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.
Appeal
Criminal Law: Character Evidence
R. v. Hussein, 2023 ONCA 253, 2026 SCC 2 (41015)
Clarification of Corbett framework re XE’g accused on criminal record.
Oral Judgment
Criminal Law: Historic Sexual Assault
R. v. B.B., 2025 ONCA 318, 2026 SCC 1 (41830)
Sexual assault, and assault, convictions upheld.
Leaves to Appeal Granted
Constitutional Law: Crown Liability
Ontario Place Protectors v. Ontario, 2025 ONCA 183 (41805)
Constitutionality of eliminating causes of action against Crown.
Contracts: Time-of-the-Essence Clauses
Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. v. Nova Fish Farms Inc., 2025 NLCA 28 (42032)
Interpretation and applicability of time-of-the-essence clauses.
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