Rare Vexatious Litigant Order Upheld by the Court of Appeal in Manitoba: College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba v. Hancock, 2023 MBCA 70
By Dr. Gerard Kennedy & Tasha Ellis In a 2023 Manitoba Court of Appeal decision,[1] Justice Mainella provided an overview of the history, purpose, and challenges involved in vexatious litigant orders. In this vein, he also considered the “co-existing” inherent and statutory[2] jurisdiction of Manitoba courts to approve, dismiss and even initiate a motion for a vexatious […]