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The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided, the Court publishes written reasons for the decision, that consist of one or more opinions from any number of the nine justices.
The following is a list of notable decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada sorted by author.. Understanding what cases were authored by whom can be important. For example, in early interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it has been said there was much agreement.
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; French: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. [2] It comprises nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts.
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
On appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada reversed this decision. It held that procedural fairness required the decision-maker to consider the human rights of Baker's children. Children's human rights are outlined in the international Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Supreme Court said that decision-makers must be "reasonable".
Fundy Settlement v Canada: 2012 SCC 14 Taxation and trusts Canada (AG) v Kane: 2012 SCC 64 Standard of review of Public Service Staffing Tribunal decision Construction Labour Relations v Driver Iron Inc: 2012 SCC 65 Judicial review of Alberta Labour Relations Board decision R v Mailhot: 2013 SCC 17 Fairness of charge to jury. R v Ibanescu: 2013 ...
Irwin Toy Ltd v Quebec (AG), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on freedom of expression in section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court held that in order to determine if a breach of section 2(b) had occurred one first had to determine whether the conduct constituted non violent ...