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39883

Lorne Wayne Grabher v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles

(Nova Scotia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

v.

Counsel

Party: Grabher, Lorne Wayne

Counsel
Jay Cameron
Lisa Bildy
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
253-7620 Elbow Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2V 1K2
Telephone: (403) 475-3622
FAX: (587) 747-5310
Email: jcameron@jccf.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles

Counsel
Jack Townsend
Department of Justice (Nova Scotia)
1690 Hollis Street
P.O. Box 7
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-4030
Email: jack.townsend@novascotia.ca
Agent
D. Lynne Watt
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Summary

Keywords

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Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

January 31, 2020
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

2020 NSSC 46, 463399

See file

August 24, 2021
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

2021 NSCA 63, CA 497266

See file

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.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

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Webcasts

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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)
2022-04-01 Close file on Leave
2022-03-17 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2022-03-17 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2022-03-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the response to the application for leave to appeal is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CA 497266, 2021 NSCA 63, dated August 24, 2021, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2022-03-17 Decision on motion to extend time, See decision on application.
Granted
2022-02-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2022-02-14 Submission of motion to extend time, for consideration by the Court
2022-01-14 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Applicant consent to the Motion for Extension of Time, Completed on: 2022-02-11 Lorne Wayne Grabher
2022-01-14 Notice of name Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles
2022-01-14 Motion to extend time, (Book Form), to file and serve response, Completed on: 2022-02-11 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles
2022-01-06 Certificate (on limitations to public access) Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles
2022-01-06 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Required:
-Motion to extend time to file and serve a response to leave application (rec'd 2022-01-14)
-Form 14 (rec'd 2022-01-14)
, Completed on: 2022-02-11, (Printed version filed on 2022-01-06)
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles
2021-11-24 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2021-11-24

2021-10-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2021-10-08) Lorne Wayne Grabher
2021-10-08 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2021-11-23, (Printed version filed on 2021-10-08) Lorne Wayne Grabher

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Grabher, Lorne Wayne Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Grabher, Lorne Wayne

Counsel
Jay Cameron
Lisa Bildy
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
253-7620 Elbow Drive SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2V 1K2
Telephone: (403) 475-3622
FAX: (587) 747-5310
Email: jcameron@jccf.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia as represented by the Registrar of motor vehicles

Counsel
Jack Townsend
Department of Justice (Nova Scotia)
1690 Hollis Street
P.O. Box 7
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-4030
Email: jack.townsend@novascotia.ca
Agent
D. Lynne Watt
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

January 31, 2020
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

2020 NSSC 46, 463399

See file

August 24, 2021
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

2021 NSCA 63, CA 497266

See file

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.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27