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: Hearsay
R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18(41567)

Impermissible hearsay; new trial.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Criminal Law: State Agents
R. v. Pham, 2025 BCCA 324 (42101)

Courier depot employees as state agents.

Mining/Aboriginal Law: Duty to Consult
British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) v. Gitxaala Nation, et al., 2025 BCCA 430 (42200)

Duty to consult; justiciability of U.N. Declaration.

Securities: Constitutionality of Summons
Ontario Securities Commission v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2025 ONCA 751 (42156)

Constitutionality of Security Commission summons.

Torts: Wrongful Prosecution
McCormack v. Evans, et al., 2025 ONCA 767 (42170)

Wrongful prosecution, negligent investigation, and other civil torts.