Landlord & Tenant: Appealing Single-Judge Divisional Court Orders
Case: Ellenor v. Chernysh, 2026
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Administrative Law: Tax Returns; Adequate Explanations
Might Government be more inclined to respond to the Federal Court of Appeal’s concerns if it were subject to a more significant penalty for inadequate reasons?
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Applications for Leave to Appeal: Principles, Factors, and Criteria
In this case, the C.A. provides valuable instruction on the legal principles governing an application for leave in B.C. – though they are instructive for those seeking leave elsewhere, including the S.C.C.
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Appellate Procedure: Panel Review of a Motion to Lift Automatic Stay Pending Appeal
What do you do when summary judgment has been granted against you?
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Legal Principles for Sanctioning Professional Misconduct
This case provides important ‘behind-the-curtain’ insight into the Law Society’s procedures and clarifies the role of appellate tribunals and the Court of Appeal in those procedures.
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CCAA Stay Order Doesn’t Apply to Quasi-Criminal Proceedings
As described by the C.A., Dickson J.A.’s assessment was that the proposed appeal “lacked prima facie merit”; that the facts of the proposed appeal were unique, and that it was “unlikely, in the circumstances to have broad public importance or precedential value”.
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