Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


27683

Lawpost, a division of Legal Research Consultants Inc., et al. v. Province of New Brunswick, et al.

(New Brunswick) (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)
2000-12-04 Close file on Leave
2000-11-23 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2000-11-03 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared
2000-08-18 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-08-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2000-06-19 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Ia Ma
2000-05-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, S. Smith re: returning his notice of const. questions (premature)
2000-03-07 Correspondence received from, B. Smith dated March 6, 2000 re: responding to the Registrar's letter dated Feb. 23, 2000; also requesting that this application and the application in 27596 be sent to the same panel (joint with 27596) S. Bryant Smith
2000-02-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Mr. Smith in response to his letters of Feb. 3/00 (c.c. to Gowlings, agent for Mr. Haines)
2000-02-14 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, Completed on: 2000-02-14 S. Bryant Smith
2000-02-03 Correspondence received from, Mr. Smith (by fax) dated Feb. 3/00 re: challenge of costs sanctions in connection with leave to appeal and the SCC practice in declining to give reasons ol leave to appeal S. Bryant Smith
2000-02-03 Correspondence received from, Mr. Smith (by fax) dated Feb. 3/00 re: message found of Quicklaw S. Bryant Smith
2000-02-01 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2000-02-01 The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Jutice of New Brunswick, The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
2000-01-31 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-01-31 The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Jutice of New Brunswick, The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick
2000-01-28 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-01-28 The Provincial Court of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick
2000-01-25 Supplemental document, 3 copies of Appeal Book - Court of Queen's Bench of N.B. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and its members, as represented by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
2000-01-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (service by fax - not accepted), Completed on: 2000-01-27 The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and its members, as represented by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
2000-01-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (proof of delivery requested), Completed on: 2000-01-27 Province of New Brunswick
2000-01-17 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2000-01-04 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-01-04 S. Bryant Smith

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
Lawpost, a division of Legal Research Consultants Inc. Applicant Active
Smith, S. Bryant Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Province of New Brunswick Respondent Active
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and its members, as represented by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Respondent Active
The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Jutice of New Brunswick, The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick Respondent Active
The Provincial Court of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Lawpost, a division of Legal Research Consultants Inc.

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Smith, S. Bryant

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Province of New Brunswick

Counsel
Cedric L. Haines
Attorney General of New Brunswick
Pièce 444, Édifice du centenaire
670, rue King, C.P. 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-3606
FAX: (506) 453-3275
Agent
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and its members, as represented by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Counsel
Carolyn Layden-Stevenson
Stevenson & Stevenson
127 George Street
P.O. Box 245, Station A
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 4Y9
Telephone: (506) 458-9884
FAX: (506) 450-2844
Agent
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: The Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Jutice of New Brunswick, The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick

Counsel
Martin W. Mason
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600-160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: The Provincial Court of New Brunswick, as represented by the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick

Counsel
Frederic C. McElman, Q.C.
Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales
77 Westmorland Street
Suite 600
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5B4
Telephone: (506) 458-1970
FAX: (506) 444-8974
Agent
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

April 20, 1999
Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

F/C/283/98

See file

November 9, 1999
Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

109/99/CA

See file

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.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing 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 factums 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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27