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17537
Law Society of Upper Canada v. Joel Skapinker
(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-12-03 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON) via registered mail | |
| 1984-07-16 | General proceeding, to note records sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal (Toronto,ON) via CNX | |
| 1984-05-03 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ R B E McI La W Allowed, costs against the appellant |
|
| 1984-02-23 |
Hearing of the appeal, 1984-02-23, (Appeal heard Feb. 23rd and 24th), CJ R B E McI La W Decision reserved |
|
| 1984-02-21 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 1984-02-23 Decision reserved |
|
| 1984-02-21 | Book of authorities, 10 copies | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1984-02-21 | General proceeding, to note acknowledgement of receipt of A.G. Quebec factum | |
| 1984-02-21 | Book of authorities, 21 copies of Donald Demaere v. Queen | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1984-02-21 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Feb 20/84 from John H. Sims | |
| 1984-02-21 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies of "Les Fondements constitutionnels du l'union économique" | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1984-02-20 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1984-02-20 | Book of authorities, 9 copies | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1984-02-17 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1984-02-17 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service | John Calvin Richardson |
| 1984-02-17 | Book of authorities, 10 copies of Table of authorities | Joel Skapinker |
| 1984-02-16 | Notice of withdrawal | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 1984-02-15 | Intervener's factum, 20 copies | Federation of Law Societies of Canada |
| 1984-02-15 | Intervener's factum, 20 copies | Attorney General of Saskatchewan |
| 1984-02-05 | Appeal closed | |
| 1984-01-13 | Affidavit, of Teressa Lang | Joel Skapinker |
| 1984-01-13 | Respondent's factum, 21 copies | Joel Skapinker |
| 1984-01-12 | Notice of hearing | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1984-01-12 | Affidavit, of Michael Hewitt | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1984-01-11 | Order on motion to expedite the appeal | |
| 1984-01-10 |
Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Appeal to be heard Feb/22/84) Granted, no order as to costs |
|
| 1984-01-10 | Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1984-01-10, (Appeal to be heard Feb/22/84) | |
| 1984-01-10 | Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1984-01-10, (Appeal to be heard Feb/22/84) | |
| 1984-01-10 | Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1984-01-10, (Appeal to be heard Feb/22/84) | |
| 1984-01-04 | Affidavit | Joel Skapinker |
| 1984-01-04 | Motion to expedite the appeal, With service | Joel Skapinker |
| 1983-12-02 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1984-01-29 | |
| 1983-11-23 | Affidavit, fo Michael Hewitt | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-11-23 | Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-10-18 | Case on appeal, With service | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-10-12 | Trial court record | |
| 1983-10-05 | Case on appeal, 21 copies, with service | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-08-24 | Order on motion for leave to intervene | |
| 1983-07-19 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Date for filiiing factum is the same as the Respondent), B Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1983-07-19 | Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1983-07-19, (Date for filiiing factum is the same as the Respondent), B | |
| 1983-07-19 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1983-07-19, (Date for filiiing factum is the same as the Respondent), B | |
| 1983-07-18 | General proceeding, to note Notices filed in the Court of Appeal (Re: Intervention and Stay of Execution) | |
| 1983-06-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, With service | John Calvin Richardson |
| 1983-06-22 | Discontinuance of motion for leave to intervene | John Calvin Richardson |
| 1983-06-15 | Affidavit | John Calvin Richardson |
| 1983-06-15 | Motion for leave to intervene | John Calvin Richardson |
| 1983-05-04 | Order on motion for leave to intervene | |
| 1983-05-04 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (No order as to costs for or against the intervenor), B Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1983-05-04 | Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1983-05-04, (No order as to costs for or against the intervenor), B | |
| 1983-05-04 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1983-05-04, (No order as to costs for or against the intervenor), B | |
| 1983-05-02 | Affidavit | Federation of Law Societies of Canada |
| 1983-05-02 | Motion for leave to intervene, With service | Federation of Law Societies of Canada |
| 1983-04-28 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 1983-04-27 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1983-04-27 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Saskatchewan |
| 1983-04-25 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1983-04-18 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 1983-04-07 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1983-03-25 | Order on motion to state a constitutional question | |
| 1983-03-23 |
Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For constitutional question see file or Reg's Red Book at p. 136. Interventions by April 28, 1983), CJ Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1983-03-23 | Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1983-03-23, (For constitutional question see file or Reg's Red Book at p. 136. Interventions by April 28, 1983), CJ | |
| 1983-03-23 | Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1983-03-23, (For constitutional question see file or Reg's Red Book at p. 136. Interventions by April 28, 1983), CJ | |
| 1983-03-21 | Motion to state a constitutional question, With service | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-18 | Motion to state a constitutional question, With service | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-14 | Certified casebook | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-08 | Notice of deposit of security, With service | |
| 1983-03-07 | Order granting leave to appeal, With service | |
| 1983-03-07 | $500 security deposit paid, bank certificate # 1327 | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-07 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 5326 | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-07 | Notice of appeal | Law Society of Upper Canada |
| 1983-03-07 | Order granting leave to appeal | |
| 1983-02-22 | Close file on Leave | |
| 1983-02-21 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ E W Granted, costs against the appellant |
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| 1983-02-21 | Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1983-02-21, CJ E W | |
| 1983-02-21 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1983-02-21, CJ E W | |
| 1983-02-18 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service | Joel Skapinker |
| 1983-02-18 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service | Joel Skapinker |
| 1983-02-18 | Appeal Court record | |
| 1983-02-18 | Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, 3 copies | |
| 1983-02-11 | Application for leave to appeal, 4 copies, with service, Incomplete | Law Society of Upper Canada |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Law Society of Upper Canada | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Skapinker, Joel | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of British Columbia | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General for Ontario | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Saskatchewan | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Quebec | Intervener | Active |
| Federation of Law Societies of Canada | Intervener | Active |
| Richardson, John Calvin | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Law Society of Upper Canada
Counsel
3000 - ROYAL BANK PLAZA SOUTH TOWER
BOX 15
TORONTO, Ontario
M5J 2J1
Telephone: (416) 865-0101
Agent
604 - 75 Albert St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5E7
Telephone: (613) 563-0202
FAX: (613) 563-0445
Party: Skapinker, Joel
Counsel
1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
PO BOX 50
TORONTO, Ontario
M5X 1B8
Telephone: (416) 362-2111
Agent
1000 - 100 Sparks St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5B7
Telephone: (613) 237-6430
FAX: (613) 563-7671
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
John H. Sims
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 996-1693
Party: Attorney General of British Columbia
Counsel
1001 DOUGLAS ST
VICTORIA, British Columbia
V8V 1X4
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Attorney General for Ontario
Counsel
Lorraine E. Meinrils
M.D. Lepofsky
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Attorney General of Saskatchewan
Counsel
James C. MacPherson
2476 VICTORIA AVE
PO BOX 7129
REGINA, Saskatchewan
S4P 3V7
Agent
200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 236-0735
FAX: (613) 238-3501
Party: Attorney General of Quebec
Counsel
Réal Forest
Jean K. Samson
2875 BOUL LAURIER
4e ÉTAGE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 2M2
Telephone: (418) 643-2688
Agent
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Party: Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Counsel
P.D. McCutcheon
1 FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
PO BOX 100
TORONTO, Ontario
M5X 1B2
Telephone: (416) 863-4511
FAX: (416) 863-4592
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Party: Richardson, John Calvin
Counsel
Shayna Kravetz
TORONTO, Ontario
M5P 3J9
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
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