Area of law
Tort
Tort cases interpreting Canadian negligence, nuisance, defamation, intentional torts. Anchored by the Anns/Cooper duty-of-care framework, the 1978 personal-injury trilogy capping non-pecuniary damages, and Charter-values influence on private-law doctrine (Hill v Church of Scientology).
1,501 decisions in this area
Topic hubs
Duty of Care: Anns/Cooper Framework
Foreseeability, proximity, residual policy.
Defamation and Charter Values
Hill v Church of Scientology and the Canadian balance.
Personal-Injury Damages — The 1978 Trilogy
Andrews/Thornton/Lindal: heads of damages and the non-pecuniary cap.
Limitation Periods and the Discoverability Rule
M(K) v M(H) and the modern discoverability framework.
Cases
Mustapha v Culligan of Canada Ltd
landmark[2008] 2 SCR 114
Supreme Court of Canada· 2008· Tort
Resurfice Corp v Hanke
landmark[2007] 1 SCR 333
Supreme Court of Canada· 2007· Tort
Hill v Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board
landmark[2007] 3 SCR 129
Supreme Court of Canada· 2007· Tort
Childs v Desormeaux
landmark[2006] 1 SCR 643
Supreme Court of Canada· 2006· Tort
Cooper v Hobart
landmark[2001] 3 SCR 537
Supreme Court of Canada· 2001· Tort
Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto
landmark[1995] 2 SCR 1130
Supreme Court of Canada· 1995· Tort
Hodgkinson v Simms
landmark[1994] 3 SCR 377
Supreme Court of Canada· 1994· Tort
M(K) v M(H)
landmark[1992] 3 SCR 6
Supreme Court of Canada· 1992· Tort
Norberg v Wynrib
landmark[1992] 2 SCR 226
Supreme Court of Canada· 1992· Tort
Snell v Farrell
landmark[1990] 2 SCR 311
Supreme Court of Canada· 1990· Tort
Andrews v Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd
landmark[1978] 2 SCR 229
Supreme Court of Canada· 1978· Tort
Anns v Merton London Borough Council
landmark[1978] AC 728
House of Lords· 1977· Tort
Donoghue v Stevenson
landmark[1932] AC 562
House of Lords· 1932· Tort
Kumar v. The King
2024 TCC 105
Tax Court of Canada· 2024· Tort
Saint-Jean v. Canada Revenue Agency
2024 CHRT 100
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal· 2024· Tort
Canada (Sécurité publique et Protection civile) c. Yihdego
2024 CAF 70
Federal Court of Appeal· 2024· Tort
Adams c. Laboratoires Nucléaires Canadiens
2024 CHRT 87
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal· 2024· Tort
Sussex Group Allan Sutton Realty Corp. v. The King
2024 TCC 1
Tax Court of Canada· 2024· Tort
Woodgate et al. c. Gendarmerie royale du Canada
2023 TCDP 21
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal· 2023· Tort
Tarek-Kaminker c. Canada (Procureur général)
2023 CAF 135
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Prairie Pride Natural Foods Ltd. c. Canada (Procureur général)
2023 CAF 152
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada c. Canada (Sénat)
2023 CAF 111
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
O'Hagan v. The King
2023 TCC 52
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Andrews c. Canada (Procureur général)
2023 CAF 119
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Mackey c. Canada (Procureur général)
2023 CAF 213
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada c. Canada (Chambre des communes)
2023 CAF 110
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Abbass v. The King
2023 TCC 169
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Asghar c. Canada
2023 CAF 62
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Yadgar v. The King
2023 TCC 104
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Fareed Ahamed TFSA v. The King
2023 TCC 177
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Werstein v. The King
2023 TCC 64
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority Inc. c. Yang
2023 CAF 47
Federal Court of Appeal· 2023· Tort
Fransen v. The King
2023 TCC 107
Tax Court of Canada· 2023· Tort
Hussey c. Bell Mobilité Inc.
2022 CAF 95
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Chan v. The Queen
2022 TCC 87
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Rai v. The Queen
2022 TCC 59
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Canada (Justice) c. D.V.
2022 CAF 181
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Mingle v. The Queen
2022 TCC 34
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Liang v. The Queen
2022 TCC 55
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Betser-Zilevitch c. Petrochina Canada Ltd.
2022 CAF 162
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Lukács c. Swoop Inc.
2022 CAF 71
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Express Gold Refining Ltd. v. The Queen
2022 TCC 33
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
3143971 Nova Scotia Limited v. The King
2022 TCC 138
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Wojdan c. Canada (Procureur général)
2022 CAF 120
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Burke v. The King
2022 TCC 158
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Mann v. The King
2023 TCC 151
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort
Gemak Trust c. Jempak Corporation
2022 CAF 141
Federal Court of Appeal· 2022· Tort
Bousfield v. The King
2022 TCC 169
Tax Court of Canada· 2022· Tort