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.

Appeals

Torts: Causation; Medmal
Hemmings v. Padmore, 2026 SCC 34 (41350)

Factual causation analysis & remoteness analysis.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Aboriginal Law: Status
Bocchini Estate v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 ONCA 55 (42278)

Indian status issues.

Civil Litigation: Covid Litigation; Emergencies Act
Canada (Attorney General), et al. v. Canadian Civil Liberties Association, et al., 2026 FCA 6 (42261)

Covid Emergencies Act.

Criminal Law: Sexual Assault
R. v. O., 2025 ONCA 894 (42230)

Sexual assault.

Patents: Infringement
Proslide Technology Inc. v. Whitewater West Industries, Ltd., 2026 FCA 59 (42358)

Alleged patent infringement.