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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)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to White, Ottenheimer & Green (St. John's, Nfld.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Williams, Harris (St. John's, Nfld.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to russell & DuMoulin (Vanc., B.C.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Lewis, Sinnott (St. John's, Nfld.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Sack, Charney (Tor., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to A.G. Canada (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Grace, Neville (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Noel, Decary (Hull, QC)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Chalker, Green (St. John's, Nfld.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Burke-Robertson (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Gowling, Strathy (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Soloway, Wright (Ott., Ont.)
1989-11-07	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, of St. John's, Nfld
1989-04-24	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ La W LaF L'HD G Co Dismissed, without costs
1989-04-24	Hearing of the appeal, 1989-04-24, CJ La W LaF L'HD G Co
1989-04-24	General proceeding, transcript received.
1989-04-21	Book of authorities, , Respondents' joint authorities vols. 1 to 5	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1989-04-21	Book of authorities, (served copy), with service	In the Matter of a Reference of section 32 and 34 of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1983
1989-04-19	Book of authorities, , 11 copies, with service	In the Matter of a Reference of section 32 and 34 of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1983
1989-04-19	Book of authorities, , 12 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1989-04-19	Intervener's factum, (served copy), with service	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-04-19	Book of authorities, , 10 copies	Suzanne Maria Cote by her Guardian ad litem, Margaret Vararhelyi
1989-04-18	Intervener's factum, , 31 copies, with service	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1989-04-18	Intervener's factum, , 20 copies	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-04-14	Intervener's factum, served copy, with service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1989-04-14	Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service	Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
1989-04-13	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-04-24
1989-04-13	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of British Columbia
1989-04-13	Intervener's factum, 20 copies	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1989-04-12	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Canadian Labour Congress
1989-04-12	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Canadian National Railway Company
1989-04-11	Intervener's factum, 2 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1989-04-11	Intervener's factum, 16 copies, with service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-04-11	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Quebec
1989-04-10	Intervener's factum, , 18 copies	Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-04-10	Intervener's factum, , 30 copies	Attorney General for Ontario
1989-04-10	Intervener's factum, , 33 copies, with service	Attorney General of Canada
1989-04-10	Intervener's factum, , 24 copies, with service	Attorney General of Alberta
1989-04-07	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
1989-04-07	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Canadian Manufacturer's Association
1989-04-07	Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
1989-04-04	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson
1989-04-04	General proceeding, to note 10 copies of Workers' Compensation Act with amendments	Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
1989-03-30	Intervener's factum, , 31 copies, with service	Suzanne Maria Cote by her Guardian ad litem, Margaret Vararhelyi
1989-03-29	Respondent's factum, , 21 copies, with service	General Bakeries Ltd.
1989-03-29	Respondent's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1989-03-29	Respondent's factum, , 21 copies, with service	Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
1989-03-16	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1989-03-16	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1989-02-13	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (on behalf of Suzanne Maria Cote. The applicant may file a factum and present oral argument to be limited to not more than 15 minutes.), So Granted, no order as to costs
1989-02-13	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-02-13, (on behalf of Suzanne Maria Cote. The applicant may file a factum and present oral argument to be limited to not more than 15 minutes.), So
1989-02-13	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-02-13, (on behalf of Suzanne Maria Cote. The applicant may file a factum and present oral argument to be limited to not more than 15 minutes.), So
1989-02-07	Appellant's factum, , 20 copies of S. Piercey factum	In the Matter of a Reference of section 32 and 34 of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1983
1989-01-13	Order on miscellaneous motion, for an order reducing the number of copies of transcripts of evidence to 9 copies
1989-01-13	Decision on miscellaneous motion, for an order reducing the number of copies of tran scripts of evidence to 9 copies, Reg Granted, no order as to costs
1989-01-13	Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1989-01-13, for an order reducing the number of copies of tran scripts of evidence to 9 copies, Reg
1989-01-13	Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1989-01-13, for an order reducing the number of copies of tran scripts of evidence to 9 copies, Reg
1989-01-11	Response to miscellaneous motion, of A.G. of Nfld., General Bakeries Ltd., and the Workers Comp. Comm. of Nfld. for an order reducing the number of Transcript Evidence made up in five volumes to 9 copies	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1989-01-09	Affidavit, of Eduard J. Van Bemmel, for an order reducing the number of copies of transcript of evidence to 9 copies	Shirley Piercey
1989-01-09	Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an order reducing the number of copies of transcripts of evidence to 9 copies	Shirley Piercey
1988-12-07	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-12-07 Decision reserved
1988-12-07	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-12-07 Decision reserved
1988-12-06	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Shirley Piercey
1988-12-02	Affidavit, With service	Suzanne Maria Cote by her Guardian ad litem, Margaret Vararhelyi
1988-12-02	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Suzanne Maria Cote by her Guardian ad litem, Margaret Vararhelyi
1988-11-23	Order on miscellaneous motion, for an order granting a new hearing date and a new date for the filing of factums
