Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District,
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Citation | 2021 SCC 7 |
| Date | 05 February 2021 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 38601 |
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241 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
...Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Estoppel, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 CIVIL DECISIONS Browne v. Menuier, 2023 ONCA 223 [Miller, Trotter and Favreau JJ.A.] Counsel: J. McCarthy, for the appellants/respondents by way......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 And 13-17, 2021)
...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4 Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879 Ke......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 And 13-17, 2021)
...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4 Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879 Ke......
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170 cases
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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
...honestly and in light of the purposes for which it was given: Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 at para 68. It does not, however, deprive a party of the ability to act in its legitimate economic self-interest, even if doing so results in eco......
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Ponce v. Société d’investissements Rhéaume ltée,
...FP Canada Inc. v. Hydro‑Québec, 2020 SCC 43; Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7; Gravino v. Enerchem Transport inc., 2008 QCCA 1820, [2008] R.J.Q. 2178; Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494; Churchill Falls (Labrad......
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Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
...of the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith: Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7. 65 In the result, the above-described errors in law undermine the finding of CPR's liability. Given the factual complexity of this matter, the f......
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Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
...of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65; and Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7. 1. Principles of Statutory [29] &......
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105 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
...Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Estoppel, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 CIVIL DECISIONS Browne v. Menuier, 2023 ONCA 223 [Miller, Trotter and Favreau JJ.A.] Counsel: J. McCarthy, for the appellants/respondents by way......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 And 13-17, 2021)
...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4 Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879 Ke......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
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3 books & journal articles
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PRECEDENT, PRINCIPLES, AND PRESUMPTIONS.
...v Hrynew, supra note 59; CM Callow Inc v Zollinger, supra note 59; Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC7. (82) Sec e.g. Jeremy Waldron, "The Need for Legal Principles'' (1997) 82:3 Iowa L Rev 857 (the relevant portion of Waldron's exact quote is:......
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Unpacking Entire Agreement Clauses: On the (Elusive) Search for Contractually Induced Formalism in Contractual Adjudication.
...of contract law,' which "operates irrespective of the intentions of the parties" at para 48, citing Bhasin, supra note 12 at para 74). (14) 2021 SCC 7 [Wastech] at paras (15) 2016 SCC 37 [Ledcor]. (16) 2017 SCC 33 [Facebook]. (17) 2020 SCC 16 [Uber]. (18) See Peter Benson "Radin on Consent ......
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GOOD FAITH NOT GOOD FOR CONSISTENCY: IRRECONCILABLE RESULTS IN WASTECH AND CALLOW.
...and Callow," UBC Law Review. Vol. 55: Iss. 2, Article 5 . Available at: https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/ubclawreview/vol55/iss2/5 (1) 2021 SCC 7 (2) 2020 SCC 45 [Callow]. (3) See especially Patrick S Atiyah, The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985). Atiyah p......