Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Canada decisions
Source-linked decisions currently available to browse
On sentence appeal in a sexual interference case, the Court upheld the 17-month custodial term but varied an overbroad s. 161(1) order.
Appeal dismissed because the Federal Court lacked statutory jurisdiction under the Federal Courts Act to adjudicate this essentially private contractual dispute between the appellant and Meta; the parties conceded the lack of federal jurisdiction and the Federal Court's reasoning on enforceability of forum selection clauses was not endorsed because necessary findings under Douez and Dell were not made.
Source excerpt
The Supreme Court of Canada recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence, holding that coercive control in a marital relationship can create a distinct civil wrong.
The Ontario Court of Appeal granted leave but dismissed Jamel Stewart’s sentence appeal, upholding a 30-month sentence for firearms offences.
The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a CRA decision denying CRBA benefits, finding the officer reasonably concluded the applicant failed to prove eligible income and a COVID-19-related income reduction.
The Federal Court dismissed Casey Best’s late motion to extend time and reopen a strike order, finding no sufficient basis to revisit the pleadings.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld Peter Nygard’s convictions and 11-year sentence, finding the expert-evidence error harmless, similar-fact use proper, and fresh sentencing evidence unhelpful.
The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of Sheridan Retail’s action under Ontario’s anti-SLAPP law, but reduced the motion costs award from $156,394.54 to $75,000.
The Ontario Court of Appeal admitted fresh evidence, allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction, and ordered a new trial in French.
The Federal Court found the CERB review decision unreasonable because its reasons were largely unintelligible and did not show a coherent line of analysis.
Explore more
