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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)
2004-04-21	Appeal closed
2004-04-20	Order on motion to vary pronouncement / order
2004-04-20	Decision on motion to vary pronouncement / order, CJ Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB De F, UPON APPLICATIONS by the respondents (appellants on cross-appeal) for a rehearing on the issue of costs and to amend the judgment in the above appeal; AND HAVING READ the material filed; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motions are dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs
2004-04-07	Submission of motion to vary pronouncement / order, CJ Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB De F
2004-03-26	Correspondence received from, Roger T. Hughes, Q.C. dated 03/26/04 in response to Gowlings' letter of 03/24/04 (sent to the judges April 7/04)	CCH Canadian Limited
2004-03-26	Response to motion to vary pronouncement / order, to both motions (bookform) (sent to the judges April 7/04), Completed on: 2004-03-31	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2004-03-26	Correspondence received from, Gowlings dated 03/24/04 re: two motions dated March 11 and March 17, 2004	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2004-03-17	Motion to vary pronouncement / order, (to amend the judgment pronounced 03/04/04)(affidavit of Glen A. Bloom in bookform) (sent to the judges April 7/04), Completed on: 2004-03-17	CCH Canadian Limited
2004-03-12	Motion to vary pronouncement / order, on the question of costs (affidavit of Arthur B. Renaud in bookform) (sent to the judges April 7/04), Completed on: 2004-03-12	CCH Canadian Limited
2004-03-08	Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2004-03-04	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB De F, The appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A-806-99, A-807-99, A-808-99, dated May 14, 2002, heard on November 10, 2003 is allowed. The cross-appeal is dismissed. Given the appellant's success on the appeal and cross-appeal, it is entitled to costs throughout. Allowed, with costs
2004-03-04	Judgment on the cross-appeal rendered, CJ Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB De F, The appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A-806-99, A-807-99, A-808-99, dated May 14, 2002, heard on November 10, 2003 is allowed. The cross-appeal is dismissed. Given the appellant's success on the appeal and cross-appeal, it is entitled to costs throughout. Dismissed, with costs
2003-11-24	Transcript received, (85 pages)
2003-11-10	Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2003-11-10	Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings, from all parties
2003-11-10	Hearing of the appeal, 2003-11-10, CJ Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB De F
2003-11-10	Respondent's condensed book, Appellants in cross-appeal	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-11-07	Supplemental document, Condensed book of the Intervener	The Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers
2003-11-07	Appellant's condensed book	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-10-28	Notice of appearance, from Ogilvy Renault	La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS COPYRIGHT)
2003-10-27	Notice of appearance, From Christina Christie	The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
2003-10-10	Supplemental document, Supplemental Book of Authorities	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-09-17	Order by, Bi, UPON APPLICATION by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers and La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency for leave to intervene in the above appeal and pursuant to the order of July 15, 2003; IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the said interveners are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes in total at the hearing of the appeal. Granted
2003-09-09	Intervener's factum, (see order), Completed on: 2003-09-09	The Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers
2003-09-09	Book of authorities, vol. 1 to 4, Completed on: 2003-09-09	The Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers
2003-09-09	Book of authorities, Completed on: 2003-09-09	La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS COPYRIGHT)
2003-09-09	Intervener's factum, (see order), Completed on: 2003-09-09	La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS COPYRIGHT)
2003-09-08	Intervener's factum, (see order), Completed on: 2003-09-08	The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
2003-08-29	Notice of hearing sent to parties
2003-08-28	Appeal hearing scheduled, 2003-11-10
2003-08-06	Appeal perfected for hearing
2003-07-28	Order on motion to extend time
2003-07-28	Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve and file the appellant Law Society of Upper Canada's factum on cross-appeal and book of authorities to July 18, 2003, nunc pro tunc. Granted
2003-07-28	Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2003-07-24	Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), from Osler, Oskin dated July 23, 2003, Completed on: 2003-07-24	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-07-21	Motion to extend time, to file the factum on cross-appeal, Completed on: 2003-07-21	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-07-18	Respondent's book of authorities - cross appeal, Completed on: 2003-07-18	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-07-18	Respondent's factum - cross appeal, Completed on: 2003-07-18	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-07-15	Order on motion for leave to intervene, (BY BINNIE J.)
2003-07-15	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Bi, 1. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, the FEDERATION OF LAW SOCIETIES OF CANADA is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length. 2. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicants, the CANADIAN PUBLISHERS' COUNCIL and ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN PUBLISHERS is granted and the applicants shall be entitled to serve and file a joint factum not to exceed 20 pages in length. 3. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicants, LA SOCIÉTÉ QUÉBÉCOISE DE GESTION COLLECTIVE DES DROITS DE REPRODUCTION and THE CANADIAN COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY is granted and the applicants shall be entitled to serve and file a joint factum not to exceed 20 pages in length. The request to present oral argument is deferred to a date following receipt and consideration of the written arguments of the parties and the intervener. The interveners shall not be entitled to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59 (1)(a) the interveners shall pay to the appellant and respondents any additional disbursements occasioned to the appellant and respondents by the interventions. Granted
