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24713

Her Majesty the Queen v. Royal Bank of Canada

(Alberta) (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)
1997-05-09 Appeal closed
1997-05-01 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 box)
1997-04-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Lang, Michener
1997-04-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada
1997-04-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Edmonton)
1997-02-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Lang, Michener
1997-02-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Deputy Attorney General of Canada
1997-02-27 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is dismissed with costs, La Forest, Gonthier and Cory JJ. dissenting.
Dismissed, with costs
1997-02-20 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from E. Sojonky dated Feb. 19/97; re: that the material filed by the respondent should not be considered by the Court; that he merely sent a letter
1997-02-17 General proceeding, 10 copies of response to Mr. Sojonky's letter dated Jan. 6/97, with service Royal Bank of Canada
1997-01-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Justice Department, Mr. E. Sojonky to M. Larmour, letter dated Jan. 6, 1997 re: leave to appeal in Ford Motor, file no. 25710 deals with the same issue (joint with 25710) (keep in file as per D. B.)
1996-11-19 General proceeding, (advised Michael Lema that he would have to make a formal motion if he wished to file add. authorities with a view of making submissions)
1996-11-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Justice Department (Michael Lema), letter dated Nov. 14, 1996 (fax copy) re: submission of new case
1996-06-25 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (77 pages)
1996-06-19 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-06-19, LaF So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1996-06-18 Supplemental document, 10 copies of BOOK OF EXCERPTS Royal Bank of Canada
1996-05-24 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record)
1996-05-24 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with C/A record)
1996-05-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener, letter dated May 10/96 re: available to argue the appeal on June 19/96 (fax copy)
1996-05-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated May 8/96 from Edward R. Sojonky re: availability to argue the appeal on June 19/96
1996-05-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener, letter dated May 6/96 re: will proceed with a motion before CJ for a date of hearing in the current session
1996-05-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated May 7/96 from Eugene Meehan to the Chief Justice re: hearing of the appeal
1996-04-26 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-04-26 Royal Bank of Canada
1996-04-26 Book of authorities, 11 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-04-26 Royal Bank of Canada
1996-04-25 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-06-19
Decision reserved
1996-04-19 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-04-22
1996-04-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from E. Sojonky to Registrr, letter dated April 18/96 re: agreement to have the appeal heard on June 20/96 to the condition to file a brief reply
1996-04-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Eugene Meehan; re: June 20 hearing of the appeal; may decide to have an extra factum
1996-04-15 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 31903 Royal Bank of Canada
1996-04-15 Affidavit, of Corinne Daniels (5 copies - book form) (original filed April 16/96), with service Royal Bank of Canada
1996-04-15 Motion to expedite the appeal, (appeal scheduled for June 20/96) - 5 copies - book form, with service, Completed on: 1996-04-15 Royal Bank of Canada
1996-04-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Milner, Fenerty to A. Roland, letter dated April 11/96 re: requesting that the date and time given for the hearing of the appeal (June 20/96) be maintained (original filed April 12/96)
1996-04-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from lang, Michener; re: will bring a motion on Apr. 15/96 to preserve the hearing dated of June 20/96
1996-03-11 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-11 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-03-11 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-11 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-27 Certified casebook, 1 copy Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-23 Proof of service, of Case on Appeal
1996-02-12 Case on appeal, 24 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1995-11-24 Proof of service, of the notice of appeal
1995-11-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Milner Fenerty (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-11-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-11-14 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-11-10 Notice of appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1995-10-12 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ G Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-10-12 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Milner Fenerty (Edmonton, AB)
1995-10-12 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-07-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ G Ia
1995-05-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 7 copies (RETURNED THE SAME DAY FOR CORRECTION TO MILNER, FENERTY - PRINTED ON RIGHT SIDE as per phone conversation with Mr. Rutman's secretary) (5 copies back from correction on May 31, 1995), with service Royal Bank of Canada
1995-05-19 General proceeding, 5 copies of C.A. Order Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-19 Proof of service, of leave application
1995-05-11 Correspondence received from, sent to Milner Fenerty (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of letter dated May 11/95 sent to applicant
1995-05-11 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1995-05-09 $50.00 filing fee, (from Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-09 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service and formal order of C.A. missing), Completed on: 1995-05-19 Her Majesty the Queen

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 Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Royal Bank of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Edward R. Sojonky, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4871
Agent
Name
Edward R. Sojondy, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763

Party: Royal Bank of Canada

Counsel
Name
Ray C. Rutman
Contact information
Milner Fenerty
2900 - 10180, 101 ST NW
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5J 3V5
Telephone: (403) 423-7100
FAX: (403) 423-7276
Agent
Name
Eugene Meehan
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 30, 1994
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

x

see file

March 10, 1995
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton)

9303-0647-AC

appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13