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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 ...
This is a comprehensive list of cases originating in Canada decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in Britain.. 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).
By the Law Reform Act, 1909, [61] which came into force on 1 January 1913, the Supreme Court of Judicature for Ontario became the Supreme Court of Ontario, with two branches: (1) the Appellate Division; and (2) the High Court Division. The former was only appellate while the latter was a court of original jurisdiction; however, any judge of the ...
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 ...
Before a court imposes a fine, it must inquire into the ability to pay the fine. [30] Failure to pay the fine by the time required in the order can result in the person being found in default. A number of remedies exist, including imprisonment. In the past a court that imposed a fine would also impose a hypothetical sentence in the event of ...
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 ...
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.
The Court of Ontario is the formal legal title describing the combination of both Ontario trial courts — the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. [ 1 ] As a result of amendments to Ontario's Courts of Justice Act that came into effect in 1999, the Court of Ontario is the continuation of the court previously known as the ...