Category Archives: Vexatious Litigants

How persistent does a vexatious litigant have to be?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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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Security for Costs on Appeals by Impecunious and Vexatious Litigants

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: Opal v. White, 2008 ABCA 25 PDF Version: Security for Costs on Appeals by Impecunious and Vexatious Litigants The very short judgment of Mr. Justice Frans Slatter in Opal v. White is an unlikely candidate for a comment. … Continue reading →

Alberta’s New Vexatious Litigant Law Applied

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Cases Considered: O’Neill v. Deacons, 2007 ABQB 754 PDF Version: Alberta’s New Vexatious Litigant Law Applied The Alberta government passed new legislation in June of 2007 to give courts in the province more power to deal more effectively with “vexatious … Continue reading →