The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding error in admitting a child’s hearsay statement under the principled exception and ordering a new trial on Count 2.
The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a RAD refugee decision, finding the FIR and related documents not genuine, and no procedural fairness breach.
The Appeal Division's decision was reasonable: the Court refused to consider Charter arguments raised for the first time on judicial review; the applicant failed to prove good cause under s.10(4) EI Act for the entire period of delay such that antedating to May 22, 2022 was warranted, and even allowing a limited antedate to August 2023 would not produce sufficient insurable hours to qualify; therefore the application is dismissed.
Because the parties had agreed the quantum of damages was $125,000, the court treated that as the 'amount involved' under Tariff A, applied Scale 2 ($12,250) plus $2,000 per trial day ($4,000) for a pre-multiplier total of $16,250, and increased the tariff by 50% under Rule 10.09 because the defendants' formal offer dated July 15, 2024 was made after setting down but before the Finish Date, yielding an award of $23,125; $750 in reasonable disbursements were also awarded; the plaintiff's hardship claim was rejected for lack of evidence and the defendants' formal offers qualified under Rule 10.…
Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an immigration refusal, holding the officer reasonably assessed credibility, truthfulness concerns, and the applicant’s response.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the Crown’s appeal from acquittals, finding no error of law in the trial judge’s credibility, reliability, or reasonable-doubt analysis.
The application to vary the prior leave order is dismissed because the original decision appropriately accounted for the record's size and complexity, nothing material has changed, the revised factum remains unfocussed and inefficient, and permitting its length would frustrate the purposes of a factum and hamper the court and the respondent.
La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario a conclu que l’ordonnance Raki était interlocutoire et que l’appel devait plutôt être porté à la Cour divisionnaire avec autorisation.
The Tax Court dismissed motions to set aside notices of discontinuance in two GST/HST appeals, finding the appellants misunderstood the basis of the liability.
Contrôle judiciaire accueilli en matière de CELI : la Cour fédérale conclut que l’ARC n’a pas répondu de façon suffisante à l’argument du demandeur sur l’erreur raisonnable.