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Cowichan Nation Plaintiffs were granted leave to intervene in an appeal about hearing fees and Indigenous rights, on the basis of a direct interest and a limited, distinct perspective.
The court held that daily hearing fees were unconstitutional as applied to Indigenous plaintiffs pursuing s. 35(1) treaty rights at trial, and read the fee rule down accordingly.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that British Columbia’s hearing-fee scheme was unconstitutional because it could bar access to superior courts. Reading in was rejected.
Post-trial reasons awarded special costs, allowed set-off, denied punitive damages, and ordered hearing fees paid from frozen accounts.
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