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25521

Her Majesty the Queen v. Continental Bank of Canada

(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)
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 dismissed with costs. All of the assessments are referred back to the Minister of National Revenue for reconsideration and reassessment in accordance with the reasons of the majority.
Dismissed, with costs
1998-02-10 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (126 pages) (joint with 25532)
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
1998-01-20 Notice of appearance, (H. Lorne Morphy and Kent E. Thomson) (fax copy) Continental Bank of Canada
1998-01-16 Notice of appearance, (Larry R. Olsson, Q.C. and Patricia Lee) (joint with 25532) (fax copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1997-12-11 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-01-26
Decision reserved
1997-09-25 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-09-25 Continental Bank of Canada
1997-09-25 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-01-19
1997-09-25 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-09-25 Continental Bank of Canada
1997-08-01 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-08-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-08-01 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-08-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-26 Certified casebook, 1 copy Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-26 Case on appeal, 23 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-04-10 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
1997-04-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1997-04-03 Notice of appeal, 1 copy, with service, Completed on: 1997-04-03 Her Majesty the Queen
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 25532)
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 sent to L'HD So I, March 4/97 Continental Bank of Canada
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 respondent's request that the decision on leave to appeal be rendered on March 6, 1997 after 4.00 Continental Bank of Canada
1996-12-06 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So Ia
1996-11-08 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-08 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-04 Book of authorities, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-04 Continental Bank of Canada
1996-11-04 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-04 Continental Bank of Canada
1996-10-11 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1996-10-11 Correspondence received from, sent to Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated Oct 11/96 sent to applicant
1996-10-03 $50.00 filing fee, (deducted from Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1996-10-03 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-03 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

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Continental Bank of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
S. Patricia Lee
Attorney General of Canada
3400 - FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
PO BOX 36
TORONTO, Ontario
M5X 1A9
Telephone: (416) 973-0942
Agent
Larry R. Olsson, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
3400 First Canadian Place
PO Box 36
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 973-3110
FAX: (416) 697-3081

Party: Continental Bank of Canada

Counsel
H. Lorne Morphy
Kent E. Thomson
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
Eugene Meehan
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 4, 1996
Federal Court of Appeal

A-540-94

See file

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Factums on appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13