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Civil procedure 2020 BCCA 345

Taherkhani v. Este

The Court of Appeal dismissed applications to vary single-justice orders refusing adjournment, dismissing a contempt application, and awarding special costs.

  • Enforcement of undertakings
  • Contempt proceedings
  • Res judicata
  • Judicial discretion
  • Special costs
  • Adjournment
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Civil procedure 2020 BCCA 226

Taherkhani v. Este

The Court of Appeal dismissed a contempt application, held the undertaking was limited and not breached, and directed abuse-of-process issues to be heard with the appeal.

  • Undertakings to the court
  • Enforcement of undertakings
  • Abuse of process
  • Jurisdiction of single judge in chambers
  • Leave to appeal
  • Reopening consent orders
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Civil procedure 2012 NSCA 67

Leigh v. Belfast Min-Mills

Registrar demonstrated breach of rules to perfect the appeal; appellants failed to provide a good, specific excuse or evidence of willingness and ability to comply with future deadlines (despite repeated correspondence and opportunities); prior history of similar failures by appellant reinforced conclusion; under Rule 90.43(4) the appropriate exercise of discretion was to dismiss the application for leave to appeal for failure to perfect.

  • Failure to perfect appeal
  • Motion to dismiss under court rules
  • Electronic filing / impecuniosity (in forma pauperis)
  • Enforcement of undertakings
  • Abuse of process
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Administrative law 2010 FC 1142

Canada (Attorney General) v. United States Steel Corporation

La Cour fédérale accueille la requête de l’Attorney General du Canada visant à modifier l’avis de demande dans l’affaire liée aux engagements de U.S. Steel.

  • Leave to amend pleadings
  • Enforcement of undertakings
  • Interpretation of investment canada act s.39 and s.40
  • Timeliness and delay
  • Remedies
  • Costs
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Civil procedure C26017

Hopton v. Pamajewon

The Court held the motions judge acted within the broad ambit of his discretion, reasonably concluded that special circumstances justified not enforcing the undertaking as to damages, found no error in principle, and therefore refused to interfere with the decision.

  • Undertaking as to damages
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Judicial discretion
  • Enforcement of undertakings
  • Appellate review
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