PRACTICE |
Contempt of Court |
Desnoes & Geddes Ltd. v. Hart Breweries Ltd.
T-1656-00
2001 FCT 696, Dawson J.
22/6/01
4 pp.
Contempt proceedings most serious matter, analogous to criminal proceedings--Court raising concern on its own motion as to whether R. 467(1)(b) complied with due to failure of show cause order that gave rise to proceeding to describe with sufficient particularity nature of case alleged against Hart, Robinson and Hart Robinson Breweries--Court not prepared to proceed with proceeding of this gravity in face of that uncertainty--Hearing adjourned to September 14 and plaintiff required to deliver and serve on counsel for Mr. Hart and Mr. Robinson written statement of each and every particular of each and every act alleged to be in contempt of court within 14 days--Written statement to be served personally as soon as practicable thereafter on Mr. Hart, Mr. Robinson and Hart Robinson Breweries Ltd.--Mr. Anissimoff requesting to be removed as counsel of record for Hart Robinson Breweries Ltd. (Hart) as has been unable to get instructions from client--Order for his removal as solicitor for Breweries, effective on filing of proof of service of order on client--Federal Court Rules 1998, SOR/98-106, r. 467(1)(b).