Federal Court Of Appeal: Litigants

Study Group Dept: However, the group found that existing court rules impede the ability of a judge to step in to curb their excesses, according to Globe and Mail. The number of self-represented litigants, some of whom are not willing to obey our rules, is increasing, said a judge who chaired the group, Mr. Justice David Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal. This is a trend everywhere, not just in our courts and the study group found that nuisance litigants typically pursue a multitude of parallel proceedings and legal motions. They shower court offices with voluminous documentation and find numerous ways to obstruct court processes. The move to strengthen the hand of judges comes at a time when high legal costs have prompted a deluge of litigants to act as their own lawyers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.