R. v. M.R.H., 2019 SCC 46 (38547) Judgment rendered Oct. 9, 2019
New trial not required; sexual assault conviction restored.

R. v. Omar, 2019 SCC 32 (38461) Judgment rendered May 23, 2019
Appeal allowed; convictions restored.

Christine DeJong Medicine Professional Corp. v. DBDC Spadina Ltd., 2019 SCC 30 (38051) judgment rendered May 17, 2019
Clarification of what’s needed for civil fraud.

R. v. W.L.S., 2019 SCC 27 (38427)
Publication ban; sexual assault verdict upheld.

R. v. Wakefield, 2019 SCC 26 (38425) judgment rendered May 2, 2019
Manslaughter substituted for second degree murder.

R. v. Larue, 2019 SCC 25 (38224) Judgment rendered Apr. 25, 2019
First degree murder conviction; issues include principled approach to hearsay.

R. v. J.M., 2019 SCC 24 (38483) Judgment rendered Apr. 25, 2019
Sexual assault convictions restored; issues include after-the-fact conduct.

R. v. Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21 (37984) Judgment rendered April 24, 2019
Case not moot; matter remitted to Qué. C.A.

R. v. Kelsie, 2019 SCC 17 (38129) Judgment rendered April 15, 2019
Second degree murder substituted for first; conspiracy conviction restored.

R. v. Snelgrove, 2019 SCC 16 (38372) judgment rendered March 27, 2019
Jury instruction on s. 273.1(2)(c) re consent.

R. v. George-Nurse, 2019 SCC 12 (38217) judgment rendered Feb. 19, 2019
Circumstantial evidence the “paradigm of a case to meet”.

R. v. Demedeiros, 2019 SCC 11 (38269) judgment rendered Feb. 15, 2019
Publication ban; sexual assault and confinement convictions upheld.

R. v. Blanchard, 2019 SCC 9 (38258) judgment rendered Feb. 14, 2019
Trial judge not err re understanding/application of automatism.

R. v. C.J., 2019 SCC 8 (38220) judgment rendered Feb. 13, 2019
Publication ban; sexual offences convictions upheld.

R. v. Fedyck, 2019 SCC 3 (38214) Judgment rendered Jan. 16, 2019
Theft conviction of firefighter re money and jewellery at the scene upheld.

R. v. Beaudry, 2019 SCC 2 (38308) Judgment rendered Jan. 15, 2019
Crown motion, to stay invalidity re jury trial for military, dismissed.

R. v. Quartey, 2018 SCC 59 (38026) Judgment rendered Dec. 19, 2018
No error by trial judge re credibility analysis/generalizations.

R. v. Culotta, 2018 SCC 57 (38213) Judgment rendered Dec. 14, 2018
Hospital records re blood samples for DUI admissible.

R. v. Ajise, 2018 SCC 51 (38149) judgment rendered Nov. 23, 2018
No substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice re fraud convictions.

Callidus Capital Corp. v. Canada, 2018 SCC 47 (37768) Judgment rendered Nov. 14, 2018
Bankruptcy of tax debtor & ss. 222(1.1) of the Excise Tax Act renders (here) s. 222 ineffective against a secured creditor.

R. v. Youssef, 2018 SCC 49 (38036) Judgment rendered Nov. 13, 2018
Not unreasonable to conclude all reasonable alternatives to guilt excluded.

R. v. Normore, 2018 SCC 42 (37993) judgment rendered Oct. 19, 2018
No need here for trial judge to compel witness to answer a question.

R. v. Gagon, 2018 SCC 41 (37972) judgment rendered Oct. 18, 2018
New trial ordered; negative on honest but mistaken belief defence.

R. v. Cyr-Langlois, 2017 QCCA 1033 (37760) Judgment rendered Oct. 17, 2018
Impaired acquittals set aside, and new trial ordered.

R. v. Gulliver, 2018 SCC 24 (37917) Judgment rendered May 23, 2018
Publication ban; issues include R. v. W. (D.) and alibi; convictions upheld.

R. v. Colling, 2018 SCC 23 (37905) Judgment rendered May 23, 2018
Trial judge “stepping into the shoes of counsel” of serious concern; conviction upheld.

