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BCCA Asked to Review Advance Costs Made Against Private Litigants in Charter Litigation

Posted in Charter of Rights, Communications, Constitutional, Procedure

In Dish Network L.L.C. v. Rex, the Supreme Court of British Columbia took the rare step of ordering advance costs in a constitutional challenge. More surprisingly, the court ordered three private litigants to pay 50% of those costs. This case is now headed to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Mr. Rex sold satellite… → Read More