Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeSharpe, Brown and Trotter JJ.A.
Citation2018 ONCA 727
Docket NumberC64864
Date04 September 2018

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24 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...Acceptance Ltd. v. Richmond, Richmond, Stambler & Mills (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 123 (C.A.), Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy, 2018 ONCA 727, V.K. Mason Construction Ltd. v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 271, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Elias Marke......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140, R. v. McColman, 2021 ONCA 382, Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, Pawis v. Canada, [1980] 2 F.C. 18, Fletcher v. Ontario, 2016 ONSC 5874 Forest Hills Homes (......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140, R. v. McColman, 2021 ONCA 382, Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, Pawis v. Canada, [1980] 2 F.C. 18, Fletcher v. Ontario, 2016 ONSC 5874 Forest Hills Homes (......
  • BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 14 – 18, 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • January 18, 2019
    ...Proceedings, Motion for Summary Judgment, Interest Rate, Interest Act, RSC 1985, c I-15, s 4, Solar Power Network Inc v ClearFlow Energy, 2018 ONCA 727, Forbearance Agreement, Modern Commercial Reality, Party Sophistication McKnight v Ontario (Transportation), 2019 ONCA 28 Keywords: Persona......
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5 cases
  • Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 5, 2021
    ...R. v. McColman, 2021 ONCA 382, 156 O.R. (3d) 253, at para. 115. See also Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, 426 D.L.R. (4th) 308, at para. 75, leave to appeal refused, [2018] S.C.C.A. No. 487; Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, 437 D......
  • R. v. McColman
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 4, 2021
    ...at first blush, to be the plain meaning of a legislative provision: see Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, 426 D.L.R. (4th) 308, at para. 75, leave to appeal refused, [2018] S.C.C.A. No. 487. See also Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 4......
  • Greenspan v. Van Clieaf
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • October 18, 2023
    ...4 of the Interest Act even if it is not explicitly expressed as an annual rate of interest: Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy, 2018 ONCA 727, at para. 53, leave to appeal refused, [2018] S.C.C.A. No. 487; and V.K. Mason Construction Ltd. v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 27......
  • Egger v. 1994426 Alberta Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 16, 2025
    ...As the Ontario Court of Appeal noted in Solar Power Network Inc. v ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, para 49, the Interest Act does not require that an effective annual interest rate be expressed as a numerical percentage. A mathematical formula providing a rate will satisfy se......
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19 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...Acceptance Ltd. v. Richmond, Richmond, Stambler & Mills (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 123 (C.A.), Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy, 2018 ONCA 727, V.K. Mason Construction Ltd. v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 271, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Elias Marke......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140, R. v. McColman, 2021 ONCA 382, Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, Pawis v. Canada, [1980] 2 F.C. 18, Fletcher v. Ontario, 2016 ONSC 5874 Forest Hills Homes (......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140, R. v. McColman, 2021 ONCA 382, Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy Finance Corp., 2018 ONCA 727, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, Pawis v. Canada, [1980] 2 F.C. 18, Fletcher v. Ontario, 2016 ONSC 5874 Forest Hills Homes (......
  • BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 14 – 18, 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • January 18, 2019
    ...Proceedings, Motion for Summary Judgment, Interest Rate, Interest Act, RSC 1985, c I-15, s 4, Solar Power Network Inc v ClearFlow Energy, 2018 ONCA 727, Forbearance Agreement, Modern Commercial Reality, Party Sophistication McKnight v Ontario (Transportation), 2019 ONCA 28 Keywords: Persona......
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