Zoic Studios BC Inc. v. Gannon et al.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeRussell, J.
Citation[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1322,2012 BCSC 1322,[2012] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1322 (SC)
Date12 September 2012
Subject MatterEQUITY,EMPLOYMENT LAW,CONTRACTS,TORTS

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9 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...Man R (2d) 83, 110 DLR 4th 172, [1994] 2 WWR 107 (CA) .................................................. 98 Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 .........................................35, 310 Zorn-Smith v Bank of Montreal, [2003] OTC 1060, 3 1 CCEL (3d) 267, [2003] OJ No 5044 (SCJ......
  • Compensation for Harm to Economic Interests
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...a competitor. An award for lost profits, as well as punitive damages, was made against the manager. 50 See Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon , 2012 BCSC 1322. 51 Ferguson v Allstate Insurance Co of Canada (1991), 35 CCEL 257 (Ont Ct Gen Div); Petrone v Marmot Concrete Services Ltd (1996), 37 Alt......
  • Awards Measured by Benefit: Restitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Non-compensatory Damages
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...property. 135 Cadbury Schweppes Inc v FBI Foods Ltd , [1999] 1 SCR 142. See discussion in Chapter 3. In Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon , 2012 BCSC 1322, former employees of the plaintiff formed their own visual effects studio, and got a contract for the fourth season of a television show that......
  • National Bank Financial Ltd. v. LePoidevin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 17 Julio 2018
    ...paras. 75-76; Sateri (Shanghai) Management Limited v. Vinall, 2017 BCSC 491 at para. 467. In some cases, Zoic Studios BC Inc. v. Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 at para. 453 being an example, a court may conclude that defendants have misused confidential information but may nevertheless decline to a......
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  • National Bank Financial Ltd. v. LePoidevin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 17 Julio 2018
    ...paras. 75-76; Sateri (Shanghai) Management Limited v. Vinall, 2017 BCSC 491 at para. 467. In some cases, Zoic Studios BC Inc. v. Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 at para. 453 being an example, a court may conclude that defendants have misused confidential information but may nevertheless decline to a......
  • Sateri (Shanghai) Management Limited v. Vinall
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 24 Marzo 2017
    ...outlined in Frame as endorsed in Lac Minerals and Hodgkinson and their judicial lineage. [363] In Zoic Studios BC Inc. v. Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 at para. 186 [Zoic], rev’d on other grounds, 2015 BCCA 334 [Zoic CA], Russell J. agreed with Sigurdson J.’s conclusion and, at para. 112, identifi......
  • Consbec Inc. v. Walker et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 5 Noviembre 2015
    ...mere planning stage: See [ Restauronics Services Ltd. v. Nicolas , 2004 BCCA 130, 239 D.L.R.(4th) 98; Zoic Studios BC Inc. v. Gannon , 2012 BCSC 1322]. There is no evidence that Peter started to look for work when he was still employed by Consbec. Nor is there any evidence that Peter knew o......
  • FLS Transportation Services Ltd v TRAFFIX Group Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • 13 Junio 2024
    ...of every employment contract: Cruise Connections Canada v. Cancellieri, 2012 BCSC 53 at paras. 205–208; Zoic Studios B.C. Inc. v. Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 at para. 189, appeal allowed in part on other grounds, 2015 BCCA 334; Billows v. Canarc Forest Products Ltd., 2003 BCSC 1352 at para. 16 W......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Limiting Principles
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...Man R (2d) 83, 110 DLR 4th 172, [1994] 2 WWR 107 (CA) .................................................. 98 Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon, 2012 BCSC 1322 .........................................35, 310 Zorn-Smith v Bank of Montreal, [2003] OTC 1060, 3 1 CCEL (3d) 267, [2003] OJ No 5044 (SCJ......
  • Compensation for Harm to Economic Interests
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Compensatory Damages
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...a competitor. An award for lost profits, as well as punitive damages, was made against the manager. 50 See Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon , 2012 BCSC 1322. 51 Ferguson v Allstate Insurance Co of Canada (1991), 35 CCEL 257 (Ont Ct Gen Div); Petrone v Marmot Concrete Services Ltd (1996), 37 Alt......
  • Awards Measured by Benefit: Restitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Remedies: The Law of Damages. Third Edition Non-compensatory Damages
    • 21 Junio 2014
    ...property. 135 Cadbury Schweppes Inc v FBI Foods Ltd , [1999] 1 SCR 142. See discussion in Chapter 3. In Zoic Studios BC Inc v Gannon , 2012 BCSC 1322, former employees of the plaintiff formed their own visual effects studio, and got a contract for the fourth season of a television show that......