On Friday, November 7, 2025, Justice Darlene Jamieson will consider a Notice of Motion to approve a proposed settlement in the following class action lawsuit:

SH-514712 - Isai Estey, by his litigation guardian E. Anne MacRae Vs. The Attorney General of Nova Scotia Representing His Majesty the King in right of The Province of Nova Scotia

The case, first filed in May 2022 and certified as a class proceeding in June 2024, alleges that the Province of Nova Scotia’s mismanagement of its system of disability assistance violates sections 7 and 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is negligent.

The class action was brought to claim compensation for people with disabilities who were determined eligible to receive disability services under the Social Assistance Act, but who were placed on the waitlist, or placed in Institutions, Nursing Homes, or Hospitals.

The Amended Notice of Action can be found on the Courts’ Class Action Registry at https://courts.ns.ca/courts/supreme-court/class-action-registry.

This proceeding will be livestreamed on the Courts of Nova Scotia website to ensure it is accessible to members of the class. Closed captioning will be available and can be turned on through the video player’s settings.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 7. The public can watch the livestream on the Courts of Nova Scotia website here.

As per the Nova Scotia Courts’ copyright policy, webcasts of court proceedings may not be broadcast or re-broadcast by embedding them in another website or by any other means. However, portions of the webcasts (audio and video) may be re-broadcast as part of conventional news coverage. Hyperlinks to the live webcast page and the page of archived videos on the Courts of Nova Scotia website are permitted.