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Administrative law 2023 FC 402

Alam v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed a motion to convert a judicial review into an action under s. 18.4(2) of the Federal Courts Act, with costs.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Mandamus
  • Public law damages
  • Mootness
  • Access to justice
  • Affidavit evidence vs discovery
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Administrative law 2021 FC 399

Mahoney v. Canada

The Federal Court dismissed a motion to convert a judicial review into an action, finding no exceptional circumstances and refusing filing of an amended notice.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Vexatious litigant
  • Judicial review remedies
  • Charter challenges
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2019 FC 874

Wildchild Stockholm, Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Wildchild Stockholm’s motion to convert two judicial review applications into an action, finding no rare exceptional circumstances.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Procedural fairness
  • Bias
  • Evidentiary scope of judicial review
  • Redaction and confidentiality of tribunal records
  • Costs
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Administrative law 2017 FC 1093

Brake v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed an appeal from a Prothonotary’s scheduling direction, holding there is no appeal from a direction under the Federal Courts Rules.

  • Appealability of directions
  • Case management and timetabling
  • Certification of class proceedings
  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Judicial review of membership decisions
  • Appealability-of-directions
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Aboriginal law 2016 FC 889

Hwlitsum First Nation v. Canada

The Federal Court stayed a Hwlitsum First Nation proceeding because it largely duplicated a related British Columbia Supreme Court action and risked inconsistent findings.

  • Aboriginal fishing rights
  • Aboriginal title
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Abuse of process
  • Costs
  • Jurisdictional overlap
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Administrative law 2011 FC 1467

Slansky v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court held that the whole Friedland Report was protected by solicitor-client privilege, set aside partial disclosure, and refused to convert the judicial review into an action.

  • Solicitor-client privilege
  • Public interest privilege
  • Judicial review procedure
  • Judges act investigations
  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Disclosure and sealing orders
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Administrative law 2009 FC 784

Tobique Indian Band v. Canada

The Federal Court dismissed a motion to convert a judicial review into an action, finding affidavit evidence adequate and ruling against Rule 316 examinations and amendments.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Adequacy of affidavit evidence
  • Viva voce evidence and credibility assessment
  • Rule 316 examinations
  • Amendment of pleadings (rule 75)
  • Late evidence (atlantic engraving)
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Administrative law 2008 FC 1302

Grant v. Veterans Review

La Cour fédérale rejette l’appel de James Grant visant à convertir sa demande de contrôle judiciaire en action, jugeant l’ordonnance du protonotaire non erronée.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Discretionary review of prothonotary orders
  • Pension act reconsideration
  • Remedies and procedure
  • Judicial-review
  • Federal-court-procedure
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Administrative law 2008 FC 519

Association des crabiers acadiens inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)

La Cour fédérale refuse de convertir une demande de contrôle judiciaire en action, jugeant la preuve par affidavit suffisante, mais accorde un délai supplémentaire pour déposer le dossier.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Adequacy of affidavit evidence
  • Viva voce evidence and credibility
  • Discovery and production
  • Consolidation of proceedings
  • Extension of time
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Immigration law 2005 FC 479

Tihomirovs v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court held that an immigration judicial review could be converted into an action so the applicant could seek class certification, and it certified two questions for appeal.

  • Conversion of judicial review to action
  • Class action certification
  • Mandamus
  • Transitional statutory provisions
  • Judicial-review-conversion
  • Class-action-certification
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