The court granted an interim without prejudice suspension of child support, finding a prima facie case for variation, hardship, urgency, and no ongoing unclean hands.
The Tribunal found the Commissioner’s Application to be urgent, concluded the Respondents had ample notice and no clear and convincing evidence justifying the requested lengthy adjournments (including that the medical note was insufficient), denied all requests to vary urgency or for long adjournments, granted a limited, time‑bound right to cross‑examine the Commissioner’s two affiants (2.5 hours each on specified dates), required the Respondents to file any testing materials as exhibits to an affidavit by May 4, 2020, and fixed the hearing on a peremptory basis for May 11, 2020; confidential…
The court dismissed a father’s urgent application to return children to Vancouver, finding no clear breach of the parenting order and that return was not in their best interests.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application challenging refusal of leave to appeal an interim Family Law Act order giving the mother health decision-making authority.
The court refused to adjourn Google’s application to vary or vacate an injunction, holding that Google had a clear right to seek relief and had acted promptly.
The court refused to discharge a CPL immediately, granted cross-examination of the defendant’s deponent, and directed the parties to return on a fuller hearing.
Technologies H2CI Inc. v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change)
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Federal Court
The Federal Court dismissed an ex parte motion for an interim injunction because the applicant did not prove urgency or the need to proceed without notice.
The Federal Court dismissed TearLab’s motion for an interim injunction, finding the evidence of irreparable harm speculative and insufficient for interim relief.
The court varied a without-notice freezing order in a family case, narrowing it to debts owed to the husband and his shares, and held no undertaking as to damages was required.