Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Brown, Zarnett and Thorburn JJ.A. |
Neutral Citation | 2021 ONCA 25 |
Docket Number | C67850 |
Citation | 2021 ONCA 25 |
Date | 18 January 2021 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
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21 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Law of Limitations, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Negligence, Pure Economic Loss, Anns/Cooper Test, Duty of Care, Proximity, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Proce......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
...Real Developments Inc. v. Rabidoux , 2018 ONCA 686, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25, Platnick v. Bent , 2018 ONCA 687, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26, Murano v. Bank of ......
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...See, for example: Neufeld v Hansman , 2021 BCCA 222 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 47......
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Table of Cases
.............................................................410 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 ............................................. 105, 109, 156, 196, 240, 336, 477 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcas......
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7 cases
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Lang v. Neufeld, 2022 BCSC 130
...was considered in the context of a negligence claim in Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 at paras. 41 and 45, in which Trent University provided food testing services for purposes of an investigative news [41] ......
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2023 ONCA 381,
...Rabidoux, 2018 ONCA 686, 426 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 40; Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25, leave to appeal refused, [2021] S.C.C.A. No. 92, at paras. 38-47 (“ Subway No. 1”). Further, he was well aware of the elements......
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The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. v West Face Capital Inc.,
...Rabidoux, 2018 ONCA 686, 426 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 40; Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25, leave to appeal refused, [2021] S.C.C.A. No. 92, at paras. 38-47 (“ Subway No. 1”). Further, he was well aware of the elements......
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Signalta Resources Limited v Alberta Balancing Pool, 2022 ABQB 190
...harm is not sufficient to create a private duty of care: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 at paras [50] Accordingly, I agree with the conclusion of the learned Master that the negligence claim......
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7 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 29, 2023 ' June 2, 2023)
...Real Developments Inc. v. Rabidoux , 2018 ONCA 686, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25, Platnick v. Bent , 2018 ONCA 687, Subway Franchise Systems of Canada Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 26, Murano v. Bank of ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 18 ' 22, 2021)
...Law of Limitations, 3rd ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016) Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2021 ONCA 25 Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Negligence, Pure Economic Loss, Anns/Cooper Test, Duty of Care, Proximity, Reasonable Foreseeability, Civil Proce......
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Subway's $210 Million Chicken Content Defamation Claim Against The CBC Restored By Court Of Appeal
...used by CBC in its investigation: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 26 (CanLII); 2021 ONCA 25 In 2017, CBC's Marketplace television show reported that Subway's chicken sandwiches compared poorly with four other restaurants under inves......
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Fair Is Fowl And Fowl Is Fair: Implications Of The Ontario Court Of Appeal's Decisions In Subway v CBC
...Litigation Against Public Participation) legislation: Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 and Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc. v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA For parties considering pursuing or responding to an ......
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7 books & journal articles
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The Defence of Qualified Privilege
...See, for example: Neufeld v Hansman , 2021 BCCA 222 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc , 2017 ONSC 47......
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Table of Cases
.............................................................410 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2021 ONCA 25 ............................................. 105, 109, 156, 196, 240, 336, 477 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcas......
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Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceedings: General Principles
...loss. See, for example: Cheema v Young , 2021 BCSC 461 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Bent v Platnick , 2020 SCC 23 at para 97; Platnick v Bent , 2018 ONCA 687 Niu v Cao , 2020 ONSC 5407 Proof of Harm in Anti-SLAPP Proceed......
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Forms of Expression and Platforms of Publication
...Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 26 Subway Franchise Systems of Canada, Inc v Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation , 2021 ONCA 25 Kam v CBC , 2021 ONSC 1304 Bondield Construction Co v The Globe and Mail , 2018 ONSC 1880 at paras 57–69; af’d 2019 ONCA 166 at para 18 R......
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