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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 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]

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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 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]

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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) : 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]

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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.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

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

Official languages at airports. . . . [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 27 – August 27, 2025 inclusive.

Appeals

Civil Litigation/Private International Law: Jurisdiction
Sinclair v. Venezia Turismo, 2023 ONCA 1422025 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]

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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 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]

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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.

CONSTITUTIONNEL (DROIT) : Il y aurait peut-être eu matière à mener un débat constitutionnel en bonne et due forme sur l’applicabilité de l’article 10 de la Charte de langue française en matière criminelle dans le dossier dont le juge était saisi, mais amorcer, conduire et résoudre ce débat, unilatéralement et . . . [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 mandat autorisant l’interpellation d’une personne et sa fouille sous un «faux prétexte» ne peut, dans l’état actuel du droit, être décerné aux termes de l’article 487.01 C.Cr.

Intitulé : Woods c. R., 2025 QCCA 943
Juridiction : Cour d’appel (C.A.), Montréal
Décision de : Juges Benoît . . . [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) Quant à la question de l’intention de l’accusé de prendre ses médicaments, le juge de première instance pouvait refuser de s’appuyer sur une preuve par ouï-dire pour prouver ces faits litigieux; par ailleurs, bien qu’il ait inversé le fardeau de preuve en concluant à l’application de l’article 672.64  . . . [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) : Dans une affaire d’inceste, il y a lieu de substituer à la peine de 14 ans d’emprisonnement infligée par le juge de première instance celle de 12 ans que réclamait la poursuite; le juge a utilisé ses recherches, en l’absence des parties et sans obtenir leurs observations, . . . [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) : L’accusé a agi illégitimement en attendant quelque 13 mois avant de présenter sa requête de type Jordan (R. c. Jordan (C.S. Can., 2016-07-08), 2016 CSC 27, SOQUIJ AZ-51302609, 2016EXP-2173, J.E. 2016-1212, [2016] 1 R.C.S. 631), sapant ainsi toute possibilité de répondre au problème des délais; par . . . [more]

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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 Judgments

Criminal Law: Material Benefit & Procuring
R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25(41017)

Material benefit & procuring offences constitutional.

Criminal Law: Fitness to Stand Trial
R. v. Bharwani., 2025 SCC 26 (40781)

Accused fit to stand trial when he understands reality of . . . [more]

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