R. v. Stephan, 2018 SCC 21 (37845) (37846) Judgment rendered May 18, 2018
Actus reus & mens rea conflated, inter alia; new trial.

R. v. Cain, 2018 SCC 20 (37926) Judgment rendered May 16, 2018
Appropriate use of prior consistent statement; conviction upheld. Publication ban.

R.A. v. Her Majesty The Queen, 2018 SCC 13 (37757) Judgment rendered March 26, 2018
Publication ban; sexual interference conviction; appeal dismissed, 4:1.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773 v. Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11 (37617) Judgment rendered March 21, 2018
Proper way to sue trade unions: representation order.

R. v. Black, 2018 SCC 10 (37665) Judgment rendered March 15, 2018
Trial judge reasons not adequate; new trial ordered.

R. v. A.G.W., 2018 SCC 9 (37795) Judgment rendered Feb. 19, 2018
Conviction for sexual assault with a weapon upheld.

R. v. G.T.D., 2018 SCC 7 (37756) Judgment rendered Feb. 19, 2018
“Hold off” duty on the part of police confirmed.

R. v. A.R.J.D., 2018 SCC 6 (37715) Judgment rendered Feb. 13, 2018
Error of law to judge credibility on expected behaviour of stereotypical victims of sexual assault.

R. v. Seipp, 2018 SCC 1 (37513) Judgment rendered Jan. 18, 2018
Controlling a MV in an accident then fleeing the scene = proof of mens rea.

Millington v. R., 2017 SCC 53 (37235) Judgment rendered Nov. 1, 2017
Perjury conviction upheld.

Robinson v. R., 2017 SCC 52 (37411) Judgment rendered Nov. 1, 2017
Perjury conviction upheld.

R. v. Bourgeois, 2017 ABCA 32 (37461) Judgment rendered Oct. 16, 2017
(Sexual assault) conviction not illogical, irrational, or unreasonable.

R. v. George, 2016 SKCA 155 (37372) Judgment rendered April 28, 2017
Publication ban, in the context of “factually consensual” sex with a 14-year-old complainant.

R. v. Hunt, 2016 NCLA 61 (37314) Judgment rendered April 27, 2017
Fraud case sent to trial; pre-charge delay not unconstitutional.

Lajeunesse (Re) (37320) Judgment rendered April 21, 2017
Labour strike over; appeal moot.

Pintea v. Johns, 2016 ABCA 99 (37109) Judgment rendered April 21, 2017
Civil contempt requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of actual knowledge.

R. v. Savard, 2016 QCCA 380 (36908) Judgment rendered April 3, 2017
Convictions for sexual offences upheld (4:1).

Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company v. Émond, 2016 QCCA 161 (36919) Judgment rendered March 31, 2017
Civil Code art. 2402 applies only to indictable offences.

R. v. S.B., 2016 NLCA 20 (37042) Judgment rendered March 22, 2017
Courts of Appeal not to draw own conclusions re strength/significance of evidence.

R. v. McKay, 2016 BCCA 391 (37315)
What has to be disclosed re search warrants.
(Oral hearing ordered)

R. v. Olotu, 2016 SKCA 84 (37167) Judgment rendered Feb. 23, 2017
Conviction upheld, appeal dismissed; “substantially” for the reasons of Jackson. J.A., and no Beaudry error.

R. v. Brown, 2016 ABCA 192 (37153) Judgment rendered Feb. 21, 2017
K.G.B. statements herein admissible.

R. v. Clifford, 2016 BCCA 336 (37140) Judgment rendered Feb. 20, 2017
Appeal dismissed “substantially for the reasons of Willcock J.A.” in the C.A.

R. v. Natewayes, 2015 SKCA 120 (36793) Judgment rendered Jan. 23, 2017
Driving colleagues to and from crimes makes one a party to same (here, manslaughter).

R. v. Bédard, 2016 QCCA 807 (37071) Judgment rendered Jan. 23, 2017
Conditions for officially induced error of law defence not met here.

