Vexatious Complaints: What to do When Things Get Out of Hand

October 24, 2023 4:30pm

Colleen Bauman
Partner
Goldblatt Partners LLP

Justin H. Nasseri
Founding Partner
Ross Nasseri LLP
Chair, Civil Litigation Executive Committee
Ontario Bar Association

There is an ever-flowing abundance of frivolous complaints received by administrative tribunals and agencies at the intake level that often lead to time consuming tedious procedures. This panel will address successful strategies to overcome the growing load.

  • Analyzing best practices on how administrative tribunals should bet deal with frivolous and vexatious complaints at the intake stage
  • Identifying the threshold of administrative tribunals and agencies are required to satisfy to establish that a complaint need not be investigated
  • Understanding the laws and burden of proof needed to prove that a complaint is frivolous or vexatious
  • Are there any administrative or judicial remedies a party may pursue to have a litigant declared vexatious when there is no statutory approach prescribed in the enabling legislation?