Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners

As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted.

Leaves to Appeal

Civil Litigation: Anti-SLAPP
Prescott, et al. v. Benchwood Builders Inc, et al., 2025 ONCA 171 (41794)
Anti-SLAPP issues.

Criminal Law: Firearms; Sentencing
R. v. Burke-Whittaker, 2025 ONCA 142 (41786)

Sentencing issues re firearm offence.

Reasons on Appeal

Criminal Law: Arrest
R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32 (40990)
Police arrest power.