Bell Media Inc. v Singh

Decided: 2026-10-16. Docket: CA51746. Citation: 2026 BCCA 416 (CanLII). Procedure — Case management — Application to quash — Whether the motion to quash should be heard by a division or a single justice — Jurisdictional question described as sufficiently important — Default approach under Court of Appeal Rules considered — Motion directed to be decided by a division — Order made | Procedure — Preliminary objections — Lack of jurisdiction — Whether the motion to quash should be heard as a discrete issue before the appeal — Rule 60(4) timing addressed — Jurisdiction characterized as discrete and capable of resolution without merits review — Hearing ordered in advance of appeal, subject to division’s discretion — Order made | Procedure — Appeals — Publication ban — Appeal filed as civil appea