Yordanes et al. v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al., [2006] O.T.C. 81 (SC)

• Judge: Cullity, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: January 25, 2006
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2006] O.T.C. 81 (SC)

Yordanes v. BNS, [2006] O.T.C. 81 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. FE.012

Constantino Yordanes, Martin Heisecke Rivarola, Cecilia Alegria, Adelqui Antonio Carmelino and Isabel Fiore (plaintiffs) v. The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotia International Ltd. (defendants)

(Court File No. 04-CV-264256 CP)

Indexed As: Yordanes et al. v. Bank of Nova Scotia et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Cullity, J.

January 25, 2006 and April 13, 2006.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Company Law - Topic 9783

Actions against corporations and directors - Action for oppressive conduct - Persons entitled - See paragraphs 72 to 74.

Evidence - Topic 2232

Special modes of proof - Judicial notice - Particular matters - Foreign law (incl. extra-provincial law) - See paragraph 14.

Practice - Topic 1312

Pleadings - Questions of law - Pleading foreign or out-of-province law - See paragraphs 1 to 159.

Practice - Topic 1904

Pleadings - Particulars - General - Time for demand - See paragraphs 24 to 27.

Practice - Topic 2210

Pleadings - Striking out pleadings - Time for objection or application - See paragraphs 24 to 27.

Statutes - Topic 9221

Territorial effect of statutes - Federal statutes - General - See paragraphs 77 to 89.

Trade Regulation - Topic 645

Competition - Advertising - False or misleading advertising - See paragraphs 77 to 89.

Cases Noticed:

Lysko v. Braley et al., [2004] O.T.C. Uned. 998 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 9].

Hunt v. T & N plc et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959; 117 N.R. 321; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 321, refd to. [para. 13].

Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc. - see Hunt v. T & N plc et al.

Parkasho v. Singh, [1968] P. 233 (P.D.A.), refd to. [para. 14].

Craig v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada (2002), 161 O.A.C. 140; 59 O.R.(3d) 590 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

Touche Ross Ltd. et al. v. McCardle et al. (1987), 66 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 257; 204 A.P.R. 257 (P.E.I. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 22].

Copland v. Commodore Business Machines Ltd. (1985), 52 O.R.(2d) 586 (S.C. Master), refd to. [para. 25].

Hughes v. Sunbeam Corp. (Canada) Ltd. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 867; 2 C.P.C.(5th) 335 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 27].

Lana International Ltd. et al. v. Menasco Aerospace Ltd. et al. (1996), 1 O.T.C. 298; 28 O.R.(3d) 343 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 27].

Bryant Press Ltd. v. Acme Fast Freight Inc. et al., [1951] O.W.N. 665 (H.C. Master), refd to. [para. 35].

Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd. v. Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Pietro Ostrali, [1971] 1 W.L.R. 173 (Ch. D.), affd. [1971] 1 W.L.R. 1128 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Ontario Stone Corp. v. Law (R.E.) Crushed Stone Ltd., [1964] 1 O.R. 303 (H.C. Master), refd to. [para. 37].

MacDonald v. Travellers Indemnity Co. of Canada (1993), 63 O.A.C. 167; 101 D.L.R.(4th) 8 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 37].

Hands v. Stampede International Resources Ltd. et al., [1971] 3 O.R. 44 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 38].

Boulanger v. Johnson & Johnson Corp. et al. (2003), 170 O.A.C. 333; 32 C.P.C.(5th) 203 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 38].

Croteau et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, [2006] O.A.C. Uned. 26 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 44].

Glasgow University v. Economist, [1990] E.W.J. No. 777 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 49].

Shaker v. Al-Bedrawi, [2002] E.W.J. No. 4521 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

Ontario Bus Industries Inc. v. Ship Federal Calumet et al. (1991), 47 F.T.R. 149 (T.D.), affd. (1992), 150 N.R. 149 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 58].

Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation S.A. v. Compagnie d'Armement Maritime S.A., [1971] A.C. 572 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 58].

United Nations and Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations v. Atlantic Seaways Corp. and Unimarine S.A., [1979] 2 F.C. 541; 28 N.R. 207 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 66].

