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)
1990-09-06	Appeal closed
1989-05-01	General proceeding, court of appeal record returned to Registrar (Vanc., B.C.)
1989-04-18	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to I. Nathanson (Vanc., B.C.)
1989-04-18	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to J.J. Arvay (Vict., B.C.)
1989-04-04	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Mr. K. Aitken (Ottawa,ON)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Sack, Charney, Goldblatt et al (Toronto,ON)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (ottawa,ON)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Scott & Aylen (Ottawa,ON)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Osler, Hoskin, Harcourt (Ottawa,ON)
1989-02-10	Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Mr. W.G. Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1989-02-02	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ McI La W LeD LaF L'HD Dismissed, with costs
1987-11-17	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Oct 26/87
1987-10-06	Book of authorities, , 19 copies	Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped
1987-10-05	Hearing of the appeal, 1987-10-05, (Appeal heard Oct 5th & 6th), CJ McI La W LeD LaF L'HD Decision reserved
1987-10-05	Order on motion for leave to intervene, With service
1987-10-02	General proceeding, to note 9 copies of Human Rights Report	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-10-02	General proceeding, to note 9 copies of appendix	Attorney General for Ontario
1987-10-02	Book of authorities, , 9 copies	Attorney General for Ontario
1987-10-02	Book of authorities, , 10 copies of joint book of authorities of Appellant, Respondent and Federation, with service	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-10-02	Book of authorities, , 10 copies volume 2	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-10-01	Book of authorities, , 10 copies	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1987-10-01	Book of authorities, , 10 copies volume 1	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-09-30	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1987-09-30	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1987-09-29	Intervener's factum, , 1 copy, with service	Attorney General of Alberta
1987-09-29	Intervener's factum, , 1 copy, with service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-09-29	General proceeding, to note 1 copy of proof of service	Attorney General of Quebec
1987-09-28	Intervener's factum, , 20 copies	Attorney General of Alberta
1987-09-28	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-09-25	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies	Attorney General of Quebec
1987-09-24	Intervener's factum, , 13 copies	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-09-23	Service, of Elizabeth Anderson
1987-09-23	Intervener's factum, , 8 copies, with service	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-09-23	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Assoc.
1987-09-23	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Canadian Association of University Teachers'
1987-09-23	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped
1987-09-15	Affidavit, With service	Shirley Piercey
1987-09-15	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Shirley Piercey
1987-09-15	Respondent's factum, , 21 copies	Mark David Andrews
1987-08-20	Appellant's factum, (served copy), with service	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-08-07	Order on motion to extend time, time to file notice of intervention
1987-08-06	Decision on motion to extend time, McI Granted, no order as to costs
1987-08-06	Hearing of motion to extend time, 1987-08-06, McI
1987-08-06	Submission of motion to extend time, 1987-08-06, McI
1987-08-05	Response to motion to extend time, time to file notice of intervention	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-08-05	Affidavit, time to file notice of intervention	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1987-08-05	Motion to extend time, time to file notice of intervention	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1987-06-24	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1987-06-01	Order on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal
1987-06-01	Intervener's factum, (served copy)	Federation of Law Societies of Canada
1987-05-28	Intervener's factum, , 20 copies	Federation of Law Societies of Canada
1987-05-27	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Interventions granted to L.E.A.F., C.P.O.H., O.C.U.F.A., C.A.U.T.; for further particulars, see file, La Granted, no order as to costs
1987-05-27	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-05-27, (Interventions granted to L.E.A.F., C.P.O.H., O.C.U.F.A., C.A.U.T.; for further particulars, see file, La
1987-05-27	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-05-27, (Interventions granted to L.E.A.F., C.P.O.H., O.C.U.F.A., C.A.U.T.; for further particulars, see file, La
1987-05-27	Decision on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, (Appeal to be heard Oct 05/87), McI Granted, no order as to costs
1987-05-27	Hearing of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1987-05-27, (Appeal to be heard Oct 05/87), McI
1987-05-27	Submission of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1987-05-27, (Appeal to be heard Oct 05/87), McI
1987-05-26	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-05-26 Decision reserved
1987-05-26	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-05-26 Decision reserved
1987-05-26	Response to the motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-05-26	Motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal	Mark David Andrews
1987-05-20	Affidavit	Canadian Association of University Teachers'
1987-05-20	Affidavit	Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Assoc.
1987-05-20	Motion for leave to intervene	Canadian Association of University Teachers'
1987-05-20	Motion for leave to intervene	Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Assoc.
1987-05-19	Affidavit, of Elizabeth Anderson	Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped
1987-05-19	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped
1987-05-19	Affidavit	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-05-19	Motion for leave to intervene	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)
1987-05-15	Appellant's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of British Columbia
1987-04-29	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1987-04-21	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-10-05 Decision reserved
1987-04-21	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1987-10-01
1987-04-21	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, McI Granted, no order as to costs
1987-04-21	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-04-21, McI
1987-04-21	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1987-04-21, McI
1987-04-02	Affidavit, With service	Federation of Law Societies of Canada
1987-04-02	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Federation of Law Societies of Canada
1987-03-09	Case on appeal	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-03-09	Certified casebook	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-03-04	Order on motion to add or substitute parties
1987-02-26	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Alberta
1987-02-25	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General for Ontario
1987-02-21	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Quebec
1987-02-17	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-01-30	Notice of constitutional question(s), With service	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-01-30	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1987-01-28	Decision on motion to add or substitute parties, CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1987-01-28	Hearing of motion to add or substitute parties, 1987-01-28, CJ
1987-01-28	Submission of motion to add or substitute parties, 1987-01-28, CJ
1987-01-28	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.234. Interventions by Feb 27/87), CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1987-01-28	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1987-01-28, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.234. Interventions by Feb 27/87), CJ
1987-01-28	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1987-01-28, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.234. Interventions by Feb 27/87), CJ
1987-01-27	Response to motion to add or substitute parties, of Rhys Davies	Law Society of British Columbia
1987-01-23	Affidavit, of W.S. Martin	Mark David Andrews
1987-01-23	Affidavit, of G. Kinersley	Gorël Elizabeth Kinersly
1987-01-23	Motion to add or substitute parties	Gorël Elizabeth Kinersly
1987-01-23	Motion to state a constitutional question	Law Society of British Columbia
1986-12-18	Order granting leave to appeal
1986-12-11	$30.00 filing fee, receipt # 9961	Law Society of British Columbia
1986-12-11	Notice of appeal, With service	Law Society of British Columbia
1986-11-27	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McI W Granted, with costs in the cause
1986-09-29	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1986-09-29, CJ McI W Decision reserved
1986-09-29	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1986-09-29, CJ McI W Decision reserved
1986-09-19	Correspondence received from, dated Sept 18/86 from Russell & DuMoulin (Re: Satellite hearing)
1986-07-15	Service, of motion for leave to appeal
1986-06-09	Application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, Completed on: 1986-06-09	Law Society of British Columbia

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Law Society of British Columbia	Applicant	Active
Attorney General of British Columbia	Applicant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Andrews, Mark David	Respondent	Active
Kinersly, Gorël Elizabeth	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Alberta	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Saskatchewan	Intervener	Active
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Quebec	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Nova Scotia	Intervener	Active
Federation of Law Societies of Canada	Intervener	Active
Canadian Association of University Teachers'	Intervener	Active
Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped	Intervener	Active
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (L.E.A.F.)	Intervener	Active
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Assoc.	Intervener	Pending
Piercey, Shirley	Intervener	Pending

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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