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Functus officio: No second kick at the can for judges

By Anna Wong ( May 25, 2018, 8:54 AM EDT) -- It is often said that litigants only get one kick at the can and cannot try again later with a better pair of boots. The doctrine of functus officio operates to effectively impose the same restraint on judges....
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Paper Machinery Ltd. et al. v. Ross (J.O.) Engineering Corporation et al., [1934] S.C.R. 186
Saikely v. 519579 Ontario Ltd., [2002] O.J. No. 2863 (S.C.J.)
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JV Mechanical Ltd. v. Steelcase Construction Inc., [2010] O.J. No. 1073 (S.C.J.)
Chandler v. Alberta Association of Architects, [1989] 2 SCR 848
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He v. Furney, [2018] O.J. No. 1618 (S.C.J.)
Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union v. Capital District Health Authority 2006 NSCA 85

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