CHAPTER FOUR: LEAVE TO APPEAL

  • 4:0000 OVERVIEW
  • 4:0100 The Requirement of Leave to Appeal
  • 4:0200 The Grant of Leave to Appeal
  • 4:0210 Generally
  • 4:0211 No Appeal From Denial of Leave
  • 4:0212 The Terms of the Grant of Leave
  • 4:0220 Jurisdictional Effects of a Grant of Leave to Appeal
  • 4:0300 The Discretionary Nature of the Decision to Grant or Deny Leave to Appeal
  • 4:0310 Generally
  • 4:0320 Discretionary Bars in the Context of Leave to Appeal Applications
  • 4:0330 Leave to Cross-Appeal
  • 4:1000 LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
  • 4:1100 Overview
  • 4:1200 Leave From a Provincial Appellate Court and the Federal Court of Appeal
  • 4:1300 Leave From the Supreme Court of Canada
  • 4:1310 Generally
  • 4:1311 Procedure and Nature of Grant of Leave
  • 4:1312 Evidence
  • 4:1320 Criteria For Leave to Appeal
  • 4:1321 Constitutional Issues
  • 4:1322 Standards of Appellate and Judicial Review
  • 4:1323 Questions of Law
  • 4:1324 Issues of Practice or Procedure
  • 4:2000 APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE ONTARIO DIVISIONAL COURT
  • 4:2100 Overview: Jurisdictional Considerations
  • 4:2120 Practice Considerations
  • 4:2200 Criteria For Leave to Appeal
  • 4:2210 Divisional Court as an Appellate Court
  • 4:2220 Divisional Court Exercising Original Jurisdiction
  • 4:3000 INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS
  • 4:3100 Overview
  • 4:3200 Leave Criteria in British Columbia and Saskatchewan
  • 4:3211 The Considerations
  • 4:3220 The Usual Approach
  • 4:3220 The “Arguability” of the Point in Issue
  • 4:3221 The Threshold
  • 4:3222 Relevance of the Standard of Appellate Review
  • 4:3230 The Importance of the Issue as a matter of “Law-making”
  • 4:3231 Generally
  • 4:3232 Issues of Sufficient Public Importance
  • 4:3233 Issues of Insufficient Public Importance
  • 4:3240 Importance of the Order on the Result of the Proceeding
  • 4:3241 Generally
  • 4:3242 Interlocutory Order having a “Final” Effect
  • 4:3243 Reversal on Appeal Could Have A Final Effect
  • 4:3244 Issue Will be Dealt With Subsequently
  • 4:3250 “ Miscarriage of Justice”: Effect of the Interlocutory Order on Due Process
  • 4:3251 Impact on Participation of Parties
  • 4:3252 Impact on Decision-Making Process
  • 4:3260 Hindrance to the Proceedings and Prejudice to the Respondent
  • 4:3261 Delay of Trial
  • 4:3270 Other Discretionary Considerations
  • 4:3280 Expediting The Appeal And Other Neutralizing Techniques
  • 4:3300 Combining the Leave Application with the Appeal
  • 4:3310 Nova Scotia
  • 4:3400 Leave Criteria in Alberta
  • 4:3410 Practice Direction
  • 4:3420 Criteria
  • 4:3500 Criteria in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland
  • 4:3510 Overview
  • 4:3511 Ontario Rule 62.02(4)
  • 4:3512 New Brunswick Rule 62.03(4) and Newfoundland Rule 57.02(4)
  • 4:3513 Residual Discretion to Refuse Leave
  • 4:3520 Conflicting Decisions
  • 4:3521 Identification of the Conflicting Decisions
  • 4:3522 What Constitutes a Conflicting Decision
  • 4:3530 Desirable that Leave Be Granted
  • 4:3540 Good Reason to Doubt The Correctness
  • 4:3541 The Test
  • 4:3542 The Nature of the Question
  • 4:3550 Matters of Such Importance That Leave Should be Granted
  • 4:3551 Generally
  • 4:3552 Substantial Impact on a Party
  • 4:3553 Decision Will Have Precedential Effect
  • 4:3554 Due Process: Disclosure and Privilege Issues
  • 4:3555 Other Issues Relating to the Proper Adjudicative Process
