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24891

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia v. Ossie Sylvester

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

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)
1998-01-23 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, sent together with 23799 - 24896 - 24943 - 24999 - 25179 and 25474 (2 boxes)
1997-08-01 Appeal closed
1997-06-13 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-06-13 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-06-13 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-06-11 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver)
1997-05-30 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1997-05-30 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-05-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed. The order of the Court of Appeal is varied to the extent that the disability benefits to which the respondent was entitled under the Short Term Illness and Injury Plan and the Long Term Disability Plan during the 20-month notice period commencing July 23, 1992 are to be deducted from the damages for wrongful dismissal of $102,100. The calculations are left to the parties, who may apply for directions if they cannot agree. The appellant is to pay costs on a party and party basis.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-02-27 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (51 pages)
1997-02-13 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-02-13, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1997-02-12 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED CASE ON APPEAL, with service Ossie Sylvester
1997-02-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling re: duration of argument
1997-02-05 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22/97 (letteform from Burke-Robertson), Completed on: 1997-02-05 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1997-02-05 Order on motion to extend time, to serve and file the Respondent factum to Jan. 22 /1997
1997-02-05 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22, 1997., Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-02-05 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-02-05, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22, 1997., Reg
1997-02-05 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-02-05, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22, 1997., Reg
1997-01-29 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-29 Ossie Sylvester
1997-01-29 Proof of service, of the respondent's motion and affidavit
1997-01-29 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED OF CASE ON APPEAL Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1997-01-28 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22, 1997 (E.V.Bemmel) Ossie Sylvester
1997-01-28 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 33429 Ossie Sylvester
1997-01-28 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Jan. 22, 1997, Completed on: 1997-01-28 Ossie Sylvester
1997-01-21 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (extension of time and signature requested), with service, Completed on: 1997-01-21 Ossie Sylvester
1997-01-21 Notice of hearing Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1997-01-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument
1996-12-19 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-02-13
Decision reserved
1996-11-14 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-11-08 Trial court record, (1 env.)
1996-11-06 Appeal court record, (1 file)
1996-10-02 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1996-09-30 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Sept 16/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-09-30 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-09-30, to file the factum to Sept 16/96, Reg
1996-09-30 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-09-30, to file the factum to Sept 16/96, Reg
1996-09-27 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the appellant's factum to Sept. 16/96, Completed on: 1996-09-27 Ossie Sylvester
1996-09-23 Affidavit, to serve and file the factum to Sept. 16/96; Timothy Leadem, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-09-23 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #32632 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-09-23 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the factum to Sept. 16/96, with service, Completed on: 1996-09-23 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-09-18 Proof of service, of the Appellant`s book of authorities and the appellant`s factum
1996-09-16 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-09-16 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-09-16 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), Completed on: 1996-09-16 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-08-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Justice (Victoria, BC) enclosing copy of notice to the profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Burke-Robertson, Iqbal Sara, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-07-24 Proof of service, of the case on appeal, vol. 1 to 3
1996-07-18 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I to III Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-04-30 General proceeding, 1 copy of Notice of Change of Agents from Nelligan, Power to Gowling, Strathy, with service Ossie Sylvester
1996-04-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Iqbal Sara (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Nelligan, Power
1996-04-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of BC enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1996-04-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated April 15/96 from I. Sara to J.J. Mark Edwards to conclude his agency for him
1996-04-17 Order granting leave to appeal
1996-04-16 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-04-16 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1996-04-04 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-04-04 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Nelligan, Power
1996-04-03 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The motion for an extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-03 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, L'HD So McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-03 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1996-04-03, L'HD So McL
1996-04-03 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1996-04-03, L'HD So McL
1995-12-28 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-11-28 General proceeding, 5 copies of C.A. Order Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-11-24 Proof of service, of the affidavit of Iqbal Sara
1995-11-21 Affidavit, of Iqbal Sara: opposing the applicant's request for an extension of time - 5 copies - TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL, with service Ossie Sylvester
1995-11-14 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt no. 31058 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-11-14 Correspondence received from, from Nelligan & Power re: will oppose to the motion to extend the time; also has been retained to act as the agent for the Respondent (fax copy) TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL Ossie Sylvester
1995-11-14 Affidavit, of Timothy Leadem (re: motion to extend the time to serve on Oct. 31/95) - TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-11-14 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to serve to Oct. 31/95 (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL), with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-11-09 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Ossie Sylvester
1995-11-07 Correspondence received from, of Mr. Iqbal Sara dated Oct. 31/95 re: defects in application for leave Ossie Sylvester
1995-11-03 Proof of service, of leave application admitted on Oct. 31/95 (motion to extend time to serve requested)
1995-10-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Iqbal Sara (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated Oct 12/95 sent to applicant
1995-10-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1995-10-11 Correspondence received from, (by fax) of Iqbal Sara to advise the Court that he has not been served with the application for leave and that he is leaving today for 3 weeks vacation. He will file a response within 30 days (ORIGINAL filed on Oct. 16/95) Ossie Sylvester
1995-10-03 General proceeding, (no formal order of C.A. has been issued as per Karen Collins's confirmation) Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-09-29 Appeal Court record, 3 copies of vol. 1 and 2 of APPEAL BOOK (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL)
1995-09-29 Book of authorities, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-09-29 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 30779 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia
1995-09-29 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service and formal order of C.A. missing; also printed on right side) (RETURNED FOR CORRECTIONS ON OCT. 3/95) (BACK FROM CORRECTIONS ON OCT. 4/95), Completed on: 1995-11-03 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia

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
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Sylvester, Ossie Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia

Counsel
Name
Timothy P. Leadem, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
1001 Douglas St.
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 9J7
Telephone: (250) 356-8865
FAX: (250) 356-9154
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Sylvester, Ossie

Counsel
Name
Iqbal Sara
Contact information
1 - 2535 MARINE DR SW
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6P 6C3
Telephone: (604) 261-6069
FAX: (604) 261-6030
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

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Lower court rulings

November 25, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

C930889

see file

June 2, 1995
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA018171

appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13