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Summaries Sunday: OnPoint Legal Research

One Sunday each month OnPoint Legal Research provides Slaw with an extended summary of, and counsel’s commentary on, an important case from the British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario court of appeal.

British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Andrews, 2016 BCCA 361

AREAS OF LAW: Injunctions; Vexatious litigants; Access to courts

 ~The terms of an order dealing with a vexatious litigant must not be so restrictive that it lacks a suitable mechanism for the individual to attend a courthouse for a legitimate purpose.~

BACKGROUND: On January 9, 2009, the Respondent Attorney General of British Columbia filed a statement of claim seeking . . . [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 a commis une erreur de principe en refusant de rendre une ordonnance de dédommagement dans le cas de l’accusé, qui s’est reconnu coupable sous sept chefs de fraude commise notamment à l’endroit de personnes âgées; en effet, dans l’exercice de son pouvoir . . . [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.

ENVIRONNEMENT : Les immeubles loués par l’Administration portuaire de Québec à IMTT-Québec étant des immeubles fédéraux et les activités de cette dernière relevant de lois fédérales, les dispositions de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement en matière d’autorisations provinciales sont constitutionnellement inopérantes à l’égard des activités et des installations . . . [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) : Accusés de complot, de corruption et d’importation de drogue à l’issue de l’opération policière «Projet Colisée», les appelants voient leurs verdicts de culpabilité confirmés par la Cour, ainsi que les peines de détention à purger au sein de la collectivité qui leur ont été imposées.

Intitulé :  . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy

On 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 and leaves to appeal granted, so you know what the S.C.C. will soon be dealing with (August 26 – October 14, 2016 inclusive).

Appeals

Aboriginal/Municipal Law: Assessment
Musqueam Indian Band v. Musqueam Indian Band (Board of Review), 2016 SCC 36 (36478)

A use restriction under a lease can be considered in determining the value

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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.

CONTRAT DE SERVICES : Bell Mobilité inc., condamnée en première instance au remboursement de près d’un million de dollars à des clients qui ont payé des frais de résiliation pour avoir mis fin à leur contrat à durée déterminée avant terme, n’obtient pas le rejet de l’action collective intentée contre . . . [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’ex-maire Michael Applebaum échoue dans sa tentative d’obtenir un arrêt des procédures alors qu’il fait face à des accusations d’abus de confiance, de complot, de fraude envers le gouvernement et de corruption.

Intitulé : R. c. Applebaum, 2016 QCCQ 9202
Juridiction : Cour du Québec, Chambre criminelle . . . [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 arrêt des procédures est ordonné dans le cas d’accusés arrêtés pour trafic de drogues à l’occasion de l’enquête Promu en raison du délai déraisonnable imputé, notamment, à la façon dont la poursuite a géré les conséquences de l’arrestation du policier à l’origine de cette enquête, Benoît . . . [more]

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Summaries Sunday: OnPoint Legal Research

One Sunday each month OnPoint Legal Research provides Slaw with an extended summary of, and counsel’s commentary on, an important case from the British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario court of appeal.

Green v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2016 ABCA 237

AREAS OF LAW: Administrative law; Judicial review; Procedural fairness; Privative clause

 ~The presence of a strongly worded privative clause does not preclude most or all judicial review, but rather indicates that the court must adopt a deferential standard of review.~

BACKGROUND: The Appellant, Cynthia Green, was found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the Hearing Committee of the Respondent Alberta Teachers’ . . . [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 rend jugement dans le dossier type concernant la divulgation de la preuve en matière d’alcootest à la suite de l’arrêt de la Cour suprême R. c. St-Onge Lamoureux (C.S. Can., 2012-11-02), 2012 CSC 57, SOQUIJ AZ-50908040, 2012EXP-3884, J.E. 2012-2079, [2012] 3 R.C.S. 187.

Intitulé :  . . . [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’article 222 (5) c) C.Cr. cible en termes suffisamment clairs la conduite objectivement dangereuse de celui qui, par ses actes (menace, crainte de violence, supercherie), porte un autre être humain à accomplir un geste qui cause sa propre mort; c’est à bon droit que le juge 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) : Afin de déterminer s’il s’agit d’un «parc public» tel qu’il est prévu à l’article 161 C.Cr., relatif aux ordonnances d’interdiction rendues à l’encontre de délinquants en matière sexuelle, il faut tenir compte de l’environnement où seraient survenus les prétendus délits et considérer la nature des activités qui . . . [more]

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