Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, 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 |
| Docket Number | 35315 |
| Date | 02 October 2014 |
| Subject Matter | CIVIL RIGHTS,PRACTICE,STATUTES,COURTS,CONSTITUTIONAL LAW |
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111 practice notes
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Lymer (Re)
...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......
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Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35
... [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)
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BCCA Rules Civil Jury Fees Are Constitutional
...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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Table of cases
...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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Digest: Janvier v Saskatchewan (Workers' Compensation Board), 2018 SKQB 175
...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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Remedies
...(1997), 153 DLR (4th) vii (SCC). 95 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General) , 2014 SCC 19, [2014] 3 SCR 31 at para 66. 96 Ontario v G , above note 22 at para 94. Remedies 521 exemptions have been overtaken by cases decided after Schachter . It def......
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Table of cases, index and about the authors
...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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