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26180

Arthur Robert Winters v. Legal Services Society, et al.

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (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)
1999-10-27 Appeal closed
1999-10-27 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
1999-10-27 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
1999-09-16 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
1999-09-15 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi, The appeal is allowed with costs throughout on a party and party basis, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the matter is referred to the Legal Services Society for disposition in accordance with the reasons of the majority, Cory J. dissenting in part.
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
1998-12-18 Transcript received, and distributed to the justices (91 pages)
1998-12-03 Respondent's condensed book, (book of excerpts for the oral argument) given in Court Legal Services Society
1998-12-03 Hearing of the appeal, 1998-12-03, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi
Judgment reserved
1998-12-01 General proceeding, (Letter Form), excerpts from Corrections and Conditional Release Act Regulattions Arthur Robert Winters
1998-11-27 Notice of appearance, of John W. Conroy, Q.C. & Michael Jackson at the hearing of the appeal Arthur Robert Winters
1998-10-08 Notice of hearing Arthur Robert Winters
1998-09-28 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-12-03
Judgment reserved
1998-08-04 Book of authorities, 12 COPIES, Completed on: 1998-08-04 Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-07-08 Book of authorities, 12 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-07-08 Legal Services Society
1998-07-08 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-07-08 Legal Services Society
1998-07-06 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-10-05
1998-07-06 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-07-06 Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-07-06 Respondent's record, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-07-06 Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-05-26 Proof of service, of the appellant's record, factum and authorities (fax copy)
1998-05-13 Book of authorities, 12 COPIES, Completed on: 1998-05-13 Arthur Robert Winters
1998-05-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1998-05-13 Arthur Robert Winters
1998-05-13 Appellant's record, 24 copies, Completed on: 1998-05-13 Arthur Robert Winters
1998-02-10 Order on motion to add or substitute parties
1998-02-09 Order on motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis
1998-02-05 Response to motion to add or substitute parties, (to add) A.G.B.C., Completed on: 1998-02-05 Legal Services Society
1998-02-05 Decision on motion to add or substitute parties, to add the Attorney General of B.C. as a respondent, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-02-05 Hearing of motion to add or substitute parties, 1998-02-05, to add the Attorney General of B.C. as a respondent, Reg
1998-02-05 Submission of motion to add or substitute parties, 1998-02-05, to add the Attorney General of B.C. as a respondent, Reg
1998-02-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowlings; re: neither consents nor opposes the motion by A.G.B.C. to be added as a party
1998-02-04 Decision on motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis, Completed on: 1998-02-04, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
Arthur Robert Winters
1998-02-04 Hearing of motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis, 1998-02-04, Completed on: 1998-02-04, Reg Arthur Robert Winters
1998-02-04 Submission of motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis, 1998-02-04, Completed on: 1998-02-04, Reg Arthur Robert Winters
1998-02-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from MacAdamsn, Law to Registrar, letter dated Jan. 23, 1998 re: Legal Service Society neither consents to nor opposes to the motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis
1998-01-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to MacAdams Law Firm and Conroy & Company re: Rule 32
1998-01-26 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #28491 Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-01-26 Affidavit, (TO ADD AS RESPONDENT); Neena Sharma, with service Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-01-26 Motion to add or substitute parties, (TO ADD AS RESPONDENT), with service, Completed on: 1998-01-26 Attorney General of British Columbia
1998-01-14 Proof of service, of Notice of Appeal; motion in forma pauperis, with service
1998-01-14 Affidavit, Arthur Robert Winters, with service Arthur Robert Winters
1998-01-14 Motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis, With service, Completed on: 1998-01-14 Arthur Robert Winters
1998-01-14 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1998-01-14 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-12-19 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-12-19 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener
1997-12-18 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-11-28 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co McL
1997-11-18 Proof of service, of the notice of motion and affidavit of Peter Harrison
1997-11-14 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve the leave application to Sept. 15/97, L'HD
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-11-14 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-11-14, to serve the leave application to Sept. 15/97, L'HD
1997-11-14 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-11-14, to serve the leave application to Sept. 15/97, L'HD
1997-11-03 Proof of service, of reply (admitted on Oct. 22\97)
1997-11-03 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt #28057 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-11-03 Affidavit, for service of the leave application; Peter Harrison, with service Arthur Robert Winters
1997-11-03 Motion to extend time, of service of the leave application, with service, Completed on: 1997-11-03 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-10-22 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-10-22 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-10-14 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-10-14 Legal Services Society
1997-09-22 Affidavit, of service of the application for leave admitted on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16/97 (extension of time to SERVE requested) Arthur Robert Winters
1997-09-22 General proceeding, to note the C/A formal judgment Arthur Robert Winters
1997-09-16 Proof of service, of leave application (admitted Sept. 15\97) (motion for late filing requested)
1997-09-16 General proceeding, formal C.A. Order Arthur Robert Winters
1997-09-11 Book of authorities, 5 copies, Completed on: 1997-09-11 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-09-11 Correspondence received from, sent to MacAdams Law Firm (Abbotsford, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated Sept. 11/97 sent to Applicant
1997-09-11 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1997-09-08 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 34679 Arthur Robert Winters
1997-09-08 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (service and formal order of C.A. missing), Completed on: 1997-11-14 Arthur Robert Winters

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
Winters, Arthur Robert Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Legal Services Society Respondent Active
Attorney General of British Columbia Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Winters, Arthur Robert

Counsel
Names
John W. Conroy, Q.C.
Michael Jackson
Contact information
Conroy & Company
2459 Pauline St
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 3S1
Telephone: (604) 852-5110
FAX: (604) 859-3361
Email: jconroy@johnconroy.com
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Legal Services Society

Counsel
Name
Douglas MacAdams
Contact information
MacAdams Law Firm
205 - 2975 Gladwin Rd
RR 10
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2T 5T4
Telephone: (604) 850-1675 Ext: 110
FAX: (604) 485-0193
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

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Names
Neena Sharma
Harvey Groberman
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
1001 Douglas Street
6th Floor
Victoria, British Columbia
V8V 1X4
Telephone: (250) 356-8400
FAX: (250) 356-9264
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Lower court rulings

May 4, 1995
Supreme Court of British Columbia

A940574

Applicant's petition seeking Legal Services representation dismissed

May 8, 1997
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA020404

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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 filling 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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Date modified: 2025-05-13