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.

Leaves to Appeal

Municipal Law: Assessment Roll Classifications
Ville de Québec v. Jardins de Vérone s.e.c., 2025 QCCA 123 (41748)

Issues re municipal assessment rolls.

Reasons on Appeal

Criminal Law: Sentencing; Considerations re Potential Separate Charge
R. v. Di Paola, 2025 SCC 31 . . . [more]

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) : Lorsqu’une preuve concernant le comportement sexuel d’une victime est présentée pour la première fois en appel, la Cour doit d’abord se demander s’il est plausible que la preuve aurait été admise au terme de la procédure en 2 étapes prévue aux articles 278.93 et 278.94 C.Cr.; cela . . . [more]

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

Debtor-Creditor in Québec: Extinctive Prescription
Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Sylvestre, 2025 SCC 30 (41131)

Clarification of extinctive prescription in debtor-creditor context.

Leaves to Appeal

Aboriginal Law: Third Party Claims
Skii km Lax Ha, et al. v. Malii, et al., 2024 . . . [more]

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) : Dans une affaire de voies de fait graves où l’accusé, à l’aide de sa canne de métal, avait asséné un coup sur la tête de la victime afin de défendre son cousin, la conclusion de la juge de première instance, à savoir que la force utilisée était . . . [more]

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) : Dans une affaire de conduite avec les facultés affaiblies causant la mort, la conclusion du juge de première instance selon laquelle la preuve circonstancielle excluait toute autre conclusion raisonnable quant au lien de causalité n’est pas déraisonnable; quant à la mens rea de la conduite dangereuse, le . . . [more]

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 concluant que les 3 facteurs énoncés dans R. c. Grant (C.S. Can., 2009-07-17), 2009 CSC 32, SOQUIJ AZ-50566222, J.E. 2009-1379, [2009] 2 R.C.S. 353, militaient en faveur de la recevabilité de la preuve des stupéfiants; notamment, elle n’a . . . [more]

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 preuve de l’attirance physique que l’appelant éprouvait pour la plaignante n’était pas une preuve de propension; en exprimant à la plaignante le désir d’avoir des relations sexuelles avec elle, l’appelant n’a commis aucun crime, n’a violé aucune loi et n’a pas eu une conduite indigne ou . . . [more]

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) : Concernant la preuve extrinsèque de la déclaration extrajudiciaire faite devant une agente de la paix, le présent dossier, à la différence de la situation décrite dans l’arrêt Zakzuk Gaviria c. R. (C.A., 2023-03-09), 2023 QCCA 317, SOQUIJ AZ-51921044, 2023EXP-703, contient une preuve recevable permettant d’établir par prépondérance . . . [more]

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.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Airports: Official Languages
St. John’s International Airport Authority v. Thibodeau, 2024 FCA 197 (41651)

Official languages at airports. . . . [more]

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 27 – August 27, 2025 inclusive.

Appeals

Civil Litigation/Private International Law: Jurisdiction
Sinclair v. Venezia Turismo, 2023 ONCA 142; 2025 SCC 27 (40696)

In cases where parties seek to establish jurisdiction simpliciter in a Canadian forum over a foreign dispute, it is critical that . . . [more]

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 juge de première instance, qui a déclaré l’accusé coupable de fraude à l’endroit de fidèles d’une communauté religieuse dont celui-ci était le pasteur, n’a pas erré dans l’analyse de l’actus reus et de la mens rea de l’infraction; l’accusé a dissimulé des faits importants aux . . . [more]