1988-11-21	Decision on miscellaneous motion, for an order granting a new hearing date and for the filing of factums Casebook to be filed by Nov 23; Appellants factum by Feb 07/89; Respondents factum by March 24/89; Intervenors factum by April 10/89, appeal to be heard, CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1988-11-21	Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1988-11-21, for an order granting a new hearing date and for the filing of factums Casebook to be filed by Nov 23; Appellants factum by Feb 07/89; Respondents factum by March 24/89; Intervenors factum by April 10/89, appeal to be heard, CJ
1988-11-21	Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1988-11-21, for an order granting a new hearing date and for the filing of factums Casebook to be filed by Nov 23; Appellants factum by Feb 07/89; Respondents factum by March 24/89; Intervenors factum by April 10/89, appeal to be heard, CJ
1988-11-17	Case on appeal, , 10 copies of affidavit of evidence, volumes 1 to 5	Shirley Piercey
1988-11-17	Affidavit, for an order granting a new hearing date and for the filing of factums, with service	Shirley Piercey
1988-11-17	Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an order granting a new hearing date and for the filing of factums, with service	Shirley Piercey
1988-11-04	Certified casebook	In the Matter of a Reference of section 32 and 34 of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1983
1988-11-04	Case on appeal, , 20 copies, with service	Shirley Piercey
1988-10-17	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1988-10-11	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1988-10-05	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Oral submissions limited to 10 mins.; Factum by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and confection uf supplementary factum & the costs for preparation in argument in order to address the additional issues raised by the Intervenor.), So Granted, no order as to costs
1988-10-05	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-05, (Oral submissions limited to 10 mins.; Factum by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and confection uf supplementary factum & the costs for preparation in argument in order to address the additional issues raised by the Intervenor.), So
1988-10-05	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-05, (Oral submissions limited to 10 mins.; Factum by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and confection uf supplementary factum & the costs for preparation in argument in order to address the additional issues raised by the Intervenor.), So
1988-10-04	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Shirley Piercey
1988-09-28	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Oral argument limited to 15 mins. Costs reserved until discussed further between parties), L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1988-09-28	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-28, (Oral argument limited to 15 mins. Costs reserved until discussed further between parties), L'HD
1988-09-28	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-28, (Oral argument limited to 15 mins. Costs reserved until discussed further between parties), L'HD
1988-09-28	Affidavit, of M.E. Heneghan	Canadian National Railway Company
1988-09-28	Motion for leave to intervene	Canadian National Railway Company
1988-09-23	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	General Bakeries Ltd.
1988-09-23	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
1988-09-23	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-09-22	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1988-09-21	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1988-09-21	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Oral argument limited to 10 minutes. Factum by Jan 21/89. Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation & production of supplementary factum & costs for preparation in argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor.), L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1988-09-21	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-21, (Oral argument limited to 10 minutes. Factum by Jan 21/89. Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation & production of supplementary factum & costs for preparation in argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor.), L'HD
1988-09-21	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-21, (Oral argument limited to 10 minutes. Factum by Jan 21/89. Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation & production of supplementary factum & costs for preparation in argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor.), L'HD
1988-09-21	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Written argument only, to be filed by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and production of supplementary factums & costs for preparation of argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor), L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1988-09-21	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-21, (Written argument only, to be filed by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and production of supplementary factums & costs for preparation of argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor), L'HD
1988-09-21	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-21, (Written argument only, to be filed by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation and production of supplementary factums & costs for preparation of argument in order to address additional issues raised by Intervenor), L'HD
1988-09-21	Affidavit, time to file notice of intervention	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1988-09-21	Motion to extend time, time to file notice of intervention	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1988-09-21	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	General Bakeries Ltd.
1988-09-21	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
1988-09-21	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-09-20	Motion for leave to intervene	Canadian Labour Congress
1988-09-14	Affidavit, of John Douglas Carr	Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
1988-09-14	Motion for leave to intervene	Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta
1988-09-12	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1988-09-12	Motion for leave to intervene, , served copy, with service	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
1988-09-09	Affidavit	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
1988-09-09	Motion for leave to intervene	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
1988-09-09	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Canada
1988-09-07	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1988-09-07	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Quebec
1988-09-07	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, LaF, (Intervenor limited to written submissions. Intervenor's factum by Jan 21/89; Intervenor shall assume costs for preparation & confection of supplementary factums & cost for preparation in argument in order to address additional issues raised by intervenor.) Granted, no order as to costs
1988-09-07	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-07, LaF
1988-09-07	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-09-07, LaF
1988-09-06	Order on miscellaneous motion
1988-09-02	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Alberta
1988-08-31	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	General Bakeries Ltd.
