Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Hourigan,Miller,Trotter |
| Citation | 2018 ONCA 889 |
| Docket Number | C63999 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Date | 07 November 2018 |
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12 practice notes
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Table of cases
...All ER 577, [1998] 1 WLR 830 (HL) .............................................................................. 396 Williams v Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 .................................................................. 82 Williams v Toronto (City), [2016] OJ No 4718, 2016 ONCA 666 ................
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Negligence: Basic Principles
...is where the host continues to serve a visibly intoxicated guest knowing that he will drive home. See, for example, Williams v Richard , 2018 ONCA 889, where the guest drank ifteen beers before driving to pick up his children. Borderline cases include situations where employers hold ofice p......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...of) v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R v Llorenz (2000), 145 CCC (3d) 535 (Ont CA), R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Host Liability, Duty of Care, Foreseeability, Proximity, Public Policy, Summary Judgment, Childs v Desormeaux, 2006......
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McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881
...No. 734; Sidhu v. Hiebert, 2011 BCSC 1364; Lutter v. Smithson, 2013 BCSC 119; Wardak v. Froom, 2017 ONSC 1166; and Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 [194] In Williams, the Court commented that: [27] Much of the post-Childs jurisprudence regarding proximity has engaged in a factually specif......
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2 cases
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McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881
...No. 734; Sidhu v. Hiebert, 2011 BCSC 1364; Lutter v. Smithson, 2013 BCSC 119; Wardak v. Froom, 2017 ONSC 1166; and Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 [194] In Williams, the Court commented that: [27] Much of the post-Childs jurisprudence regarding proximity has engaged in a factually specif......
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Sidhu v. Hiebert,
...all cases a personal choice and an inherently personal activity. … [148] Post Childs, in Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the factors that might engage sufficient proximity to attract a positive duty in a social host context:......
8 firm's commentaries
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...of) v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R v Llorenz (2000), 145 CCC (3d) 535 (Ont CA), R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Host Liability, Duty of Care, Foreseeability, Proximity, Public Policy, Summary Judgment, Childs v Desormeaux, 2006......
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Door Remains Closed On Social Host Liability
...could be recognized where the factual matrix demonstrates reasonable foreseeability. Footnotes 1. See for example, Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889, Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18 and McCormick v. Plambeck, 2020 BCSC 881. These cases are discussed at length by Thomas Macmillan in "The ......
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Case Summary: Williams v Richard
...after a drunken guest got into an accident, injuring the plaintiff, after the guest had first made it home safely. Williams v Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 FACTS AND Mr. Williams and Mr. Richard were work colleagues and got together several times a week after work to drink beer. On the day in issu......
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Party's Over: Duty Of Care Of Social Hosts Hinges On Fact-Specific Determinations Of Foreseeability And Proximity
...the recent decision of Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviewed the case law on social host liability in Ontario and concluded that a variety of "factual permutations" could give rise to a positive duty of care of social Mr. Williams and Mr. Richard were coll......
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2 books & journal articles
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Table of cases
...All ER 577, [1998] 1 WLR 830 (HL) .............................................................................. 396 Williams v Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 .................................................................. 82 Williams v Toronto (City), [2016] OJ No 4718, 2016 ONCA 666 ................
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Negligence: Basic Principles
...is where the host continues to serve a visibly intoxicated guest knowing that he will drive home. See, for example, Williams v Richard , 2018 ONCA 889, where the guest drank ifteen beers before driving to pick up his children. Borderline cases include situations where employers hold ofice p......