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20232
Her Majesty the Queen v. Amway Corporation
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-14 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, returning court record. | |
| 1989-03-01 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Tor., Ont.) | |
| 1989-02-28 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, of F.C.A., Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-01-20 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, R. Décary, c.r. (Hull, QC) | |
| 1989-01-20 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright (Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-01-20 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-01-20 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, E. Sojonky, Q.C. (Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-01-19 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ McI La W LaF L'HD So, The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal is set aside and the order of the trial judge is restored. In the absence of agreement between the parties, the matter is remitted to the trial judge to fix the place of examination in accordance with Rule 465(12). The appellant is awarded costs of the appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal and to this Court. Allowed, with costs |
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| 1988-10-06 | General proceeding, to note original plus 7 copies of transcript recieved and given to judges | |
| 1988-10-05 |
Hearing of the appeal, 1988-10-05, CJ McI La W LaF L'HD So Decision reserved |
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| 1988-10-05 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 1988-10-05 Decision reserved |
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| 1988-10-05 | Book of authorities, (supplementary) 8 copies | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-10-03 |
Decision on miscellaneous motion, to accept intervenor's factum (A.G. Ontario), McI Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1988-10-03 | Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1988-10-03, to accept intervenor's factum (A.G. Ontario), McI | |
| 1988-10-03 | Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1988-10-03, to accept intervenor's factum (A.G. Ontario), McI | |
| 1988-09-30 | Book of authorities, 13 copies | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1988-09-30 | Intervener's factum, 23 copies | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1988-09-30 | Response to miscellaneous motion, to accept late filing of factum | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-09-30 | Response to miscellaneous motion, to accept late filing of factum | Amway Corporation |
| 1988-09-30 | Affidavit, to accept late filing of factum (of Robert E. Houston) | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1988-09-30 | Notice of miscellaneous motion, to accept late filing of factum | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1988-09-16 | Book of authorities, vols. 1,2,3, 10 copies | Amway Corporation |
| 1988-09-09 | Book of authorities, vols. 1,2,3, 10 copies | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-07-25 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1988-07-21 | Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service | Amway Corporation |
| 1988-07-21 | Notice of change of counsel, to the firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon in care of Neil Finkelstein (1-416-863-3050), with service | Amway Corporation |
| 1988-06-22 | Notice of constitutional question(s), With service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-06-22 | Case on appeal, With service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-06-22 | Appellant's factum, served copy | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-06-22 | Appellant's factum, 22 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-06-21 | Order on motion to state a constitutional question | |
| 1988-06-16 |
Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, with extension of time (For Constitutional questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7, p.44. Interventions by July 25, Appellant's factum by June 22, Respondent's factum by July 22, and Intervenor's factum by September 2), CJ Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1988-06-16 | Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-16, with extension of time (For Constitutional questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7, p.44. Interventions by July 25, Appellant's factum by June 22, Respondent's factum by July 22, and Intervenor's factum by September 2), CJ | |
| 1988-06-16 | Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-16, with extension of time (For Constitutional questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7, p.44. Interventions by July 25, Appellant's factum by June 22, Respondent's factum by July 22, and Intervenor's factum by September 2), CJ | |
| 1988-06-15 |
Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-15, with extension of time Decision reserved |
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| 1988-06-15 |
Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-15, with extension of time Decision reserved |
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| 1988-06-10 | Motion to state a constitutional question | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-06-09 | Case on appeal, 22 copies issued to Dept. of Justice for correctio ns | |
| 1988-04-26 | Order on motion to expedite the appeal | |
| 1988-04-20 | Appeal court record | |
| 1988-04-20 | Certified casebook | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-04-14 | Case on appeal, 21 copies | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-04-11 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1988-04-25 | |
| 1988-04-11 |
Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (the appeal will take one day & will be heard Oct 5/88; Case to be filed by May 15, Appellant's factum by June 15, and Respondent's factum by July 15) Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1988-04-11 | Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1988-04-11, (the appeal will take one day & will be heard Oct 5/88; Case to be filed by May 15, Appellant's factum by June 15, and Respondent's factum by July 15) | |
| 1988-04-11 | Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1988-04-11, (the appeal will take one day & will be heard Oct 5/88; Case to be filed by May 15, Appellant's factum by June 15, and Respondent's factum by July 15) | |
| 1988-04-11 | Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1988-04-11, (the appeal will take one day & will be heard Oct 5/88; Case to be filed by May 15, Appellant's factum by June 15, and Respondent's factum by July 15) | |
| 1988-03-22 | Order granting leave to appeal | |
| 1988-02-15 | Affidavit, With service | Amway Corporation |
| 1988-02-15 | Motion to expedite the appeal, With service | Amway Corporation |
| 1987-07-31 | Correspondence received from, sent to R. Biljan informing of judgment | |
| 1987-07-13 | Notice of appeal, With service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-06-25 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La W LeD Granted, with costs in the cause |
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| 1987-03-23 |
Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1987-03-23, La W LeD Decision reserved |
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| 1987-03-23 |
All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1987-03-23, La W LeD Decision reserved |
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| 1987-03-13 | General proceeding, to note 5 copies of Cutoms Act & Chapter 1 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-03-13 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service | Amway Corporation |
| 1987-02-20 | Order on miscellaneous motion | |
| 1987-01-15 |
Decision on the miscellaneous motion, CJ Traversed, no order as to costs |
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| 1987-01-15 | Decision on the miscellaneous motion, CJ | |
| 1987-01-15 |
Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1987-01-15, CJ Decision reserved |
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| 1987-01-15 |
Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1987-01-15, CJ Decision reserved |
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| 1987-01-14 | Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1987-01-14 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-01-13 | Affidavit, permitting the motion for leave to be heard Jan 26/87 (of M. Ciavaglia), with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-01-13 | Notice of miscellaneous motion, permitting the motion for leave to be heard | Her Majesty the Queen |
Parties
Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.
Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Applicant | Active |
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| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amway Corporation | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General for Ontario | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4871
Party: Amway Corporation
Counsel
1600 - 1 PL VILLE-MARIE
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H3B 2B6
Telephone: (514) 871-1200
Agent
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Party: Attorney General for Ontario
This party is not represented by counsel.
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Lower court rulings
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division
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See file
Federal Court of Appeal
A-356-86
appeal allowed
Filed documents
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