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Civil procedure 2025 ONCA 261

Tewari v. Hantover Canada Inc.

The motion judge did not err: the statement of claim was properly found duplicative, frivolous and an abuse of process and could be struck under rr.21.01(3)(c),(d) and r.25.11; leave to amend was properly refused; the permanent stay and striking of the claim are affirmed and the appeal is dismissed.

  • Permanent stay
  • Duplicative pleading
  • Striking pleadings
  • Leave to amend
  • Frivolous and vexatious
  • Rules of civil procedure r.21.01(3) and r.25.11
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Criminal law 2017 BCCA 26

R. v. Alderman

The Court of Appeal set aside an aggravated assault conviction under Kienapple and permanently stayed that charge, but upheld an eight-year attempted murder sentence.

  • Attempted murder
  • Aggravated assault
  • Kienapple principle (multiple convictions)
  • Remorse in sentencing
  • Risk assessment
  • Permanent stay
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Class actions 2014 NSSC 336

Gillis v. BCE Inc.

Court declined Plaintiffs' request to waive costs for policy reasons, applied Tariff C, found the hearings consumed more than one and a half days and were unusually complex, set a $3,000 base under Tariff C and applied a multiplier of three for complexity and importance, awarding $9,000 inclusive of HST to the Plaintiffs payable forthwith and jointly and severally against the Defendants.

  • Abuse of process
  • Permanent stay
  • Reopening evidence
  • Costs awards
  • Class proceedings act s.40
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Immigration law 2011 FC 606

Beltran v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court held that the admissibility proceeding against Juan Jose Beltran was an abuse of process because ministerial delay prejudiced his defence, and it imposed a conditional stay.

  • Abuse of process
  • Section 44 report
  • Admissibility hearing
  • Permanent stay
  • Delay and prejudice
  • Judicial review
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