McLean v. Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71

JurisdictionNova Scotia
JudgeHamilton
Citation2019 NSCA 71
Date27 August 2019
CourtCourt of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
Docket NumberCA 481509
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6 practice notes
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...v CMZ, 2021 ABCA 200; Friedlander v Claman, 2016 BCCA 434; NRG v GRG, 2017 BCSC 774; Delichte v Rogers, 2017 MBQB 117; McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71; Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC Janowski v Zebrowski, 2019 ONSC 4046 in ch 12, Part E9, Enforcement of Parenting or Contact Orders; Bouchard v S......
  • Parenting Arrangements after Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • August 3, 2020
    ...v B(DT), 2019 ABQB 826; Friedlander v Claman, 2016 BCCA 434; NRG v GRG, 2017 BCSC 774; Delichte v Rogers, 2017 MBQB 117; McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71; Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206; Janowski v Zebrowski, 2019 ONSC 4046 in ch 12, Part E8, Enforcement of Access (or Contact) Orders; Bouch......
  • Post v. Hillier,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 25, 2022
    ...is purged. Otherwise persons could flagrantly disobey court orders and delay purging until just prior to sentencing: McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71 (CanLII) at para 77. I have considered as a mitigating factor that Ms. Hillier purged the contempt, albeit after considerable delay, several cou......
  • Power v. Power,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • December 22, 2020
    ...Elizabeth Jollimore, JSC(FD) Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Power, 2015 NSSC 258 [2] Power, 2013 NSSC 99 [3] McLean v. Sleight, 2019 NSCA 71 at paragraph 42 [4] Power, 2015 NSSC 234 [5] Lamb v. Hoffman, 2001 NSCA 150 [6] Manolescu, 1991 CanLII 802 (BCSC) at page 24 [7] Richardson, 1987 CanLII 58 ......
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3 cases
  • Post v. Hillier,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 25, 2022
    ...is purged. Otherwise persons could flagrantly disobey court orders and delay purging until just prior to sentencing: McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71 (CanLII) at para 77. I have considered as a mitigating factor that Ms. Hillier purged the contempt, albeit after considerable delay, several cou......
  • Power v. Power,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • December 22, 2020
    ...Elizabeth Jollimore, JSC(FD) Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Power, 2015 NSSC 258 [2] Power, 2013 NSSC 99 [3] McLean v. Sleight, 2019 NSCA 71 at paragraph 42 [4] Power, 2015 NSSC 234 [5] Lamb v. Hoffman, 2001 NSCA 150 [6] Manolescu, 1991 CanLII 802 (BCSC) at page 24 [7] Richardson, 1987 CanLII 58 ......
  • M.G. v. D.R., 2019 NSSC 335
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • November 8, 2019
    ...The inherent jurisdiction for superior courts to punish for civil contempt was confirmed in the recent case of Sleigh v MacLean, 2019 NSCA 71 (N.S.C.A.).  Although superior courts have the jurisdiction to address contempt motions, there has been some discussion that such motions should......
1 firm's commentaries
  • 75-day House Arrest Ordered For Contempt In A Defamation Case
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 4, 2022
    ...an apology. Even though CH had purged the contempt, the court was still obligated to impose a sentence. As recognized in McLean v. Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71 (CanLII), sentences are still required in cases where a party ultimately purges a contempt because otherwise a person could wait until shor......
2 books & journal articles
  • Parenting Arrangements After Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...v CMZ, 2021 ABCA 200; Friedlander v Claman, 2016 BCCA 434; NRG v GRG, 2017 BCSC 774; Delichte v Rogers, 2017 MBQB 117; McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71; Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC Janowski v Zebrowski, 2019 ONSC 4046 in ch 12, Part E9, Enforcement of Parenting or Contact Orders; Bouchard v S......
  • Parenting Arrangements after Divorce
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • August 3, 2020
    ...v B(DT), 2019 ABQB 826; Friedlander v Claman, 2016 BCCA 434; NRG v GRG, 2017 BCSC 774; Delichte v Rogers, 2017 MBQB 117; McLean v Sleigh, 2019 NSCA 71; Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206; Janowski v Zebrowski, 2019 ONSC 4046 in ch 12, Part E8, Enforcement of Access (or Contact) Orders; Bouch......

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