  • 4:3560 Practice Considerations
  • 4:3561 Newfoundland Procedure
  • 4:3562 The Application Record
  • 4:4000 SMALL CLAIMS APPEALS
  • 4:4100 Overview
  • 4:4200 Manitoba
  • 4:4210 Generally
  • 4:4220 Criteria
  • 4:4300 New Brunswick
  • 4:5000 CREDITORS’ RIGHTS LEGISLATION
  • 4:5100 Overview
  • 4:5200 Procedural Considerations
  • 4:5210 Applications Pursuant to Section 193(e) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
  • 4:5220 Applications Pursuant to Section 103 of the Winding-Up Act
  • 4:5300 Criteria
  • 4:5310 The Traditional Common Law Factors
  • 4:5311 Arguability
  • 4:5312 Importance
  • 4:5313 Prejudice and Other Countervailing Considerations
  • 4:6000 COSTS APPEALS
  • 4:6100 The Requirement for Leave to Appeal
  • 4:6110 Two Basic Types of Provisions Requiring Leave
  • 4:6120 Costs Appeal Combined With an Appeal as of Right
  • 4:6200 Criteria
  • 4:6210 Generally
  • 4:6220 Errors of Law and Process
  • 4:6230 Errors in the Exercise of Discretion
  • 4:6240 Punitive Costs Orders
  • 4:6250 Costs In Connection with Interlocutory Orders
  • 4:7000 CONSENT ORDERS
  • 4:8000 PROVINCIAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION LEGISLATION
  • 4:8100 Legislation Providing For Appeals
  • 4:8110 Procedural Considerations
  • 4:8200 Criteria in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick
  • 4:8210 Statutory Criteria
  • 4:8220 “Importance to the Parties” and “Significantly Affect the Rights of the Parties”
  • 4:8221 Generally
  • 4:8222 Importance
  • 4:8223 Significantly Affect the Rights of the Parties
  • 4:8230 “Arguability”and other Discretionary Factors
  • 4:8300 Leave to Appeal in British Columbia
  • 4:8310 Statutory Criteria
  • 4:8311 Importance to the Parties And Materiality
  • 4:8312 Point of Law is Important to the Applicant Directly or Indirectly
  • 4:8313 Point of Law is of General or Public Importance
  • 4:8320 “Arguablity” and Other Discretionary Considerations
  • 4:9000 LEAVE TO APPEAL FROM ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DECISIONS
  • 4:9100 Legislated Curial Deference
  • 4:9200 British Columbia
  • 4:9210 Leave to Appeal Criteria
  • 4:9211 Generally
  • 4:9212 Arguability
  • 4:9300 Alberta
  • 4:9310 Overview
  • 4:9320 Leave to Appeal Criteria
  • 4:9321 Arguability
  • 4:9322 Importance and Discretionary Considerations
  • 4:9330 Subdivision and Development Boards
  • 4:9340 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
  • 4:9400 Saskatchewan
  • 4:9410 Overview
  • 4:9420 Municipal and Assessment Appeal Boards
  • 4:9421 Legislation
  • 4:9422 Criteria
  • 4:9500 Manitoba
  • 4:9510 Overview
  • 4:9511 Practice Considerations
  • 4:9520 Criteria For Leave to Appeal
  • 4:9521 An Arguable Case of Substance
  • 4:9522 Importance
  • 4:9530 Real Property Assessments
  • 4:9540 Public Utilities Board
  • 4:9600 Ontario
  • 4:9610 Overview
  • 4:9620 Criteria for Leave to Appeal Decisions of the Ontario Municipal Board and the Assessment Review Board
  • 4:9621 Some Reason to Doubt the Correctness
  • 4:9622 Of Sufficient Importance To Merit The Attention of the Divisional Court
  • 4:9630 Criteria Applied
  • 4:9700 The Maritimes
  • 4:9710 Newfoundland
  • 4:9711 Legislation
  • 4:9712 Criteria
  • 4:9720 Nova Scotia
  • 4:9721 The Legislation
  • 4:9722 Criteria
  • 4:9730 Prince Edward Island
  • 4:9800 The Territories
  • 4:9900 Federal Court
  • 4:9910 Generally
  • 4:9920 Procedural Considerations
  • 4:9930 Criteria






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