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Torts 2025 ONCA 867

Sienna v. Duckett

Ontology: Ontario Court of Appeal allows a motion-to-strike appeal in part and grants leave to amend a negligence claim tied to Firearms Act licensing.

  • Duty of care
  • Proximity
  • Statutory duty
  • Anns/cooper test
  • Leave to amend
  • Policy considerations
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Civil procedure 2016 BCSC 1132

Steen v. British Columbia (Justice)

The court struck out Evert Jan Steen’s claim against British Columbia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, finding no reasonable claim and an abuse of process.

  • Strike out under rule 9-5
  • Abuse of process
  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeal abandonment
  • Damages claim against government
  • Civil-procedure
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Tort 2013 BCSC 529

Knott v. British Columbia

The court struck a negligence claim against British Columbia, finding no pleaded duty of care, no sufficient proximity or foreseeability, and policy concerns barred recognition of a novel duty.

  • Duty of care
  • Anns/cooper test
  • Proximity
  • Policy immunity
  • Strike pleadings
  • Deinstitutionalization
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Administrative law 2011 FC 38

Yu v. Canada (Correctional Service)

The Federal Court quashed a CSC grievance decision over damaged inmate property, finding procedural unfairness in the investigation and inadequate reasons.

  • Judicial review
  • Duty of procedural fairness
  • Claims against the crown
  • Inmate property
  • Standards of review
  • Remedies
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Administrative law 2006 FC 1102

Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food)

La Cour fédérale conclut que l’action en dommages constitue une contestation indirecte de décisions administratives et doit attendre un contrôle judiciaire.

  • Collateral/indirect challenge to administrative decision
  • Judicial review time limit and extension of time
  • Revocation and reissuance of import permits
  • Statutory interpretation of federal courts act s.18.1
  • Motion to strike for lack of jurisdiction
  • Collateral-challenge
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Tort 2005 BCSC 1664

Somerville et al. v. Piazza et al. and AG of Canada, and Gallant v. Piazza and AG of Canada

The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed joinder applications brought after limitation expiry, finding the plaintiffs’ delay unexplained and the RCMP would suffer prejudice.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Limitation periods
  • Prejudice from delay
  • Rule 15(5) supreme court rules
  • Collision reconstruction evidence
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Administrative law 2002 FCA 430

Byer v. Canada

The appeal was dismissed because the statement of claim did not disclose a reasonable cause of action; specifically, the alleged failure to follow the Treasury Board Secretariat policy did not, in itself, establish Crown liability, and the motions judge's order quashing the claim was upheld with costs assessed against the appellant.

  • Motion to quash
  • Reasonable cause of action
  • Crown liability
  • Treasury board policy
  • Costs assessment
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Public law [1982] 2 SCR 674

Corpex (1977) Inc. v. The Queen in right of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada granted a re-hearing and varied its prior judgment on interest, ordering interest against the Crown to run from the trial judgment date.

  • Crown liability for interest
  • Interest on judgments
  • Interpretation of federal court act s.35 and s.40
  • Supreme court act s.52
  • Re-hearing procedure
  • Crown-liability-for-interest
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