. Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477; 450 N.R. 201; 2013 SCC 57, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Class Proceedings Act, S.O. 1992, c. 6, sect. 28 [para. 16]. Securities Act, R.......
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    ...chips (DRAM), a component used 2 3 4 5 6 [2013] 3 SCR 600 [Infineon]. [2014] 1 SCR 3 [Vivendi]. [2014] 2 SCR 725 [Bank of Montreal]. [2013] 3 SCR 477. [2013] 3 SCR 545. Please note that the factual summaries are based, in part, on those published by the same author in Class Actions in Quebe......
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    ...Ltd v Infineon Technologies AG, 2009 BCCA 503 at para 57 [Infineon BCCA]. 9 Ibid and para 68 [emphasis added]. 10 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 SCR 477 [Pro-Sys]. 11 Note that the workable methodology test was in fact described in the Supreme Court of Canada 2013 trilogy of decisions: AIC Limited v......
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    ...Ltd v Infineon Technologies AG, 2009 BCCA 503 at para 57 [Infineon BCCA]. 9 Ibid and para 68 [emphasis added]. 10 2013 SCC 57, [2013] 3 SCR 477 [Pro-Sys]. 11 Note that the workable methodology test was in fact described in the Supreme Court of Canada 2013 trilogy of decisions: AIC Limited v......
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