Civil Litigation: Contempt
This Court of Appeal decision raises an important procedural question: what can litigants do with a finding of contempt?
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Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Interlocutory vs. Final Orders
In civil litigation, an appellant appeals against the Order of a tribunal or judge. Once you have the Order, the next step is to determine its nature – is it an “interlocutory” or “final” order?
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When Does the Deadline Clock Begin to Run On Filing An Appeal?
When does the clock start to run on an appeal? For the Court of Appeal herein, not until the judgment is “finally settled, and issued”
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Test for Intervenor Status; Public Interest Standing
This case provides a useful summary of the “Law on Interventions”.
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Injunction Blocking Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Lockdown Protests
As noted by Bourgeois J.A., “[t]his is an unusual matter, triggering strong opposing views, not unlike the unusual times we are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Kennel Has Statutory Lien Over Dog
As a result of this finding, the C.A. quashed the Trial Judge’s Order that the Appellant pay damages for wrongfully withholding the dogs from the Respondent.
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