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Taxation 2024 SCC 24

Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada

The Supreme Court held Iris’s judicial review was really a collateral attack on ETA assessments. The Tax Court had exclusive jurisdiction, and the appeal was dismissed.

  • Gst/excise tax
  • Jurisdictional division between tax court and federal court
  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness in audits
  • Declaratory relief
  • Improper purpose/motive in assessments
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Constitutional law 2014 SCC 21

Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6

The Court held that former Quebec bar members are not eligible for the Quebec seats under s. 6 of the Supreme Court Act, and that Parliament cannot unilaterally change that composition rule.

  • Supreme court composition
  • Eligibility for appointment
  • Constitutional amendment
  • Section 5 supreme court act
  • Section 6 supreme court act
  • Quebec representation
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Courts 2012 SCC 46

A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc.

The Supreme Court permitted a 15-year-old cyberbullying victim to proceed anonymously, but refused a publication ban on non-identifying Facebook content.

  • Publication bans
  • Anonymity
  • Isp disclosure of ip user identity
  • Online sexualized bullying
  • Access to justice for minors
  • Publication-bans
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Taxation 2012 SCC 43

Canada v. Craig

The Supreme Court dismissed the Crown’s appeal, held that farming can be combined with another source of income under s. 31(1), and overruled Moldowan on that point.

  • Income tax act s.31(1) farm loss
  • Combination of farming and other income as chief source
  • Stare decisis and overruling precedent
  • Income-tax-act-s-31-1
  • Farm-loss-deduction
  • Stare-decisis
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Courts 2011 SCC 33

Aecon Buildings v. Stephenson Engineering Ltd.

The Supreme Court of Canada denied Aecon Buildings’ motion to add 11 publications to its leave application, finding they added nothing material on public importance.

  • Mary carter-type agreement
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Abuse of process
  • Fresh evidence
  • Public importance under s.43
  • Fresh-evidence
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Criminal law 2011 SCC 19

R. v. Reynolds

The Supreme Court of Canada held it had jurisdiction and allowed the appeal, restoring convictions for obstructing justice where a false doctor’s note was part of the persuasion scheme.

  • Obstructing justice
  • Witness tampering
  • Appeal jurisdiction
  • Interpretation of s.139(3)(a) and s.693(1)(a) criminal code
  • Obstructing-justice
  • Witness-tampering
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Criminal law 2001 SCC 34

R. v. Peters; R. v. Rendon

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Crown’s appeals and cross-appeals, upholding new trials after finding an appearance of interference with judicial independence.

  • Appearance of interference with judicial independence
  • New trial
  • Linguistic capability of witness
  • S. 530.1 criminal code
  • Judicial-independence
  • New-trial
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Civil procedure 2001 SCC 13

Miller v. Monit International Inc.

The Supreme Court held that Quebec Superior Court had jurisdiction over Bernard Miller’s claim against the building owner, Monit, arising from alleged unsafe air quality at ICAO premises.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Immunity of international organizations
  • Occupier liability
  • Declinatory exception
  • Headquarters agreement
  • Working conditions
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Constitutional law [1999] 2 SCR 956

R. v. Campbell

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Alberta judges’ motion for directions on representational expenses, holding it did not arise from implementing its earlier decisions.

  • Charter of rights
  • Independent and impartial tribunal
  • Provincial courts
  • Judicial remuneration commissions
  • Costs of representation
  • Judicial-independence
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Constitutional law [1997] 3 SCR 3

Ref re Remuneration of Judges of the Prov. Court of P.E.I.; Ref re Independence and Impartiality of Judges of the Prov. Court of P.E.I.

The Supreme Court of Canada set constitutional limits on provincial court judges’ pay reductions, addressed judicial independence, and ruled on related jurisdiction and remedy issues.

  • Judicial independence
  • Financial security of judiciary
  • Section 11(d) charter
  • Judicial remuneration commissions
  • Separation of powers
  • Administrative independence
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