Commercial List Authorities Book

An Authorities Book for Commercial List matters, containing cases frequently relied on, has been developed and approved for use in matters assigned to the Toronto Commercial List. There will be additions to, and deletions from, the list from time to time.

The cases in question appear on this list under various headings or topics which are not in any way intended to provide legal advice.

If you are relying on an authority that is contained in the Authorities Book, it need not be reproduced as part of the materials filed for the matters before the Commercial List in Toronto.

Oppression / Just and Equitable Winding-Up

  1. BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 560
  2. Naneff v. Con-Crete Holdings Ltd. (1995), 23 O.R. (3d) 481 (C.A.), 1995 CanLII 959 (ON C.A.)

Interim Relief

  1. Le Maitre v. Segeren (2009), 55 B.L.R. (4th) 123, 2009 CanLII 6419 (ON S.C.)

Liability of Corporate Officers

  1. ADGA Systems International Ltd. v. Valcom Ltd. (1999), 43 O.R. (3d) 101 (C.A.), 1999 CanLII 1527 (ON C.A.)
  2. Meditrust Healthcare Inc. v. Shoppers Drug Mart, a division of Imasco Retail Inc., 124 O.A.C. 137, [1999] O.J. No. 3243 (C.A.), 1999 CanLII 2316 (ON C.A.)
  3. ScotiaMcLeod Inc. v. Peoples Jewellers Ltd., 26 O.R. (3d) 481, [1995] O.J. No. 3556 (C.A.)., 1995 CanLII 1301 (ON C.A.)

Receiverships

  1. Royal Bank v. Soundair Corp. (1991) 4 O.R. (3d) 1 (C.A.), 1991 CanLII 2727 (ON C.A.)

CCAA as Amended

Initial Order

  1. Canwest Publishing Inc. (Re), 2010 ONSC 222, [2010] C.C.S. No. 2083, [2010] O.J. No. 188, 2010 ONSC 222 (CanLII)

Injunctive Proceedings

Interlocutory Injunctions

  1. RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney-General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

Anton Piller Orders

  1. Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189

Norwich Pharmacal Orders

  1. Norwich Pharmacal Co. v. Customs and Excise Commissioners, [1974] A.C. 133, [1973] 3 W.L.R. 164, [1973] 2 All E.R. 943 (H.L.), [1973] UKHL 6
  2. GEA Group AG v. Flex-N-Gate Corporation, 2009 ONCA 619, 96 O.R. (3d) 481, 2009 ONCA 619 (CanLII)

Valuation

  1. Brant Investments Ltd. v. KeepRite Inc., [1991] O.J. No. 683, 3 O.R. (3d) 289, (C.A.), 1991 CanLII 2705 (ON C.A.)

Business Judgment

  1. UPM-Kymmene Corp. v. UPM-Kymmene Miramichi Inc., [2002] O.J. No. 2412, 214 D.L.R. (4th) 496, (Sup. Ct.)., 2002 CanLII 49507 (ON S.C.)

Sealing Orders

  1. Sierra Club of Canada v. Canada (Minister of Finance), [2002] 2 S.C.R. 522