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List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Dickson Court): This list includes cases from the rise of Brian Dickson through to his retirement on June 30, 1990. List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court) : This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of Antonio Lamer on July 1, 1990, to his retirement on January 6, 2000.
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the formation of the Court in 1875 to the retirement of Gérald Fauteux in 1973. Note that the Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for civil cases until 1949. Also between 1888 and 1926, no criminal appeals were allowed to the ...
Supreme Court Quebec slots, Supreme Court Act amendment process, Supreme Court appointments Peracomo Inc v TELUS Communications Co [2014] 1 S.C.R. 621, 2014 SCC 29 April 23, 2014 Maritime law, marine insurance Reference re Senate Reform [2014] 1 S.C.R. 704, 2014 SCC 32 April 25, 2014 Senate of Canada: R v Spencer [2014] S.C.R. , 2014 SCC 43
Constitutional criminal law power, peace, order and good government R v Lifchus [1997] 3 SCR 320 September 18, 1997 beyond a reasonable doubt standard R v Belnavis [1997] 3 SCR 341 September 25, 1997 search and seizure R v S (RD) [1997] 3 SCR 484 September 26, 1997 judge's use of personal experiences in deciding cases. Libman v Quebec (AG)
Criminal liability; mens rea; section 7 Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Simpsons-Sears Ltd [1985] 2 SCR 536 December 17, 1985 Workplace discrimination R v Valente [1985] 2 SCR 673 December 19, 1985 Judicial independence R v Oakes [1986] 1 SCR 103 February 28, 1986 Reverse onus; section 1 justification: Clarkson v R [1986] 1 SCR 383 April 24 ...
This is a list of major cases decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These include appeals from the following countries: [1] Canada (criminal until 1933; Civil case until 1949) Malaysia (until 1985) Australia (until 1986) Singapore (until 1994) Hong Kong (until 1997) New Zealand (until 2003) Most Caribbean countries
As a result, Justice John Idington, aged 86, was forced to retire from the Court. Since the Supreme Court was created in 1875, 90 persons have served on the Court. The length of overall service on the Court for the 81 non-incumbent justices ranges from Sir Lyman Duff's 37 years, 101 days, to the 232-day tenure of John Douglas Armour.
Case name Citation Date Subject December 18, 2017 - Appointment of Richard Wagner as Chief Justice of Canada: R v Comeau: 2018 SCC 15: April 19, 2018 Interprovincial trade under Constitution Act, 1867 Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation: 2018 SCC 48: November 9, 2018 Cooperative federalism; constitutionality of pan-Canadian ...