Does the court have jurisdiction to deal with a motion where there has been no written decision or formal review decision?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from V.R. v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2007 SKAIA 105 (CanLII):
We accept the comments of Mr. Justice Baynton in Miller v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2001, 210 Sask R 297 (QB) where he stated: “ Accordingly, where there has been no formal written decision or formal review decision, the court has no jurisdiction to deal with the issue despite the laudable objective of effecting a speedy resolution or determining a matter that would in any event come back before the court”
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