In what circumstances will an interlocutory injunction be granted against an individual who alleges that the law is unconstitutional?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Independent Contractors and Businesses Association v British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 1597 (CanLII):
In constitutional litigation, as was noted by McLachlin C.J.C in Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 SCC 57 at para. 9: ...only in clear cases will interlocutory injunctions against the enforcement of a law on grounds of alleged unconstitutionality succeed.
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