1988-08-31	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador
1988-08-31	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-08-31	Affidavit, of J.B. Ploughman	Canadian Manufacturer's Association
1988-08-31	Motion for leave to intervene	Canadian Manufacturer's Association
1988-08-31	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of British Columbia
1988-08-29	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-08-29	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1988-08-26	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-04-17
1988-08-26	Service, of Constitutional Question of Gov't of P.E.I.
1988-08-26	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1988-08-19	Decision on miscellaneous motion, (Case on appeal by Nov 04/88; Appellant's factum by Nov 17/88; Respondent's factum by Jan 09/89; Intervenor's factum by Jan 21/89. Appeal to be heard Feb 01/89.), CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1988-08-19	Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1988-08-19, (Case on appeal by Nov 04/88; Appellant's factum by Nov 17/88; Respondent's factum by Jan 09/89; Intervenor's factum by Jan 21/89. Appeal to be heard Feb 01/89.), CJ
1988-08-19	Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1988-08-19, (Case on appeal by Nov 04/88; Appellant's factum by Nov 17/88; Respondent's factum by Jan 09/89; Intervenor's factum by Jan 21/89. Appeal to be heard Feb 01/89.), CJ
1988-08-18	Notice of miscellaneous motion	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-08-18	Response to miscellaneous motion	Shirley Piercey
1988-08-17	Notice of miscellaneous motion, (amended notice)	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-08-16	Service, of affidavits of S.R. Stevenson, Glen Roebothan, & Gregory Dickie
1988-08-15	Affidavit, of S.R. Stevenson, Glen Roebothan & Gregory Dickie	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-08-15	Notice of miscellaneous motion, by A.G. of Nfld., Workers Comp. Comm. of Nfld., & General Bakeries Ltd.,	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-08-05	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.256. Interventions by Sept 09/88), CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1988-08-05	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-08-05, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.256. Interventions by Sept 09/88), CJ
1988-08-05	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-08-05, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.256. Interventions by Sept 09/88), CJ
1988-07-21	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated July 20 from Burke-Robertson (on consent)
1988-07-20	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated July 18 from Gowling & Henderson
1988-06-14	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-14 Decision reserved
1988-06-14	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-14 Decision reserved
1988-06-03	Notice of appeal, , served copy, with service	Shirley Piercey
1988-06-03	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated June 03/88 from Burke-Robertson and copy of letter to Burke-Robertson from S. Ronald Stevenson
1988-06-03	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal Traversed, no order as to costs
1988-06-03	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-03, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal Decision reserved
1988-06-03	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-06-03, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal Decision reserved
1988-06-02	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated June 02/88 from Burke-Robertson, Chadwick et al
1988-05-31	Appeal court record, (judgment)
1988-05-27	Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1988-05-25	Notice of appeal, With service	Shirley Piercey
1988-05-24	Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, La Granted, no order as to costs
1988-05-24	Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1988-05-24, La
1988-05-24	Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1988-05-24, La
1988-05-20	Response to motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal	Attorney General of Newfoundland
1988-05-20	Affidavit, of David Beatty	Shirley Piercey
1988-05-20	Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal	Shirley Piercey
1988-05-20	Motion to state a constitutional question, and for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal, with service	Shirley Piercey
1987-12-24	$30.00 filing fee, receipt # 11582	Shirley Piercey
1987-12-24	Notice of appeal	Shirley Piercey

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
In the Matter of a Reference of section 32 and 34 of the Workers' Compensation Act, 1983	Applicant	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Saskatchewan	Intervener	Active
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of British Columbia	Intervener	Active
Canadian Manufacturer's Association	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Alberta	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Quebec	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Nova Scotia	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Canada	Intervener	Active
Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Manitoba	Intervener	Active
Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of New Brunswick	Intervener	Active
Canadian Labour Congress	Intervener	Active
Canadian National Railway Company	Intervener	Active
Cote by her Guardian ad litem, Margaret Vararhelyi, Suzanne Maria	Intervener	Active
Piercey, Shirley	Other	Active
Attorney General of Newfoundland	Other	Active
Workers Compensation Commission of Newfoundland & Labrador	Other	Active
General Bakeries Ltd.	Other	Active

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.

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