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).
6,844 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.