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: Delay; Joint Trials
R. v. Jacques-Taylor, 2024 ONCA 458, 2026 SCC 20 (41430)

Joint trials re Jordan.  

Criminal Law: Delay; Case Complexity Analysis (Clarified Test)
R. v. Vrbanic, 2026 SCC 19 (41741)

Clarified Jordan test re complexity.

[Appeal Reasons released 05/29/2026. Judgment rendered Dec 4, 2025]

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Agriculture: Fertilizers
Biogénie Canada Inc. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2025 FCA 150 (42060)

Federal regulations re fertilizer composition.

Charter: Language Rights
Forum des maires de la Péninsule acadienne Inc. v. Minister of Justice and Public Safety, 2025 NBCA 99 (42073)

Language rights re court services.

Corporate Litigation: Derivative Actions
Hougen Co. Ltd. v. Su, et al., 2025 BCCA 164 (41946)

Issues, including limitations, in derivative action.

Criminal Law: Failure to Blow
R. v. Emereuwa, 2025 SKCA 83 (42075)

Offence elements of failing to blow.