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JUDGMENT IN APPEAL

 

July 24, 2020

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OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has today deposited with the Registrar judgment in the following appeal. The reasons for judgment will be available shortly.

 

 

JUGEMENT SUR APPEL

 

Le 24 juillet 2020

Pour diffusion immédiate

 

OTTAWA – La Cour suprême du Canada a déposé aujourd’hui auprès du registraire le jugement dans l'appel suivant. Les motifs de jugement seront disponibles sous peu.

 


 

38521                    Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v. Douglas Babstock and Fred Small - AND BETWEEN - VLC, Inc., IGT-Canada Inc., International Game Technology, Spielo International Canada ULC and Tech Link International Entertainment Limited v. Douglas Babstock and Fred Small - and - Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Manitoba, Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Bally Gaming Canada Ltd., Bally Gaming Inc., Western Canada Lottery Corporation, Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Commission, Canadian Gaming Association, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and British Columbia Lottery Corporation (N.L.)

2020 SCC 19 / 2020 CSC 19

 

Coram:                    Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer JJ.

 

The appeals from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador, Numbers 201401H0081, 201701H0007, 201701H0013 and 201701H0021, 2018 NLCA 71, dated December 10, 2018, heard on December 3, 2019, are allowed. The certification order is set aside and the plaintiffs’ statement of claim is struck in its entirety. Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Martin and Kasirer JJ. dissent in part.

 

Les appels interjetés contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, numéros 201401H0081, 201701H0007, 201701H0013 et 201701H0021, 2018 NLCA 71, daté du 10 décembre 2018, entendus le 3 décembre 2019, sont accueillis. L’ordonnance de certification est annulée et la déclaration des demandeurs est radiée en entier. Le juge en chef Wagner et les juges Karakatsanis, Martin et Kasirer sont dissidents en partie.

 


 

 

 

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