| Bhasin v Hrynew | |
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| Hearing: 12 February 2014 Judgment: 13 November 2014 | |
| Citations | 2014 SCC 71 |
| Prior history | APPEAL from Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2013 ABCA 98 (18 March 2013), setting aside Bhasin (Bhasin & Associates) v. Hrynew, 2011 ABQB 637 (4 November 2011). Leave to appeal granted, Harish Bhasin, carrying on business as Bhasin & Associates v. Larry Hrynew, et al., 2013 CanLII 53400 (22 August 2013), Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Ruling | Appeal allowed in part. |
| Holding | |
| The trial judge did not make a reversible error by adjudicating the issue of good faith. Her detailed findings amply support the overall conclusion that C acted dishonestly with B throughout the period leading up to its exercise of the non‑renewal clause in question. | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Louis LeBel, Rosalie Abella, Marshall Rothstein, Thomas Cromwell, Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | Cromwell J |
| Moldaver J took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 is a leading Canadian contract law case, concerning good faith as a basic organizing principle in contractual relations in Canada's common law jurisdictions.