Category Archives: Vexatious Litigants

The Vexing Question of Authority to Grant Vexatious Litigant Orders

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Vexing Question of Authority to Grant Vexatious Litigant Orders Case Commented On: Hok v Alberta, 2016 ABQB 651 (CanLII) Hok v Alberta is an unusual vexatious litigant decision for three reasons. First, the Minister … Continue reading →

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Costs to the Respondent: Discouraging Habeas Corpus Applications

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: Costs to the Respondent: Discouraging Habeas Corpus Applications Case Commented On: Voisey v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ABQB 316 (CanLII) In Voisey v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ABQB 316, Justice Crighton of the Alberta Court of … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Self-Represented Litigant or Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Litigant?

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Ordinary Self-Represented Litigant or Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Litigant? Case commented on: Alberta v Greter, 2016 ABQB 293 (CanLII) The September 2012 decision of Meads v Meads, 2012 ABQB 571, established a continuum of litigants, … Continue reading →

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Vexatious Proceedings Distinguished from Vexatious Litigants

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Vexatious Proceedings Distinguished from Vexatious Litigants Case commented on: R.O. v D.F., 2016 ABCA 170 (CanLII) This Court of Appeal decision is useful in drawing a distinction between litigation that is vexatious and a litigant … Continue reading →

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“On Its Own Motion”: Section 23.1(1) Judicature Act

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: “On Its Own Motion”: Section 23.1(1) Judicature Act Case Commented On: Lymer v Jonsson, 2016 ABCA 32 (CanLII) This very short decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal made an easy, but very important, … Continue reading →

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