SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Barton, 2014 NSSC 145
Date: 20140404
Docket: Hfx No. 396602
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Attorney General of Nova Scotia representing Her Majesty the Queen
in right of the Province of Nova Scotia
Applicant
v.
Gerald Gaston Barton
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice James L. Chipman
Heard: April 4, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Written Decision: April 25, 2014
{Oral decision rendered April 4, 2014.}
Subject: Validity of subpoena
Summary: Chambers Motion to determine whether the subpoena issued by the Plaintiff for the Attorney General of Nova Scotia should be quashed.
Issue: Should the subpoena be struck?
Result: Given the lack of relevance of the Attorney General’s statements to the media, determined the subpoena be struck.
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