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Defamation 2025 BCSC 1458

Hamer-Jackson v. Neustaeter

The court granted a 45-day adjournment of a PPPA dismissal hearing after the plaintiff retained new counsel shortly before the hearing date.

  • Adjournment
  • Protection of public participation act s.4
  • Pppa s.9(3) and s.9(5)
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Costs thrown away
  • Self-represented litigant
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Civil procedure 2024 BCCA 194

Martin v. Riley

The Court of Appeal dismissed Maria Martin’s application to vary a chambers order refusing more time to appeal, finding the proposed appeal lacked merit and was duplicative.

  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Duplication of proceedings
  • Authentication of court orders
  • Vexatious litigant declaration
  • Electronic signatures and court registry practice
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 910

Tan v. Tan

The court denied fee waivers for multiple proposed claims and petitions by Li Wen Tan, finding several matters repeated unmeritorious claims previously refused.

  • Fee waiver
  • In forma pauperis
  • Leave to amend
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Case management
  • Fee-waiver
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Civil 2023 BCCA 415

Dick v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

The Court of Appeal dismissed Rodney Daniel Dick’s application for leave to bring a late appeal, finding the proposed appeal had no real prospect of success.

  • Conversion
  • Leave to appeal
  • Appellate deference to findings of fact
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Appellate-deference
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Civil procedure 2023 BCCA 155

Gonzalez v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Gonzalez’s application to vary a chambers order, finding no reviewable error and no merit in the request.

  • Vexatious litigant
  • Leave to commence action
  • Leave to appeal
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Vexatious-litigant
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure 2019 ONCA 514

Rogers & Company Professional Corporation v. Beer

The appeal is dismissed because on the written record the appeal has no prospect of success and the appellants failed to appear or contact the court; costs are awarded to the respondent in a fixed amount.

  • Failure to appear
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Costs assessment
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Foreclosure 2017 NSCA 90

Raymond v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

The appeal was dismissed as without merit under Rule 90.44(1)(a) because there was no longer a live legal dispute after the appellant redeemed the mortgage and the respondent released the mortgage and discontinued the foreclosure action; the Notices of Contention did not comply with Rule 90.22 and allegations of sharp practice were unfounded; accordingly appellant's motion for extension and respondent's non-perfection motion were unnecessary.

  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Failure to perfect appeal
  • Right to redeem
  • Stay pending appeal
  • Notice of contention
  • Costs award
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Civil procedure 2014 BCCA 468

Gonzalez v. British Columbia

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Gonzalez’s application to vary a single-judge order refusing an extension of time to appeal, finding no error in principle or law.

  • Extension of time
  • Abuse of process
  • Discretionary relief
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Judicial review of interlocutory orders
  • Extension-of-time
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Civil procedure 2014 ONCA 354

Dunlop v. Glasser

Given the appellant's repeated adjournments, lack of adequate explanation for non‑attendance and the history of the proceeding, the court refused any further adjournment, found the appeal to be without merit and dismissed it, awarding costs to the respondents.

  • Adjournment
  • Peremptory adjournment
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Costs award
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Civil procedure 2013 BCCA 465

Harrison v. British Columbia

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to vary a chambers order refusing to reopen the appeal, finding the application had no merit and awarding costs.

  • Reopening appeal
  • Chambers application
  • Finality of appeal
  • Dismissal for lack of merit
  • Reopening-appeal
  • Chambers-application
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