How Do I Waive Filing Fees in the Supreme Court?: Difference between revisions
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It is important to know that the court has an unlimited discretion to grant or refuse applications for indigent status. More importantly, even if you are broke, Rule 20-5(1) sets out three specific grounds for the court to refuse your application: | It is important to know that the court has an unlimited discretion to grant or refuse applications for indigent status. More importantly, even if you are broke, Rule 20-5(1) sets out three specific grounds for the court to refuse your application: | ||
#if your claim is unreasonable, or if your defence to the | #if your claim is unreasonable, or if your defence to the claimant's claim is unreasonable; | ||
#if your claim is "scandalous, frivolous or vexatious"; or, | #if your claim is "scandalous, frivolous or vexatious"; or, | ||
#if your claim or your defence is, for any other reason, an "abuse of the process of the court." | #if your claim or your defence is, for any other reason, an "abuse of the process of the court." | ||
