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The Supreme Court of Canada hears appeals from less than 3% of the decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, therefore in a practical sense, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for most litigants in Ontario. [2] Among the Court of Appeal's most notable decisions was the 2003 ruling in Halpern v Canada (AG) that found defining ...
A select number of decisions from the courts of appeal have proven to be the leading case law in a number of fields and have subsequently been adopted across all provinces, or else they are famous decisions in their own right. Most frequently the decisions were never appealed or were denied leave to the Supreme Court of Canada. The notable ...
At the same time, the Court of Common Pleas was established, with civil jurisdiction in cases above £10. In cases above £20, an appeal lay to the Court of King's Bench; in cases over £300 to the provincial cabinet, with a further appeal to the Privy Council in cases over £600.
The first is the term "provincial court", which has two quite different meanings, depending on context. The first, and most general meaning, is that a provincial court is a court established by the legislature of a province, under its constitutional authority over the administration of justice in the province, set out in s. 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867. [2]
From 1867 to 1949, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was the highest court of appeal for Canada (and, separately, for Newfoundland, which did not join Canada as a province until 1949). During this period, its decisions on Canadian appeals were binding precedent on all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada .
Court of Appeal for Ontario cases (13 P) J. ... Pages in category "Court of Appeal for Ontario" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
1.10 Ontario. 1.11 Prince Edward Island. 1.12 Quebec. 1.13 Saskatchewan. 1.14 Yukon. 2 See also. Toggle the table of contents. ... Court of Appeal for Ontario. Prince ...
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