A.H. v R.B.

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nlca, 2026nlca21, 2026 nlca 21 (canlii), 2026, nlca, 21, (canlii), 202501h0089, 2026, procedure, appeals, amicus curiae, court of appeal civil rules, 2025, r. 39(1), whether it is necessary or appropriate to appoint amicus with “defence, like and specific duties”, discretion exercised sparingly and with caution, amicus role owed exclusively to the court, not a party, risk of circumventing legal aid act and public funding concerns, application dismissed, costs ordered with temporary stay, evidence, appeal record, transcript, court of appeal civil rules, 2025, r. 49(2), whether transcript can be dispensed with in favour of an audio recording, transcript necessary given grounds of appeal, credibility findings, and potential prejudice, insufficient evidence of financial inability and hardship, request to dispense with transcript dismissed, transcript ordered to be filed within set time