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41030
Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar v. University of British Columbia
(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-01-17 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties; RE: Certificate of Taxation | |
| 2025-01-17 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Karen R Zimmer | |
| 2025-01-17 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of: $1,193.32, Reg | |
| 2025-01-17 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2024-07-25 | Bill of costs, UNDER REVIEW, Completed on: 2024-07-26 | University of British Columbia |
| 2024-05-30 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-05-30 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-05-30 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The motion to adduce new evidence is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), number CA48221, 2023 BCCA 90, dated February 24, 2023, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2024-05-30 |
Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, See decision on application Dismissed |
|
| 2024-05-30 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application Granted |
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| 2024-04-15 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-04-15 | Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-04-15 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-01-29 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-01-29, (Printed version due on 2024-02-05) | Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
| 2024-01-19 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2024-01-26) | University of British Columbia |
| 2024-01-19 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A; Missing: -Proof of service;, (Printed version due on 2024-01-26) |
University of British Columbia |
| 2024-01-19 |
Response to the motion to adduce new evidence, (Book Form), (Included in the respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal), Missing: -Proof of service;, Completed on: 2024-04-17, (Printed version filed on 2024-01-19) |
University of British Columbia |
| 2024-01-19 |
Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: -Proof of service;, Incomplete, (Printed version filed on 2024-01-19) |
University of British Columbia |
| 2023-12-08 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2023-12-08 | |
| 2023-11-27 | Notice of name | Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
| 2023-11-27 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Public Access Form | Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
| 2023-11-27 | Motion to adduce new evidence, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-12-21 | Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
| 2023-11-27 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-12-21 | Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
| 2023-11-27 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (5 volumes), Required: Proof of Service (Rec'd 2023-12-21) Filing Fee (Rec'd 2023-12-19), Completed on: 2023-12-21 |
Alexandra Angvinland Skyllar |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angvinland Skyllar, Alexandra | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Angvinland Skyllar, Alexandra
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: University of British Columbia
Counsel
2700 – 700 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7Y 1B8
Telephone: (604) 484-1762
FAX: (604) 484-9762
Email: kzimmer@ahbl.ca
Agent
2600 – 160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com
Summary
Keywords
Civil procedure — Applicant’s action dismissed — Should the university, which caused substantial financial loss to its student, be held liable for its negligence/breach of contract and be ordered to compensate the student — Whether there was procedural unfairness — Whether the Court of Appeal expanded the range of absolute privilege and is contrary to recent case law from other appellate courts — Whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the applicant’s allegation of bias argument.
Summary
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The applicant advanced several claims against University of British Columbia (“UBC”) relating to her time as a student in the Bachelor of Education Program. She alleged in her notice of civil claim—both originally and as amended on August 12, 2021—that UBC breached an educational contract with her, that UBC was negligent, and that a program coordinator made defamatory statements about her, among other things. In addition, she alleged UBC discriminated against her on the basis of disability. The applicant’s motion to have the chambers judge recuse herself was dismissed. The chambers judge granted the respondent’s motion to strike the claim and dismissed the applicant’s action. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Lower court rulings
Applicant’s action dismissed with special costs
Appeal dismissed with costs
Filed documents
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