What is the test for refusing to entertain an application because the applicant is in violation of a court order?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Yao v. Li, 2012 BCCA 315 (CanLII):
It is clear that a court may refuse to entertain an application because the applicant is in violation of a court order (see Larkin v. Glase, 2009 BCCA 321, [2009] 11 W.W.R. 22). In my view, a review of the transcript of the proceedings before the chambers judge shows that this was what he did.
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