Category Archives: Vexatious Litigants

A Rather Quick Response to a Rather Typical Vexatious Litigant

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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 →

Posted in Civil Procedure, Vexatious Litigants | 7 Comments

What has Meads v Meads wrought?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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 →

Posted in Civil Procedure, Ethics and the Legal Profession, Vexatious Litigants | 10 Comments

The Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) Litigant Case

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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 →

Posted in Civil Procedure, Family, Vexatious Litigants | 8 Comments

Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Case considered: Allen v Gray, 2012 ABQB 66 PDF version: Refining Vexatious Litigant and Vexatious Spokesperson Jurisprudence Alberta’s new vexatious litigant provisions have been in force for almost five years now and a useful body of precedent has been developed. Novel points … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Procedure: New Rules of Court, Vexatious Litigants | 2 Comments

Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Is this the end of an “endless repetition of failed litigation” – at least in Alberta?  Case considered: Karaha Bodas Company, L.L.C. v Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara, 2011 ABCA 291 The Court of Appeal waxes … Continue reading →

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