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35645
Boleslaw Tadeusz Szocik v. Attorney General of England and Wales
(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
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| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-07 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2014-07-07 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Brian A. Crane, Q.C. | |
| 2014-07-07 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,286.08, Reg | |
| 2014-07-07 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2014-06-11 | Bill of costs, Completed on: 2014-06-11 | Attorney General of England and Wales |
| 2014-04-04 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2014-04-04 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2014-04-03 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA040353, 2013 BCCA 443, dated October 9, 2013, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2014-03-03 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Cro Wa | |
| 2014-02-03 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2014-02-03 | Boleslaw Tadeusz Szocik |
| 2014-01-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Electronic version filed on 2014-01-23) | Attorney General of England and Wales |
| 2014-01-23 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2014-01-23 | Attorney General of England and Wales |
| 2013-12-23 | Correspondence received from, Michael Menkes dated 2013-12-17. Re: Return of the C/A order form | Boleslaw Tadeusz Szocik |
| 2013-12-10 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order | |
| 2013-12-09 | Application for leave to appeal, C/A order missing - Rec'd on 2014-01-27, Completed on: 2014-01-27 | Boleslaw Tadeusz Szocik |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Szocik, Boleslaw Tadeusz | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of England and Wales | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Szocik, Boleslaw Tadeusz
Counsel
1st Floor
New Westminster, British Columbia
V3M 1E3
Telephone: (604) 521-8885 Ext: 309
FAX: (604) 521-3611
Email: mmenkes@shaw.ca
Agent
900 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca
Party: Attorney General of England and Wales
Counsel
Beth Allard
510 West Georgia Street
Suite 1800
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 0M3
Telephone: (604) 641-4881
FAX: (604) 646-2671
Email: rdd@bht.com
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com
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Public international law — Jurisdictional immunity — Foreign states — Applicant bringing action in British Columbia court alleging that United Kingdom secret service agents engaged in harassment campaign against him in that province — Respondent applying to dismiss action on basis that court had no jurisdiction with respect to allegations advanced – State Immunity Act providing that foreign state is not immune from jurisdiction of a court in any proceedings that relate to personal or bodily injury occurring in Canada — Whether significant psychiatric injury falls within meaning of “personal or bodily injury” — State Immunity Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S 18, s. 6(a).
The applicant is a resident of London, England. He commenced an action in the British Columbia Supreme Court against the respondent alleging that secret service agents of the United Kingdom have acted in a fashion to harass him in the province of British Columbia by means of electronic devices that allowed them to speak directly into his brain.
The respondent brought an application to dismiss the action on the basis that the court had no jurisdiction with respect to the allegations advanced against it by the applicant. The chambers judge accepted the respondent’s arguments that it enjoyed immunity pursuant to the State Immunity Act and dismissed the action. The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s appeal.
Lower court rulings
Supreme Court of British Columbia
S118619, 2012 BCSC 1480
Action dismissed
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)
CA040353, 2013 BCCA 443
Appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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