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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Les 3 accusés, qui ont agressé sexuellement une jeune femme de 22 ans dans une baignoire à remous et lui ont causé des lésions corporelles, sont condamnés chacun à une peine de 3 ans d’emprisonnement.

Intitulé : R. c. Thibault, 2024 QCCQ 3234
Juridiction : Cour du . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Un juge de la Cour supérieure siégeant sans jury n’est pas apte, selon l’article 473 (1.1) C.Cr., à juger une personne qui n’est accusée d’aucune infraction mentionnée à l’article 469 C.Cr., mais dont le coaccusé est, lui, accusé d’un crime prévu à cette disposition.

Intitulé : Al-Sherifi . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

ACTION COLLECTIVE (RECOURS COLLECTIF) : Le procureur général du Québec est condamné à payer aux membres du groupe, des personnes titulaires de permis de taxi au Québec depuis le 28 octobre 2013, une indemnité d’expropriation fixée à 143 873 463 $.

Intitulé : Metellus c. Procureur général du Québec, 2024 . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy

One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from July 26 – August 15, 2024 inclusive.

Appeals

Aboriginal Law: Treaties; Standard of Review; Fiduciary Duties
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule, 2021 ONCA 779; 2024 SCC 27 (40024)

Although a trial judge’s findings of historical fact attract deference, the interpretation of historic Crown-Indigenous treaties is . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : La juge de première instance n’a pas erré en déclarant recevable l’enregistrement vidéo de la déclaration qui a été faite par la victime à la police 14 mois après la commission des gestes infractionnels de nature sexuelle; par ailleurs, les directives données par la juge au jury . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : La Cour rejette l’appel d’un jugement ayant déclaré l’accusé coupable de possession de drogues en vue d’en faire le trafic et de possession de produits de la criminalité après que la requête en exclusion de la preuve présentée par l’accusé eut été rejetée par le juge de . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy

One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from June 21 – July 25, 2024 inclusive.

Appeals

Administrative/Labour Law: Standard of Review; Grievances Arbitration
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2022 ONCA 476; 2024 SCC 22 (40360)

This appeal provides an opportunity for the S.C.C. to determine the applicability . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Les 2 coaccusés, des ex-joueurs des Tigres de la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, sont condamnés à des peines de pénitencier pour avoir agressé sexuellement la victime alors que celle-ci était âgée de 17 ans.

Intitulé : R. c. Daigle, 2024 QCCQ 3083 *
Juridiction . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Le tribunal conclut hors de tout doute raisonnable qu’une véritable entente s’est concrétisée entre l’accusée et son conjoint pour agresser sexuellement l’enfant que celle-ci gardait; l’accusée est donc déclarée coupable de l’infraction prévue à l’article 172.2 (1) b) C.Cr.

Intitulé : R. c. Blackburn, 2024 QCCQ 2516 . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Il n’y a pas lieu d’intervenir à l’égard du jugement de première instance ayant déclaré un policier coupable d’avoir commis une agression sexuelle à l’endroit de sa collègue lors d’une patrouille; il est vrai que le juge a erré en s’appuyant sur le comportement a posteriori de . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : La Cour est en désaccord avec l’une des conclusions de la Cour supérieure, soit celle selon laquelle le certificat ou le témoignage d’un analyste est nécessaire pour permettre l’application de la présomption d’exactitude prévue à l’article 320.31 (1) a) C.Cr.; la poursuite peut invoquer cette présomption en . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy

One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from May 16 – June 20, 2024 inclusive.

Appeals

Contracts: Sale of Goods; Exclusion Clauses; Standard of Review
Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2022 ONCA 265; 2024 SCC 20 (40197)

The principles in Sattva apply to the contracts herein, subject to the . . . [more]

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