Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

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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104 practice notes
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35,
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    • 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 (Canada)
    • March 20, 2018
    ...1 R.C.S. 139; Mackay c. Manitoba, [1989] 2 R.C.S. 357. [2019] 2 R.C.F. 383SCHMIDT c. CANADA (PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL)2014 SCC 59, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6, 2014 SCC 21, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 433; Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act (O......
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2021
    ...Act (N.S.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 186; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Operation Dismantle Inc. v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 441; Canada (Prime Minister) v. Khadr, 2010 SCC 3, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 44; Hupacasath Fi......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 23, 2022
    ...[1981] 2 S.C.R. 575 ; referred to: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; B.C.G.E.U. v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 214 ; Hy and Zel’s Inc. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1993] 3 S.......
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    ...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......
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    ...v. Zittrer, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 564 ; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 801 ; Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35
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    • 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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    ...Columbia, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31; Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage), 2005 SCC 69, [2005] 3 S.C.R. Statutes and Regulations Cited Constitutio......
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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,......
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    • 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
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    • 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......
15 books & journal articles
  • Remedies
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...(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......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
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    • 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..............................................
  • Notes
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    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...R v DLW , 2016 SCC 22 at para 18. 19 Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (Attorney General ), 2014 SCC 59, [2014] 3 SCR 31. 20 RRO 1990, Reg 194. 21 Short Form of Leases Act , RSO 1990, c S.11, s 1 and Land Registration Reform Act , RSO 1990, c L-4, s 5. 22 See ......
  • Table of Cases
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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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