R. v. Clark, 2015 BCCA 488 (36813) Judgment rendered Jan. 19, 2017
Process to obtain telewarrant upheld.

R. v. Awer, 2016 ABCA 128 (37021) Judgment rendered Jan. 19, 2017
DNA evidence not appropriately dealt with at trial; new trial ordered.

British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, 2015 BCCA 184 (36500) Judgment rendered Nov. 10, 2016
Trial judge’s finding that B.C. failed to consult in good faith upheld.

Urban Communications Inc. v. BCNET Networking Society, 2015 BCCA 297 (36639) Judgment rendered Nov. 3, 2016
Arbitrator’s decision, re exercise of options in a contract, upheld.

R. v. C.K-D., 2016 SCC 41 (36877) Judgment rendered Oct. 18, 2016
What are appropriate jury instructions re a child victim of sexual offences.

R. v. Rowson, 2016 SCC 40 (36777) Judgment rendered Oct. 17, 2016
Driving offences convictions upheld by a split C.A. and a split S.C.C.

R. v. Knapczyk, 2016 SCC 10 (36612) (36613) Judgment rendered Mar. 23, 2016
C.A. reversal of acquittal upheld by S.C.C.

R. v. Gagnon, 2016 SCC 6 (36581)
Police evidence from a private driveway encounter not excluded.

R. v. Meer, 2016 SCC 5 (36448) Judgment rendered Jan. 22, 2016
No miscarriage of justice in this case.

R. v. Spicer, 2016 SCC 3 (36532) Judgment rendered Jan. 18, 2016
Publication ban, re defence of mistaken belief.

R. v. Seruhungo, 2016 SCC 2 (36523) Judgment rendered Jan. 18, 2016
Appeal allowed (3:2), acquittal restored.

R. v. McKenna, 2015 SCC 63 (36506)
Jury instructions re defence of accident, murder 2, and manslaughter.

R. v. Hecimovic,  2014 BCCA 483 (36260) Judgment rendered Nov. 16, 2015
Wrong mens rea used at trial; new trial ordered.

R. v. Singh Riar, 2015 ONCA 350 (36449) Judgment rendered November 12, 2015
New trial ordered because of trial judge errors.

R. v. Neville,  2015 NLCA 16 (36412) Judgment rendered Nov. 9, 2015
Merely referring to previous written instructions is not an appropriate response to a jury question.

R. v. M.J.B. (2015 ABCA 146) (36421)
Sexual assault conviction upheld (2:1 in C.A.; 4:1 in S.C.C.).

R. v. Riesberry, 2014 ONCA 744 (36179) Judgment rendered October 15, 2015.
Giving drugs to race horse can constitute defrauding the public and cheating while playing a game.

Bowden Institution v. Khadr, 2015 SCC 26 (36081) Judgment rendered May 14, 2015
Sentence here to be served in a provincial facility.

Québec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 QCCA 2365  (36231) Judgment rendered April 24, 2015
Appointment of Mainville J.A. (from Fed. C.A. to Qué. C.A.) constitutionally valid.

Caplin v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2013 QCCA 1305 (35527) Judgment rendered April 23, 2015
Extradition order upheld.

Canada (Attorney General) v. Barnaby, 2013 QCCA 1305 (35548) Judgment rendered April 23, 2015
Extradition order upheld.

Sanofi-Aventis v. Apotex Inc., 2014 FCA 68 (35886) Judgment rendered April 20, 2015
Can’t, not here (Statement of Defence).

Zurich Insurance Co. v. Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada, 2014 ONCA 400 (36002) Judgment rendered April 17, 2015
Who’s in/who’s out of Dispute Regulation ‘pay-now-fight-later’ MV regime.

R. v. Sanghera, 2014 BCCA 249 (36017) Judgment rendered Mar. 19, 2015
Is a 5-month direct indictment delay permissible.

R. v. Perrone, 2014 MBCA 74 (36021) Judgment rendered Feb. 20, 2015
Trial judge assessment of credibility and reliability upheld.

R. v. Goleski, 2014 BCCA 80 (35862) Judgment rendered Feb. 12, 2015
s. 794(2) imposes a “persuasive burden” on the accused to provide an excuse.

R. v. MacLeod, 2014 NSCA 63 (35957)
Duty of trial judge to charge jury on manslaughter.