Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Honourable Madam Justice Horsman |
| Citation | 2020 BCSC 300 |
| Date | 04 March 2020 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Docket Number | S1810560 |
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9 practice notes
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
...Inc., 2001 SCC 44, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 460; Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986; Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300; In re Estate of Millar (Charles), Deceased, [1938] S.C.R. 1; Fender v. Mildmay, [1937] 3 All E.R. 402; Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Tr......
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Scow v. The Attorney General Of Canada,
...surveyed above. [12] RTA = Reciprocal Taxation Agreement between British Columbia and Canada. [13] See Williams v Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300 at para 27; Union des consommateurs c Dell Computer Corp., 2007 SCC 34 at paras. 84–85; Murray A Clemens, QC, “Canadian Domestic Ar......
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Difederico v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2023 FCA 165
...Columbia Supreme Court considered very similar arguments on the impact of Douez on arbitration agreements in Williams v. Amazon.com Inc., 2020 BCSC 300, [2020] B.C.J. No. 344 (Williams), and in Petty v. Nianti Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, [2022] B.C.J. No. 1156 (Petty). In both cases, it was found......
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Williams v. Audible Inc.,
...under the Arbitration Act, other than in relation to the plaintiff’s claims under the Consumer Act: Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300 [the “Amazon Stay Decision”]. The exemption for claims under the Consumer Act flows from the judgment of the Supreme Court of ......
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7 cases
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
...Inc., 2001 SCC 44, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 460; Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986; Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300; In re Estate of Millar (Charles), Deceased, [1938] S.C.R. 1; Fender v. Mildmay, [1937] 3 All E.R. 402; Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Tr......
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Scow v. The Attorney General Of Canada,
...surveyed above. [12] RTA = Reciprocal Taxation Agreement between British Columbia and Canada. [13] See Williams v Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300 at para 27; Union des consommateurs c Dell Computer Corp., 2007 SCC 34 at paras. 84–85; Murray A Clemens, QC, “Canadian Domestic Ar......
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Difederico v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2023 FCA 165
...Columbia Supreme Court considered very similar arguments on the impact of Douez on arbitration agreements in Williams v. Amazon.com Inc., 2020 BCSC 300, [2020] B.C.J. No. 344 (Williams), and in Petty v. Nianti Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, [2022] B.C.J. No. 1156 (Petty). In both cases, it was found......
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Williams v. Audible Inc.,
...under the Arbitration Act, other than in relation to the plaintiff’s claims under the Consumer Act: Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300 [the “Amazon Stay Decision”]. The exemption for claims under the Consumer Act flows from the judgment of the Supreme Court of ......
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2 firm's commentaries
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To Stay Or Not To Stay? B.C Supreme Court Grants A Stay And Finds Arbitration Clause Contained In A Standard Form Contract To Be Valid
...arbitration proceedings, the courts may be more inclined to stay proceedings in favour of arbitration. Footnotes Williams v. Amazon, 2020 BCSC 300. Notice of appeal filed on March 17, Arbitration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 55. Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2019 ONCA 1, leave to appeal grant......
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Pokémon Go Catches A Win In Enforcing Arbitration Clause
...claims.19 The Court relied on the competence-competence principle and the decision of Justice Horseman in Williams v Amazon.com, Inc., 2020 BCSC 300 ("Williams"). Justice Horseman found that, based on the competence-competence principle, it was inappropriate to determine whether the arbitra......