Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580 v Dolphin Delivery Ltd
| Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580 v Dolphin Delivery Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: December 6 and 7, 1984 Judgment: December 18, 1986 | |
| Full case name | Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580, Al Peterson and Donna Alexander v Dolphin Delivery Limited |
| Citations | [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573 |
| Prior history | Judgment for defendant (British Columbia Court of Appeal) |
| Ruling | Appeal dismissed |
| Holding | |
| The Charter applies to all codified law but common law only when it is the basis of government action. | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Roland Ritchie, Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Julien Chouinard, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | McIntyre, joined by Dickson, Estey, Chouinard and Le Dain |
| Concurrence | Wilson |
| Concurrence | Beetz |
| Ritchie and Lamer took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580 v Dolphin Delivery Ltd, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573, is the seminal Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms decision that states that the Charter applies to governmental action, and to the common law except where matters are solely between private parties. Nevertheless, judges should interpret the common law in the light of the Charter.