Stenner Financial Services Ltd. v. CIBC World Markets Inc.

Stenner Financial Services Ltd. v. CIBC World Markets Inc.
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Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2009-05-11
Neutral citation
2009 FCA 151
File numbers
A-538-08
Decision Content
Date: 20090511
Dockets: A-538-08
A-539-08
Citation: 2009 FCA 151
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
NADON J.A.
PELLETIER J.A.
Docket: 538-08
BETWEEN:
STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
Appellant
and
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
Respondent
Docket: 539-08
BETWEEN:
STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
Appellant
and
THANE STENNER
Respondent
Heard at Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 11, 2009.
Judgment delivered from the Bench at Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 11, 2009.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: NADON J.A.
Date: 20090511
Dockets: A-538-08
A-539-08
Citation: 2009 FCA 151
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
NADON J.A.
PELLETIER J.A.
Docket: 538-08
BETWEEN:
STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
Appellant
and
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC.
Respondent
Docket: 539-08
BETWEEN:
STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
Appellant
and
THANE STENNER
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Delivered from the Bench at Vancouver, British Columbia, on May, 11 2009)
NADON J.A.
[1] These Reasons dispose of the appeals in Court files A-538-08 and A-539-08 and will be filed as Reasons for Judgment in each of these files.
[2] We are all agreed that the appeals must fail.
[3] In our view, the Prothonotary made no reviewable error in ordering the removal of Tabs 15 and 16 from the Respondent’s Motion Record, i.e the Appellant’s Motion Record in the proceedings in the Federal Court, and in determining that if the appellant wanted answers to the questions posed by way of the written examination questions served on June 27, 2008, it had to bring a motion to compel answers to the questions posed within the deadline set out in his Order.
[4] Rule 97 of the Federal Courts Rules which, by reason of Rule 100 applies to written examinations, clearly provides that upon failure of a person to answer proper questions, the Court may, inter alia, order that person to answer any questions that were not answered.
[5] Contrary to the appellant’s submissions, it is our opinion that the Prothonotary was correct in his view that the issue before him was a procedural issue which ought to be resolved prior to the hearing of the application on its merits.
[6] In any event, the Prothonotary was correct in holding that the documents found at Tabs 15 and 16 were not relevant to the determination of the merits of the application.
[7] We also see no basis upon which we could disturb the Prothonotary’s award of costs.
[8] It therefore follows that Hugessen J. did not err in refusing to interfere with the Prothonotary’s Order.
[9] For these reasons, the appeals will be dismissed with costs.
“Marc Nadon”
J.A.
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: A-538-08
STYLE OF CAUSE: STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES v. CIBC WORLD MARKETS
PLACE OF HEARING: Vancouver, British Columbia
DATE OF HEARING: May 11, 2009
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: NOËL, NADON, PELLETIER JJ.A.
DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY: NADON J.A.
APPEARANCES:
Murray L. Smith
Smith Barristers
FOR THE APPELLANT
Bradley J. Freedman and Stephen T.C. Warnett
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
FOR THE RESPONDENT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Murray L. Smith
Smith Barristers
FOR THE APPELLANT
Bradley J. Freedman and Stephen T.C. Warnett
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
FOR THE RESPONDENT
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: A-539-08
STYLE OF CAUSE: STENNER FINANCIAL SERVICES v. THANE STENNER
PLACE OF HEARING: Vancouver, British Columbia
DATE OF HEARING: May 11, 2009
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: NOËL, NADON, PELLETIER JJ.A.
DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY: NADON J.A.
APPEARANCES:
Murray L. Smith
Smith Barristers
FOR THE APPELLANT
Andrew Morrison
Shields Harney
FOR THE RESPONDENT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Murray L. Smith
Smith Barristers
FOR THE APPELLANT
Andrew Morrison
Shields Harney
FOR THE RESPONDENT