Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard
Citation[2014] 2 SCR 633,2014 SCC 53,[2014] SCJ No 53 (QL),59 BCLR (5th) 1,[2014] 9 WWR 427,461 NR 335,373 DLR (4th) 393
Date01 August 2014
Docket Number35026
Subject MatterPRACTICE,ARBITRATION,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

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    • September 15, 2016
    ...form contract should be recognized as an exception to the Court’s holding in Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, that contractual interpretation is a question of mixed fact and law subject to deferential review on appeal. The first reason given in S......
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    ...Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 551; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; National Bank of Greece (Canada) v. Katsikonouris, [1990]......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 15, 2016
    ...form contract should be recognized as an exception to the Court’s holding in Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, that contractual interpretation is a question of mixed fact and law subject to deferential review on appeal. The first reason given in S......
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    • October 23, 2020
    ...Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 BCCA 374, 3 B.C.L.R. (6th) 59; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633. Statutes and Regulations Cited Business Corporations Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. B‑9, s. 15(3). Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 2......
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    ...court’s interpretation of the text clearly wrong? Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, ¶¶ 50, 53 & 54; [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, 658 & 660 per Rothstein, J. (“Contractual interpretation involves issues of mixed fact and law as it is an exercise in which the principles......
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    • January 30, 2026
    ...Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 551; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605; National Bank of Greece (Canada) v. Katsikonouris, [1990]......
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    • March 10, 2023
    ...al., 2004 BCSC 1012 , Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, Rasanen v. Lisle-Metrix Ltd. (2002), 17 C.C.E.L. (3d) 134 (Ont. S.C.), Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26, 449 D.L.R.......
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    ...Nemo Dat Principle, Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19, ss. 134, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633, Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada v. Guardian Insurance Co. of Canada, 2006 SCC 21, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation an......
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    ...a Transaction; Right of Way; Contractual Interpretation; Standard of Review; Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; LeMesurier v. Andrus (1986), 54 O.R. (2d) 1 (C.A.); Ventas, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust, 2007 ONCA 205, 8......
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    • May 18, 2018
    ...CanLII 963, [1994] 8 WWR 185 Sagon v Royal Bank of Canada (1992), 105 Sask R 133 Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 SCR 633 Singh v Trump, 2016 ONCA 747 Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 SCR 289 Van De Geer Estate v......
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    • July 18, 2019
    ...413 Pfizer Canada Inc. v Apotex Inc. (1998), 1998 CanLII 8951, 86 CPR (3d) 33 Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 SCR 633 Sherman v Canada (Customs and Revenue Agency), 2006 FC 1121, 299 FTR 313 Siemens v Bawolin, 2002 SKCA 84, [2002] 11 WWR 246, 219 Sask R 282,......
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    ...v Moore, 2005 SCC 38, [2005] 2 SCR 53, 254 DLR (4th) 1, 247 Nfld & PEIR 286 Sattva Capital Corp. v Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 SCR 633 Scanlon v Castlepoint Development Corp. (1992), 99 DLR (4th) 153, 11 OR (3d) 744 Scotsburn Co-Op. Services v W.T. Goodwin Ltd., [1985] 1 S......
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