RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., [2008] 3 SCR 79

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation[2008] 3 SCR 79,2008 SCC 54,48 BLR (4th) 1,69 CCEL (3d) 163,[2008] 12 WWR 1,380 NR 166,[2008] ACS no 56,EYB 2008-148490,JE 2008-1919,[2008] SCJ No 56 (QL),84 BCLR (4th) 1,298 DLR (4th) 1,260 BCAC 198,68 CPR (4th) 401
Docket Number31904
Subject MatterTORTS,DAMAGE AWARDS,EQUITY,DAMAGES,EMPLOYMENT LAW
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date09 October 2008
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45 practice notes
  • Globex Foreign Exchange Corp. v. Kelcher et al., 2011 ABCA 240
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 7, 2011
    ...81 ; 39 Alta. L.R.(3d) 411 ; 1996 ABCA 169 , refd to. [para. 25]. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; 380 N.R. 166 ; 260 B.C.A.C. 198 ; 439 W.A.C. 198 ; 2008 SCC 54 , refd to. [paras. 25, Christie (W.J.) & Co. v. Greer and Sussex R......
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2020
    ...v. Morris‑Garner, [2018] UKSC 20 , [2018] 3 All E.R. 649 ; RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 54 , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; Sunshine Exploration Ltd. v. Dolly Varden Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.), [1970] S.C.R. 2 ; Wrotham Park Estate Co. v. Parkside Homes Ltd., [1974......
  • Trade-marks
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...(2d) 481 (C.A.) [ Seiko ]; RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. , 2007 BCCA 22 at [65], rev’d on other grounds, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79 (no duty on ex-employee to compete fairly with ex-employer). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 426 best muddling and at worst tendentious.” 11 Yet,......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...279 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada I Inc., 2007 BCCA 22, 275 D.L.R. (4th) 385, 63 B.C.L.R. (4th) 3, rev’d [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 54, 68 C.P.R. (4th) 401 ................273, 425 RCA Corp. v. Custom Cleared Sales Pty. Ltd. (1978), 19 A.L.R. 123, [1978] F.S.R. 576 ......
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40 cases
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2020
    ...v. Morris‑Garner, [2018] UKSC 20 , [2018] 3 All E.R. 649 ; RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 54 , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; Sunshine Exploration Ltd. v. Dolly Varden Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.), [1970] S.C.R. 2 ; Wrotham Park Estate Co. v. Parkside Homes Ltd., [1974......
  • Globex Foreign Exchange Corp. v. Kelcher et al., 2011 ABCA 240
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 7, 2011
    ...81 ; 39 Alta. L.R.(3d) 411 ; 1996 ABCA 169 , refd to. [para. 25]. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; 380 N.R. 166 ; 260 B.C.A.C. 198 ; 439 W.A.C. 198 ; 2008 SCC 54 , refd to. [paras. 25, Christie (W.J.) & Co. v. Greer and Sussex R......
  • ADM Measurements Ltd. v. Bullet Electric Ltd. et al., 2012 ABQB 150
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 7, 2012
    ...of National Revenue, [2000] T.C.J. No. 52, refd to. [para. 50]. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; 380 N.R. 166; 260 B.C.A.C. 198; 439 W.A.C. 198; 2008 SCC 54, refd to. [para. 55]. Imperial Sheet Metal Ltd. et al. v. Landry et al. (2007), 3......
  • Spartek Systems Inc. v. Brown et al., 2014 ABQB 526
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 8, 2013
    ...[2013] 3 S.C.R. 95; 448 N.R. 1; 2013 SCC 45, refd to. [para. 58]. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. et al., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79; 380 N.R. 166; 260 B.C.A.C. 198; 439 W.A.C. 198; 2008 SCC 54, refd to. [para. 118]. Zesta Engineering Ltd. v. Cloutier et al., [2010] O.T.C.......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Hail To The Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s Longest-Serving Chief Justice
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 23, 2013
    ...S.C.R. 3, Jedfro Investments (U.S.A.) Ltd v. Jacyk, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 679, and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79. Dutton, Hollick and Perhaps no decisions of the Chief Justice have had a greater impact upon businesses than the seminal class actions ......
  • Can Your Employees Quit Without Providing Fair Notice?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 22, 2016
    ...reasonable notice of the employee's decision to end the employment relationship. See RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79. See also Oxman v. Dustbane Enterprises Ltd., [1988] OJ No. 2067 The amount of notice that must be provided in advance of an employee's resi......
2 books & journal articles
  • Trade-marks
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...(2d) 481 (C.A.) [ Seiko ]; RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. , 2007 BCCA 22 at [65], rev’d on other grounds, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79 (no duty on ex-employee to compete fairly with ex-employer). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 426 best muddling and at worst tendentious.” 11 Yet,......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Intellectual Property Law. Second Edition
    • June 15, 2011
    ...279 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada I Inc., 2007 BCCA 22, 275 D.L.R. (4th) 385, 63 B.C.L.R. (4th) 3, rev’d [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 54, 68 C.P.R. (4th) 401 ................273, 425 RCA Corp. v. Custom Cleared Sales Pty. Ltd. (1978), 19 A.L.R. 123, [1978] F.S.R. 576 ......

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