2003-07-15	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Bi
2003-07-03	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Gowlings dated June 30, 2003 re: response to the 3 interventions, Completed on: 2003-07-03	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-06-27	Appellant's book of authorities - cross appeal, (joint)(vol. 1 and 2), Completed on: 2003-06-27	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-06-27	Respondent's book of authorities, (joint)(vol. 1 and 2), Completed on: 2003-06-27	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-06-27	Appellant's factum - cross appeal, (joint), Completed on: 2003-06-27	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-06-27	Respondent's factum, (joint with cross-appeal), Completed on: 2003-06-27	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-06-16	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, book form, Completed on: 2003-06-16	The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
2003-06-09	Respondent's record, Vol. I to V, Completed on: 2003-06-09	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-06-09	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, re: intervention by Federation of law societies of Canada, Completed on: 2003-06-09	CCH Canadian Limited
2003-05-30	Motion for leave to intervene, to file a factum and present oral argument (book form), Completed on: 2003-05-30	La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS COPYRIGHT)
2003-05-30	Motion for leave to intervene, to file a factum and present oral argument (book form), Completed on: 2003-05-30	The Federation of Law Societies of Canada
2003-05-30	Motion for leave to intervene, to file a factum and present oral argument (book form), Completed on: 2003-05-30	The Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers
2003-05-12	Order on motion to extend time
2003-05-12	Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the appellant's factum to May 2/03 and book of authorities to May 5/03, Reg Granted
2003-05-12	Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2003-05-09	Motion to extend time, to file the factum to May 2, 2003 and authorities to May 5, 2003, Completed on: 2003-05-09	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-05-05	Appellant's book of authorities, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2003-05-12	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-05-02	Appellant's factum, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2003-05-12	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-04-14	Appellant's record, Volume 1 and II (24 copies) Volume III to XI (12 copies), Completed on: 2003-05-05	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2003-01-13	Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2003-01-13	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2002-12-16	Notice of cross appeal, Completed on: 2002-12-16	CCH Canadian Limited
2002-12-13	Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2002-12-13	Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2002-12-12	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to cross-appeal Granted, with costs in the cause
2002-12-12	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Ba De, The application for an extension of time and the applications for leave to appeal and for leave to cross-appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A-806-99, A-807-99 and A-808-99, dated May 14, 2002, are granted with costs in the cause. Granted, with costs in the cause
2002-12-12	Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, CJ Ba De Granted, with costs in the cause
2002-11-12	All material on the application for leave to cross-appeal submitted to the Judges, CJ Ba De
2002-11-12	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Ba De
2002-11-12	Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, CJ Ba De
2002-10-28	Reply to the memorandum in response to the argument on cross-appeal, Completed on: 2002-10-28	CCH Canadian Limited
2002-10-21	Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (joint with response to cross-appeal), Completed on: 2002-10-21	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2002-10-21	Memorandum of argument in response to the cross-appeal, (joint with applicant's reply), Completed on: 2002-10-21	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2002-09-19	Application for leave to cross-appeal, (joint in the response to the leave application), Completed on: 2002-09-19	CCH Canadian Limited
2002-09-19	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2002-09-19	CCH Canadian Limited
2002-09-12	Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2002-08-27	Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (include in application for leave), Completed on: 2002-08-27	The Law Society of Upper Canada
2002-08-27	Application for leave to appeal, (extension of time included), Completed on: 2002-08-27	The Law Society of Upper Canada

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
The Law Society of Upper Canada	Appellant / Respondent on cross-appeal	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
CCH Canadian Limited	Respondent / Appellant on cross-appeal	Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
The Law Society of Upper Canada	Appellant / Respondent on cross-appeal	Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Thomson Canada Limited c.o.b. as Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing	Respondent / Appellant on cross-appeal	Active

And Between

Sub parties (2) - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
The Law Society of Upper Canada	Appellant / Respondent on cross-appeal	Active

v.

Sub parties (2) - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Canada Law Book Inc.	Respondent / Appellant on cross-appeal	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
The Canadian Publishers' Council and Association of Canadian Publishers	Intervener	Active
The Federation of Law Societies of Canada	Intervener	Active
La Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) and The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (ACCESS COPYRIGHT)	Intervener	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.

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.

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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.

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