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Freeman on the Land?

Meads is such a complete opinion, that it's become a primary citation in much of the Commonwealth. It's also been referred to in US cases, where it doesn't even carry any weight.
 
ModlrMike said:
Meads is such a complete opinion, that it's become a primary citation in much of the Commonwealth. It's also been referred to in US cases, where it doesn't even carry any weight.
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It didn’t carry any weight till cited down here.
Generally in absence of case law, common law countries can cite other nations. No one wants to go through a slew of shit from Sovereign Citizens down here, and I gather that was a method for the Judge of saying STFU you have no case quicker than having to suffer through a litany of verbal diarrhea from some defendants.
 
KevinB said:
It didn’t carry any weight till cited down here.
Generally in absence of case law, common law countries can cite other nations. No one wants to go through a slew of shit from Sovereign Citizens down here, and I gather that was a method for the Judge of saying STFU you have no case quicker than having to suffer through a litany of verbal diarrhea from some defendants.
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Once it has been cited you better believe it has weight.
It must be incredibly frustrating for judges to have to deal with these loons .
 
Another pseudo law vexatious litigant, with the added twist of lawyers notarizing some documents, to chagrin of the court - and with the judge sending his judgement to the Alberta bar.

OPCA notarisation and magic beans

In Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson , 2022 ABQB 354 Associate Chief Justice J.D. Rooke considers sovereign citizen (OPCA) claims and the res...
barnoldlaw.blogspot.com barnoldlaw.blogspot.com
 
dapaterson said:
Another pseudo law vexatious litigant, with the added twist of lawyers notarizing some documents, to chagrin of the court - and with the judge sending his judgement to the Alberta bar.

OPCA notarisation and magic beans

In Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson , 2022 ABQB 354 Associate Chief Justice J.D. Rooke considers sovereign citizen (OPCA) claims and the res...
barnoldlaw.blogspot.com barnoldlaw.blogspot.com
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That should be an interesting twist to keep an eye on. Of the two lawyers mentioned, Cody Allan Melnyk and Terrance N. Taylor, only Mr. Melnyk is listed as "practising" on the Law Society of Alberta website; Mr. Taylor is listed as "inactive".

As the society notes on their site:
  • Only lawyers with a status of “active, practising” are entitled to practice law. Lawyers whose status is listed as retired, inactive, suspended or disbarred are prohibited from practising law.

edited to add - also from the society site

"If you wish to remain a member of the Law Society of Alberta but will not be practicing law, you can apply for Inactive status. As an Inactive member, you will continue to receive Law Society materials and you are entitled to act as a Notary Public"
 
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Blackadder1916 said:
That should be an interesting twist to keep an eye on. Of the two lawyers mentioned, Cody Allan Melnyk and Terrance N. Taylor, only Mr. Melnyk is listed as "practising" on the Law Society of Alberta website; Mr. Taylor is listed as "inactive".

As the society notes on their site:
  • Only lawyers with a status of “active, practising” are entitled to practice law. Lawyers whose status is listed as retired, inactive, suspended or disbarred are prohibited from practising law.
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But you do not even have to be a lawyer to be a notary in the common law jurisdictions. There's no governing law society type of structure in Alberta but a pretty basic code of conduct and ministerial oversight.

www.alberta.ca

Notaries and commissioners

Instructions, codes of conduct and how to apply to be appointed as a notary public or a commissioner for oaths.
www.alberta.ca www.alberta.ca
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