International Warranty Co. (Bankrupt), Re (1997), 202 A.R. 274; 54 Alta. L.R.(3d) 183 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 72].

Toyota Canada Inc. v. Imperial Richmond Holdings Ltd. - see International Warranty Co. (Bankrupt), Re.

Jefferys v. Boosey (1854), 4 H.L. Cas. 815 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 82].

R. v. Arcadi, [1932] S.C.R. 158, refd to. [para. 83].

Alberta (Attorney General) et al. v. Huggard Assets Ltd. et al., [1953] 3 D.L.R. 225 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 84].

Belanger (R.D.) & Associates Ltd. et al. v. Stadium Corp. of Ontario Ltd. and Bitove Corp. (1991), 57 O.A.C. 81; 5 O.R.(3d) 778 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 87].

Nash v. Ontario (1995), 27 O.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 87].

Boissevain v. Weil, [1950] A.C. 327 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 88].

Fairfield v. Low et al. (1990), 71 O.R.(2d) 599 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 93].

Tolofson v. Jensen and Tolofson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022; 175 N.R. 161; 77 O.A.C. 81; 51 B.C.A.C. 241; 84 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 97].

Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. v. Stanley, [1908] 2 K.B. 89 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 97].

National Mutual Life Nominees Ltd. v. Kuwait Asia Bank E.C., [1990] 3 All E.R. 404; 111 N.R. 201 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 97].

North York Branson Hospital et al. v. Praxair Canada Inc. et al. (1998), 78 O.T.C. 231 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 114].

Apotex Inc. v. Plantex USA Inc. et al., [2005] O.T.C. 348 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 116].

Elguindy v. Core Laboratories Canada Ltd. and Kinsella (1987), 25 O.A.C. 243; 60 O.R.(2d) 151 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 126].

Hyundai Auto Canada v. Bordeleau et al., [2002] O.T.C. 604; 60 O.R.(3d) 641 (Sup. Ct. Master), refd to. [para. 126].

Canadian Commercial Bank v. Carpenter, [1989] B.C.J. No. 1789 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 126].

Somers v. Fournier et al. (2002), 162 O.A.C. 1; 60 O.R.(3d) 225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 127].

Bank of America Canada v. Mutual Trust Co. et al., [2002] 2 S.C.R. 601; 287 N.R. 171; 159 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 131].

Ghana (Attorney General) et al. v. Texaco Overseas Tank Ships Ltd., [1994] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 473; 164 N.R. 193 (H.L.), refd to. [para. 138].

Pearson v. Inco Ltd. et al. (2006), 208 O.A.C. 284 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 162].

Shaw v. BCE Inc., [2003] O.J. No. 2695 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 165].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Castel, Jean-Gabriel, and Walker, Janet, Canadian Conflict of Laws (4th Ed. 1997), para. 11c [para. 88].

Castel, Jean-Gabriel, and Walker, Janet, Canadian Conflict of Laws (5th Ed. 2002) (Looseleaf), generally [para. 37 et seq.]; paras. 7.2 [para. 36]; 31.2 a [para. 62]; 35.8 [para. 50].

Dicey, A.V., and Morris, J.H.C., Conflict of Laws (9th Ed. 1973), p. 731 [para. 66].

Dicey, A.V., and Morris, J.H.C., Conflict of Laws (13th Ed. 2000), paras. 1-034 [para. 82]; 9-025 [para. 50]; 36-013 [para. 139].

Fentiman, Foreign Law in English Courts (1998), pp. 1, 6 [para. 14]; 101 to 103 [para. 112]; 147 [para. 50].

Waddams, Stephen M., The Law of Contracts (5th Ed. 2005), p. 538 [para. 135].

Waddams, Stephen M., The Law of Damages (Looseleaf Ed.), para. 7.430 [para. 137].

Counsel:

Theodore P. Charney and Rachel Hepburn Craig, for the plaintiffs;

Harry C.G. Underwood, Dana M. Peebles and Andrew Faith, for the defendants.

This action was heard on November 16-18, 21 and 22 and December 13 and 14, 2005, by Cullity, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on January 25, 2006, with additional reasons endorsed on the record and released on April 13, 2006.

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