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In this matter consolidated appeals by the Attorney-General of Alberta and the Attorney-General of Canada respectively are brought before the Board from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Alberta (Appellate Division) to which, by the Order of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of Alberta, the question of the validity of 'The Alberta Bill of ...
Appeals from the Court of Appeal lie with the Supreme Court of Canada, Canada's court of last resort. Other than certain criminal matters, appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada are heard only by leave of that court. Since the Supreme Court denies leave in most cases, the Court of Appeal is the final court for most matters originating in Alberta.
The court consists of a chief justice of the court, two associate chief justices (one in Edmonton and one in Calgary), and several judges including those judges who have elected supernumerary status after many years of service and after having attained eligibility for retirement (typically at age 65).
The test is primarily used to determine whether a Canadian court will recognize a foreign judgment where there was service ex juris.Courts will usually recognize a judgment from a foreign province or nation where the claimant shows that there is a real and substantial connection between the subject matter of the litigation or the damages suffered and the jurisdiction issuing the judgment.
R. v. Jordan [2] was a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which rejected the framework traditionally used to determine whether an accused was tried within a reasonable time under section 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and replaced it with a presumptive ceiling of 18 months between the charges and the trial in a provincial court without preliminary inquiry, or 30 ...
A bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree. A 2022 study, which used a randomized controlled trial of court-related fee relief for misdemeanor defendants in an Oklahoma county, found that court fees neither caused nor deterred new crime, and did not provide meaningful financial benefit to ...
Judgment: May 13, 2022; Full case name: Matthew Winston Brown v. Her Majesty The Queen: Citations: 2022 SCC 18: Docket No. 39781 [1] Prior history: Judgment for Crown in the Court of Appeal for Alberta: Holding; Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code violates section 7 and section 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and cannot be ...
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC; French: Conseil canadien de la magistrature) is the national council of the judiciary of Canada, overseeing the country's federal judges. The Council has 44 members, composed of chief justices and associate chief justices. It is chaired by the Chief Justice of Canada, currently Justice Richard Wagner. [1]