Question

Summary of Antigonish​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Three months after a decision by the Utility and Review Board was rendered, the appellant filed a notice of appeal from the Board's decision. The Utility and Review Board Act specifies that a notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the issuance of an order. The respondent applied for an order dismissing the appeal. The appellant claimed that it believed it had 90 days to file the notice of the appeal as a result of a conversation with the Chairperson of the Board, and that it had always intended to file an appeal. The appellant was unable to discuss the matter with its solicitor, who had died two weeks after the Board's decision. It applied for an extension of time.Allowing the appellant's application and dismissing the application of the respondent, that the interests of justice require that leave to extend time be granted. The issue raised by the appeal is important, the appellant had a continuing intention to appeal, and it had a reasonable excuse for not filing the notice within the required period.

Answer 2

Answer:

Three months after a decision by the Utility and Review Board was rendered, the appellant filed a notice of appeal from the Board's decision. The Utility and Review Board Act specifies that a notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the issuance of an order. The respondent applied for an order dismissing the appeal. The appellant claimed that it believed it had 90 days to file the notice of the appeal as a result of a conversation with the Chairperson of the Board, and that it had always intended to file an appeal. The appellant was unable to discuss the matter with its solicitor, who had died two weeks after the Board's decision. It applied for an extension of time.Allowing the appellant's application and dismissing the application of the respondent, that the interests of justice require that leave to extend time be granted. The issue raised by the appeal is important, the appellant had a continuing intention to appeal, and it had a reasonable excuse for not filing the notice within the required period.