Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHorsman
Neutral Citation2021 BCSC 2018
Citation2021 BCSC 2018
Date15 October 2021
Docket NumberS115580

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3 practice notes
  • Gichuru v Purewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 31, 2023
    ...litigator”. Some indication of the number of proceedings he has commenced can be seen in Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018, which lists, in an appendix, some 53 decisions in seven different proceedings between 2011 and 2021. For the most part, the decisions are n......
  • Smith v. Madigan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 18, 2023
    ...is to be assessed holistically, with regard to the steps taken to prosecute the action: Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018, para. 49. The steps to be considered are the formal steps required or permitted by the Rules to move the litigation forward. Correspond......
  • 0761979 B.C. Ltd v Scorpio Security Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 5, 2025
    ...move a matter forward, they are not considered steps in the litigation for these purposes: Gichuru v Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018 at para 22 With respect to the second branch of the test, the degree to which the inordinate delay is inexcusable is highly fact dependent:......
3 cases
  • Gichuru v Purewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 31, 2023
    ...litigator”. Some indication of the number of proceedings he has commenced can be seen in Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018, which lists, in an appendix, some 53 decisions in seven different proceedings between 2011 and 2021. For the most part, the decisions are n......
  • Smith v. Madigan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 18, 2023
    ...is to be assessed holistically, with regard to the steps taken to prosecute the action: Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018, para. 49. The steps to be considered are the formal steps required or permitted by the Rules to move the litigation forward. Correspond......
  • 0761979 B.C. Ltd v Scorpio Security Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 5, 2025
    ...move a matter forward, they are not considered steps in the litigation for these purposes: Gichuru v Community Legal Assistance Society, 2021 BCSC 2018 at para 22 With respect to the second branch of the test, the degree to which the inordinate delay is inexcusable is highly fact dependent:......