Category Archives: Vexatious Litigants
The Right to Your Day in Court
By: Kaye Booth Case commented on: Heiser v Bowden Institution, 2022 ABCA 300 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Right to Your Day in Court Courts have the responsibility to listen to the applications brought before them, especially when an individual’s liberty … Continue reading
Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario Developing into a Procedural Framework Post-Pointes Protection
By: Shaun Fluker Case Commented On: Dent-X Canada v Houde, 2022 ONCA 414 (CanLII) PDF Version: Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario Developing into a Procedural Framework Post-Pointes Protection This very short post has a simple purpose: to make the point that … Continue reading
Three Leaves to Appeal the Claimed Jurisdiction of Court of Queen’s Bench Over Vexatious Litigants
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Three Leaves to Appeal the Claimed Jurisdiction of Court of Queen’s Bench Over Vexatious Litigants Cases Considered: Lymer (Re), 2018 ABCA 368 (CanLII); Jonsson v Lymer, 2019 ABCA 113 (CanLII); Makis v Alberta Health Services, 2019 ABCA 23 … Continue reading
A Stressful Legal System Creates Vexatious Self-Reps
By: Drew Yewchuk & Christine Laing PDF Version: A Stressful Legal System Creates Vexatious Self-Reps Case Commented On: Davis v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), 2019 ABQB 6 (CanLII) Davis v Alberta (Human Rights Commission) is a judicial review of a decision … Continue reading
Court of Queen’s Bench Requires Vexatious Litigant to Seek Court’s Permission Before Accessing Any Non-Judicial Body
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Court of Queen’s Bench Requires Vexatious Litigant to Seek Court’s Permission Before Accessing Any Non-Judicial Body Case Commented On: Makis v Alberta Health Services, 2018 ABQB 976 In many written decisions rendered over the … Continue reading
