Dish Network L.L.C. v. Rex et al.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeWalker, J.
Citation[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1105,2011 BCSC 1105,[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1105 (SC)
Date15 August 2011
Subject MatterPRACTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

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    • Ottawa Law Review Vol. 48 No. 2, September 2017
    • September 22, 2017
    ...(118) Bell ExpressVu, supra note 20. (119) See Sossin & Friedman, supra note 9 at 430. (120) See e.g. Dish Network LLC v Rex, 2011 BCSC 1105 at para 149, 350 DLR (4th) 213 (estimating litigation costs ranging from $604,000 to $804,000 to pursue Charter issues similar to those raised in ......
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    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 31, 2016
    ...14 Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs and Revenue), [2007] 1 SCR 38. 15 Dish Networks LLC v. Rex, 2011 BCSC 1105, para. 69; rev’d on other grounds: 2012 BCCA 161. Followed in Douglas Lake Cattle Company v. Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, 2015 BCSC 120,......
  • Douglas Lake Cattle Co. v. Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 28, 2015
    ...Mr. Justice Walker outlined factors demonstrating special or exceptional circumstances from the case law in Dish Network L.L.C. v. Rex , 2011 BCSC 1105, rev'd on appeal, 2012 BCCA 161, as follows at para. 68: [68] The case law suggests that the following factors demonstrate special circumst......
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  • Karas v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 31, 2016
    ...14 Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs and Revenue), [2007] 1 SCR 38. 15 Dish Networks LLC v. Rex, 2011 BCSC 1105, para. 69; rev’d on other grounds: 2012 BCCA 161. Followed in Douglas Lake Cattle Company v. Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, 2015 BCSC 120,......
  • Douglas Lake Cattle Co. v. Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 28, 2015
    ...Mr. Justice Walker outlined factors demonstrating special or exceptional circumstances from the case law in Dish Network L.L.C. v. Rex , 2011 BCSC 1105, rev'd on appeal, 2012 BCCA 161, as follows at para. 68: [68] The case law suggests that the following factors demonstrate special circumst......
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