Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache
Citation[2014] 3 SCR 31,2014 SCC 59,59 CPC (7th) 1,361 BCAC 1,375 DLR (4th) 599,463 NR 336,[2014] 11 WWR 213,51 RFL (7th) 1,619 WAC 1
Date02 October 2014
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number35315
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  • Trisura Guarantee Insurance v Duchnij, 2021 ABCA 78
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 3, 2021
    ...Judicature Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. J-2, s. 28.1(1). [40] Trial Lawyers’ Ass’n of British Columbia v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 59 , ¶ 2; [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, 41 (“the province can establish hearing fees under its power to administer justice under section 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867”)......
  • Vujicic v Estate of Leona Donna MacEachern, 2022 ABCA 263
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 8, 2022
    ...ref’d, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 228. See also Trial Lawyers’ Ass’n of B.C. v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 59, ¶ 59; [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, 59 per McLachlin, C.J. (“the courts must read ‘impoverished’ in its ordinary sense.  A judge may waive fees f......
  • Lymer (Re), 2018 ABQB 859
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 22, 2018
    ...McLachlin indicated in Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 at para 47, [2014] 3 SCR 31: ... There is no constitutional right to bring frivolous or vexatious cases, and measures that deter such cases may actually increase efficienc......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ... [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 ; considered: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Tomko v. Labour Relations Board (N.S.), [1977] 1 S.C.R. 112 ; Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [199......
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  • Trisura Guarantee Insurance v Duchnij, 2021 ABCA 78
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 3, 2021
    ...Judicature Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. J-2, s. 28.1(1). [40] Trial Lawyers’ Ass’n of British Columbia v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 59 , ¶ 2; [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, 41 (“the province can establish hearing fees under its power to administer justice under section 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867”)......
  • Vujicic v Estate of Leona Donna MacEachern, 2022 ABCA 263
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 8, 2022
    ...ref’d, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 228. See also Trial Lawyers’ Ass’n of B.C. v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 59, ¶ 59; [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, 59 per McLachlin, C.J. (“the courts must read ‘impoverished’ in its ordinary sense.  A judge may waive fees f......
  • Lymer (Re), 2018 ABQB 859
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 22, 2018
    ...McLachlin indicated in Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 at para 47, [2014] 3 SCR 31: ... There is no constitutional right to bring frivolous or vexatious cases, and measures that deter such cases may actually increase efficienc......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ... [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 ; considered: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Tomko v. Labour Relations Board (N.S.), [1977] 1 S.C.R. 112 ; Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [199......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 13 ' 17, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 28, 2023
    ...Procedure, rr. 2.1.01 and 2.1.02, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, Reference re Residential Tenancies Act, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 714, at p. 728, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27,......
  • Ontario's Top Court Upholds Leave Requirements For Bad Faith And Misfeasance Claims Against The Crown
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 4, 2023
    ...35, 2021 SCC 27, at para. 4. 9. [1981] 1 S.C.R. 714. 10. Ibid. at p. 734. 11. Poorkid, supra at para. 29. 12. Ibid. at para. 31. 13. [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31. 14. Poorkid, supra at para. 15. Ibid. at para. 43. 16. Ibid. at para. 41. 17. Ibid. at para. 61, citing Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-......
  • BCCA Rules Civil Jury Fees Are Constitutional
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 26, 2017
    ...6 TLA 2017, supra note 1 at ¶ 5. 7 Ibid. 8 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 3 S.C.R. 31, at ¶ 29 and 32 TLA 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. at ¶ 50. 11 Ibid. at ¶ 47. 12 Supra note 1 at ¶ 49 (emphasis added). 13 TLA 2017, supra note 1 at ¶ 42. 14 L......
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  • Digest: Janvier v Saskatchewan (Workers' Compensation Board), 2018 SKQB 175
    • Canada
    • Saskatchewan Law Society Case Digests
    • June 18, 2018
    ...1 SCR 112, 7 NR 317, 14 NSR (2d) 191 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, 375 DLR (4th) 599, 463 NR 336, [2014] 11 WWR 213, 62 BCLR (5th) 1, 74 Admin LR (5th) 181, 59 CPC (7th) 1, 51 RFL (7th) 1 Unifor, Local 1-S v Saskatchewan Te......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...78, 200 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31, 2014 SCC 59............................... 25, 520 Trinity Western University v British Columbia College of [2001] 1 SCR 772, 199 DLR (4th) 1..............................................
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2017
    ...Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31, 2014 SCC 59 ...............................25, 451 Trinity Western University v British Columbia College of Teachers, [2001] 1 SCR 772, 199 DLR (4th) 1 ............................60, 159−6......
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    • Irwin Books Constitutional Law. Fifth Edition Conclusion
    • August 3, 2017
    ...251, 252, 325 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31, 2014 SCC 59 ..................................151 Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 257, 2014 SCC 44 ......................................................
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