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Consequences of being an OPCA Litigant?
PDF version: Consequences of being an OPCA Litigant? Case commented on: ANB v Hancock, 2013 ABQB 97. ANB v Hancock is Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke’s second written judgment about an Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) litigant. As summarized … Continue reading
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A Rather Quick Response to a Rather Typical Vexatious Litigant
PDF version: A Rather Quick Response to a Rather Typical Vexatious Litigant Case commented on: Onischuk v Alberta, 2013 ABQB 89 The prominent September 2012 decision of Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke in Meads v … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases
PDF version: Supreme Court Renders Leave to Appeal Decisions in Several Alberta Cases Cases Considered: R v Mack, 2012 ABCA 42, leave to appeal granted, April 11, 2013 (SCC); Métis Nation of Alberta Region 1 v Joint Review Panel, 2012 … Continue reading
What has Meads v Meads wrought?
PDF version: What has Meads v Meads wrought? Cases commented on: R v Duncan, 2013 ONCJ 160 (CanLII); R v Tyskerud, 2013 BCPC 27 (CanLII); Cassa v The Queen, 2013 TCC 43 (CanLII); R v Martin, 2012 NSPC 115 (CanLII); R … Continue reading
The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case
PDF version: The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case Case Commented on: Meads v Meads, 2012 ABQB 571 This decision by Associate Chief Justice John D. Rooke was the subject of much media attention when it was released. That … Continue reading
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JSS BARRISTERS RULES
Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP is pleased to provide summaries of recent Court Decisions which consider the Alberta Rules of Court and comment on the application of the new Rules. JSS BARRISTERS RULES provides a convenient overview of how … Continue reading
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“The proof of the pudding is in the eating” that litigation is not the best way to quantify interim costs.
PDF version: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating” that litigation is not the best way to quantify interim costs. Case considered: R v Caron, 2011 ABCA 385 Gilles Caron has been a very present figure before the … Continue reading
Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans
PDF version: Cost Decision from Canadian Human Rights Commission Case: Implications for Albertans Decision considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 53 (“Mowat“) The Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) decision about costs in the Mowat case was … Continue reading
How persistent does a vexatious litigant have to be?
PDF version: How persistent does a vexatious litigant have to be? Case considered: Wong v Giannacopoulos, 2011 ABCA 206 Are the 2007 vexatious litigant provisions in the Judicature Act, RSA 2000, c J-2, being overused? Is it too easy to have … Continue reading
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“Amended Amended Redacted Document” Ordered Released to the Press and Public Fifteen Days after Judgment
PDF version: “Amended Amended Redacted Document” Ordered Released to the Press and Public Fifteen Days after Judgment Case considered: Globe & Mail v Alberta, 2011 ABQB 363 (“Globe and Mail“) When the police want to obtain a search warrant, they … Continue reading
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