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25532

Continental Bank Leasing Corporation v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2005-07-27 Appeal closed
2005-07-27 Payment out cheque issued, ($652.92)
2005-07-08 Approved order for payment out, sent to Finance July 8/05 - Document not microfilmed but is on file
1999-01-05 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
1998-09-11 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa, Ontario)
1998-09-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1998-09-04 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, all parties
1998-09-03 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba, The appeal is allowed with costs and the assessment is referred back to the Minister of National Revenue for reconsideration and reassessment in accordance with the reasons of the majority. L'Heureux-Dubé and Bastarache JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, with costs
1998-02-10 General proceeding, transcript receivd and distributed to the justices (126 pages)(joint with 25521)
1998-01-26 Hearing of the appeal, 1998-01-26, L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba
Decision reserved
1998-01-26 General proceeding, 12 copies of Condensed Book Her Majesty the Queen
1998-01-26 General proceeding, 8 copies of Bank Act, Section 246 (given in Court by the appellant) - 1 sheet Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1998-01-23 General proceeding, 12 copies of Condensed Book of evidence and authorities (vol. 1 and 2) Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1998-01-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Kent Thomson to A. Roland, letter dated Jan. 22, 1998 (fax copy) re: requesting that the Bank appeal be argued after the Leasing appeal
1998-01-20 Notice of appearance, (H. Lorne Morphy and Kent E. Thomson) (fax copy) Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1998-01-16 Notice of appearance, (Larry R. Olsson, Q.C.and Patricia Lee) (joint with 25521) Her Majesty the Queen
1998-01-16 General proceeding, 24 copies of several pages missing in the case on appeal in vol. XIV (to be distributed) Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-12-11 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-01-26
Decision reserved
1997-11-05 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-11-05 Canadian Bankers' Association
1997-11-05 Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-11-05 Canadian Bankers' Association
1997-10-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) dated Oct. 23/97 from Eugene Meehan re: scheduling
1997-10-08 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-10-08 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-08 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (see order of Oct. 6/97), with service, Completed on: 1997-10-08 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-06 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their factum to Oct. 9/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-10-06 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-10-06, to file their factum to Oct. 9/97, Reg
1997-10-06 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-10-06, to file their factum to Oct. 9/97, Reg
1997-09-25 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-01-19
1997-09-24 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to Oct. 9, 1997 (Larry Olsson) - 2 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-09-24 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, (deducted from Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1997-09-24 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Oct. 9, 1997 (2 copies), with service, Completed on: 1997-09-24 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-08-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Toronto, ON) enclosing a copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Graham Garton, Dept. of Justice
1997-08-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington (Toronto, ON) enclosing a copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Lang, Michener
1997-07-31 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I to III, Completed on: 1997-07-31 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-07-31 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1997-07-31 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-07-03 Appeal court record, 2 boxes
1997-07-03 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 14 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-06-27 Supplemental document, case on appeal, 24 copies, vols 1 to 5 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-06-27 Case on appeal, 1 complete set vols. 1 to 14 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-06-12 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ia, 1. The applicant shall be entitled to serve & file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length and to present oral argument not to exceed 15 min.; 2. The applicant shall not be entitled to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record apart from its factum and oral submissions
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-06-12 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1997-06-12, Ia
1997-06-12 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1997-06-12, Ia
1997-04-17 $10.00 fee for depositing security, receipt #33960 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-04-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Attorney General of Canada (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Attorney General of Canada
1997-04-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington, (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1997-04-01 $500 security deposit paid, receipt #2412 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-04-01 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1997-04-01 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-04-01 Order granting leave to appeal
1997-03-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Attorney General of Canada
1997-03-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener
1997-03-06 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So Ia, The applications for leave to appeal are granted. (Joint with 25521).
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-03-04 Correspondence received from, from Tory, Tory to A. Roland, letter dated March 4, 1997 (fax copy) re: requesting not to release judgment until after 4 p.m. on Thursday March 6, 1997 (joint with 25521) sent to L'HD So I, March 4/97 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-03-04 Correspondence received from, from Kent Thomson to A. roland, letter dated March 4, 1997 (fax copy) re: Mr. Yaskowich from the Dept. of Justice has confirmed that his client supports the request from the Applicant that the decision on leave to appeal be rendered on March 6, 1997 after Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1997-02-10 General proceeding, (MEMO FROM LH'D - motion for intervention is premature since leave has not yet been granted; it should be presented after and if only leave is granted to the Rota Judge)
1996-12-18 General proceeding, 5 copies of reponse to the respondent's opposition to the intervention (SERVICE ADMITTED ON DEC. 17) sent to L'HD, So, I., December 18, 1996. Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1996-12-10 Correspondence received from, (by fax) dated Dec. 10/96 from Kent E. Thomson (Tory Tory) to advise the Court that the applicant supports the motion by the Canadian Bankers' Associationbut does not intend to file material in respect of that motion sent to L'HD, So, I, December 17, 199 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1996-12-09 General proceeding, 5 copies of the response to the application by the Canadian Bankers' Association for leave intervene sent to L'HD, So, I, December 17, 1996., with service Her Majesty the Queen
1996-12-06 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So Ia
1996-12-02 Proof of service, of notice of leave to intervene sent to L'HD, So, I.
1996-11-29 Motion to adduce new evidence, (joint with motion to intervene) - book form sent to L'HD, So, I, December 17, 1996., Completed on: 1996-11-29 Canadian Bankers' Association
1996-11-29 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt no. 33118 Canadian Bankers' Association
1996-11-29 Motion for leave to intervene, 5 copies (joint with motion for new evidence) book form (SEE LH'D's memo dated Feb. 10, 1997), Completed on: 1996-11-29 Canadian Bankers' Association
1996-11-08 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-08 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1996-11-04 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-04 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-10-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Dept of Justice (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated Oct 17/96 sent to applicant
1996-10-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Lang, Michener to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1996-10-04 Book of authorities, 5 copies of vols. 1 and 2, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-04 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1996-10-04 $50.00 filing fee, receipt #32736 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation
1996-10-04 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies; vols. 1 and 2, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-04 Continental Bank Leasing Corporation

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

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Continental Bank Leasing Corporation Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Canadian Bankers' Association Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Continental Bank Leasing Corporation

Counsel
Name
H. Lorne Morphy, Q.C.
Contact information
Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binningnton
3000 AETNA TOWER
PO BOX 270 STN TORONTO DOMINION
TORONTO, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-0040
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Agent
Name
Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191
Email: emeehan@langmichener.ca

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Larry R. Olsson, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
3400 First Canadian Place
PO Box 36
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 973-3110
FAX: (416) 697-3081
Agent
Name
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 3400
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 952-6807
FAX: (416) 973-8253
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca

Party: Canadian Bankers' Association

Counsel
Names
W. Ian C. Binnie, Q.C.
Harry Underwood
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
4700 TD BANK TOWER
PO BOX 48
TORONTO, Ontario
M5K 1E6
Telephone: (416) 362-1812
FAX: (416) 868-0673
Agent
Name
Colin Baxter
Contact information
McCarthy, Tétrault
1400 - 40 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5K6
Telephone: (613) 238-2121
FAX: (613) 563-9386

Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 16, 1994
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

91-684(IT)G

Appeals from tax assessments allowed

June 4, 1996
Federal Court of Appeal

A-539-94

See file

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13