Case information

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings

Date	Proceeding	Filed By (if applicable)
1991-03-22	Appeal closed
1987-08-10	Certificate of taxation issued to, Lang, Michener (Ottawa,ON)
1987-08-10	Fee on taxation $30.00, receipt # 11098	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1987-01-09	Decision on the bill of costs, $4,058.21
1986-10-09	Payment out cheque issued, $500, # 3966 to Gowling & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1986-07-17	Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, 1 copy of evidence (Vols. 1 & 2) and 1 copy of authorities.
1985-11-01	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON) via Registered Mail
1985-07-12	General proceeding, to note exhibits sent to S.C.O. registrar (Toronto,ON) via CNX
1985-07-12	Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Toronto,ON) by CNEX (trial proceedings)
1985-06-27	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI C W LaF Dismissed, with costs
1985-06-07	Hearing of the appeal, 1985-06-07, CJ B E McI C W LaF Decision reserved
1985-06-07	Intervener's factum, With service	Attorney General of Alberta
1985-06-05	Book of authorities, (Served copy), with service	William James Lamb
1985-06-05	Notice of withdrawal	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1985-06-05	Order on motion to directions, receipt of sum of $6000 pursuant to said order of McI dated 85/05/30.
1985-06-04	Book of authorities, 9 copies	William James Lamb
1985-06-04	Book of authorities, 10 copies	Attorney General of Canada
1985-06-04	Book of authorities, 10 copies	Attorney General for Ontario
1985-06-03	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1985-06-03	Intervener's factum, 22 copies	Attorney General of Alberta
1985-05-31	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Quebec
1985-05-30	Decision on motion for directions, (Allowed to the extent: $6000 against the $17,661. 15 owed; otherwise order dated 85/02/06 is to remain in full force - For further details, see file), McI Granted, no order as to costs
1985-05-30	Hearing of motion for directions, 1985-05-30, (Allowed to the extent: $6000 against the $17,661. 15 owed; otherwise order dated 85/02/06 is to remain in full force - For further details, see file), McI
1985-05-30	Submission of motion for directions, 1985-05-30, (Allowed to the extent: $6000 against the $17,661. 15 owed; otherwise order dated 85/02/06 is to remain in full force - For further details, see file), McI
1985-05-29	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Saskatachewan
1985-05-29	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1985-05-28	General proceeding, to note motion book on motion for directions	William James Lamb
1985-05-28	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Canada
1985-05-27	Affidavit, of J. Lamb	William James Lamb
1985-05-27	Motion for directions	William James Lamb
1985-05-24	Book of authorities, With service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1985-05-22	Book of authorities, 8 copies	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1985-05-09	Order on motion to expedite the appeal
1985-04-29	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1985-06-07 Decision reserved
1985-04-18	Notice of hearing, With service	William James Lamb
1985-04-09	Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Appeal to be heard June 7, 1985) Granted, no order as to costs
1985-04-09	Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1985-04-09, (Appeal to be heard June 7, 1985)
1985-04-09	Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-04-09, (Appeal to be heard June 7, 1985)
1985-04-09	Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-04-09, (Appeal to be heard June 7, 1985)
1985-04-03	Respondent's factum, (served copy), with service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1985-04-03	Trial court record
1985-04-02	Respondent's factum, 21 copies	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1985-04-02	Motion to expedite the appeal	William James Lamb
1985-04-02	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1985-04-22
1985-03-11	Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service	William James Lamb
1985-02-11	Order on motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution
1985-02-06	Decision on motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, (refused on a conditon; For condition see file or Reg's Red Book #5 at p. 377), McI Dismissed, no order as to costs
1985-02-06	Hearing of motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution submitted, 1985-02-06, (refused on a conditon; For condition see file or Reg's Red Book #5 at p. 377), McI
1985-02-06	Submission of motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, 1985-02-06, (refused on a conditon; For condition see file or Reg's Red Book #5 at p. 377), McI
1985-02-04	Certified casebook	William James Lamb
1985-02-04	Case on appeal, 1 copy, volume 1, with service	William James Lamb
1985-01-31	Case on appeal, 21 copies, vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4	William James Lamb
1985-01-23	Affidavit, of Thomas Lockwood, in response to motion to dismiss for want of prosecution	William James Lamb
1985-01-21	Affidavit, of Rebecca Regenstreif, with service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1985-01-18	Motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, With service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1984-09-24	Affidavit, of J. Lamb in response to motion to dismiss for want of prosecution, with service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1984-09-11	General proceeding, to note received phone call from H. Brown (Gowling); Above motion adjourned sine die (everyone consenting) to permit cross-examination upon affidavits; motion to be resumed on 7 days notice
1984-04-28	Affidavit, of E. Van Bemmel & E. Lamb, with service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1984-04-28	Motion to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, With service	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1984-04-02	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1984-03-27	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Alberta
1984-03-27	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General for Ontario
1984-03-23	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Quebec
1984-03-21	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Canada
1984-03-21	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1984-03-20	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Saskatachewan
1984-03-05	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1984-02-29	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book, # 5 at p. 259 or file. Interventions by 84/03/30), E Granted, no order as to costs
1984-02-29	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1984-02-29, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book, # 5 at p. 259 or file. Interventions by 84/03/30), E
1984-02-29	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1984-02-29, (For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book, # 5 at p. 259 or file. Interventions by 84/03/30), E
1984-02-22	Affidavit, (Re: Motion on Rule 32)	William James Lamb
1984-02-22	Response to the motion to state a constitutional question	Elizabeth Ann Lamb
1984-02-22	Motion to state a constitutional question	William James Lamb
1983-01-19	$500 security deposit paid, receipt # 1317	William James Lamb
1983-01-18	$30.00 filing fee, receipt # 5098	William James Lamb
1983-01-18	Notice of appeal, With service	William James Lamb
1983-01-18	Order granting leave to appeal
1982-12-07	Close file on Leave
1982-12-06	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ E W Granted, with costs in the cause
1982-12-06	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1982-12-06, CJ E W
1982-12-06	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1982-12-06, CJ E W
1982-11-29	Trial Court record, 3 copies of evidence (Volumes 1 & 2)
1982-11-29	Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1982-11-29	William James Lamb

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Lamb, William James	Applicant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Lamb, Elizabeth Ann	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Canada	Intervener	Active
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Quebec	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Saskatachewan	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Alberta	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Manitoba	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Newfoundland	Intervener	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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