What is a vexatious litigant who makes a claim that the court has repeatedly said cannot be advanced?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Singh v Nielsen, 2017 BCSC 1876 (CanLII):

Making a claim that the court has repeatedly stated cannot be advanced is also a sign of a vexatious litigant (Sterritt v. Canada, 2017 BCSC 1064 at para. 26).

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