Canada Case Law

Unisys Canada Inc. v. Pineau-Pandya

Court

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia

Defendants failed to discharge the onus under Rule 13.04/Shannex to show there is no genuine issue of material fact; numerous disputed material facts—including fiduciary status, solicitation, and circumstances of termination—require credibility assessments and factual findings that cannot be made on summary judgment; accordingly the summary judgment motion is dismissed at stage one and defendants may not summarily dismiss other claims without specific notice.

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• Fiduciary duty
• Non-solicitation/non-competition
• Misuse of confidential information
• Constructive trust/accounting
• Settlement privilege
• Summary judgment/shannex test

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AFX Mixing & Pumping Technologies Inc. v. McKinon

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court granted AFX an interlocutory injunction and leave to serve interrogatories over alleged misappropriation and use of confidential business information by a former director and family company.

• Fiduciary duty
• Breach of confidence
• Misappropriation of confidential information
• Interim injunction
• Interrogatories
• Interim-injunction

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Dehydration Research LLC v. EnWave Corporation

Court

British Columbia Court of Appeal

La Corte de Apelación de Columbia Británica desestimó una solicitud de permiso para apelar una orden cautelar interlocutoria que restringía a los solicitantes de vender secadores de microondas al vacío.

• Interlocutory injunction
• Clean hands doctrine
• Fiduciary duties
• Breach of confidence
• Rjr-macdonald test
• Leave to appeal

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Marsh Canada Limited v. BFL Canada Insurance Services Inc.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court dismissed a severance application and ordered targeted document production subject to confidentiality undertakings in a dispute over non-solicitation and confidential information.

• Non-solicitation covenant
• Breach of confidence
• Inducing breach of contract
• Severance/bifurcation of issues
• Document production
• Confidentiality order

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Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services Inc. v. Moroz

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining a former employee from soliciting the plaintiff’s customers, but declined broader relief over records.

• Restrictive covenant
• Non-solicitation
• Breach of confidence
• Duty of fairness/fiduciary aspects
• Personal information statutes
• Restrictive-covenant

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Blue Line Hockey Acquisition Co., Inc. v. Orca Bay Hockey Limited Partnership

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Pre-trial discovery ruling in a Canucks sale dispute: the Court ordered some particulars and document production, but upheld privilege over certain legal communications and litigation notes.

• Specific performance
• Constructive trust
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Breach of confidence
• Production of documents
• Particulars

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Cinema Internet Networks Inc v. Porter et al

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court found former employees breached duties of loyalty by soliciting Cinemaworks customers while still employed, taking company information, and inducing breach through Highspeed.

• Duty of loyalty/fidelity
• Misuse of confidential information
• Solicitation while employed
• Inducing breach of contract
• Lost profits damages
• Punitive damages

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