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R. v. Berg

A sexual assault conviction was upheld. The Court said R. v. J.J.R.D. is about appellate review of reasons, not a trial formula for W. (D.) analysis.

  • Assessment of credibility
  • Consent in sexual assault
  • W. (d.) analysis
  • Appellate review of sufficiency of reasons
  • Criminal-law
  • Evidence
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Criminal law

R. v. Saddleback

The Supreme Court dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a second-degree murder case, holding the trial judge relied on an out-of-court statement as hearsay and that no curative proviso applied.

  • Hearsay
  • Sufficiency of reasons
  • Material misapprehension of evidence
  • Curative proviso
  • Second degree murder
  • Sufficiency-of-reasons
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Criminal law 2026 ONCA 345

R. v. Nygard

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.

  • Expert evidence (neurobiology of trauma)
  • Similar fact evidence (cross-count use)
  • Curative proviso s.686(1)(b)(iii)
  • Fresh evidence on sentencing
  • Publication ban
  • Criminal-evidence
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Administrative law 2026 ONCA 344

Derenzis v. Ontario

Court of Appeal set aside a Rule 30.10 production order against Tribunals Ontario, finding the requested tribunal records were not shown to be probative or necessary.

  • Non-party production (rule 30.10)
  • Deliberative secrecy (litigation privilege)
  • Solicitor-client privilege
  • Adjudicative independence
  • Section 96 challenge
  • Charter ss.7 and 15 challenges
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Criminal law 2026 ONCA 342

R. v. S.L.

Ontario Court of Appeal upheld convictions for human trafficking, threats, assault and drug trafficking, rejecting evidentiary, fairness and Browne v. Dunn arguments.

  • Human trafficking
  • Prior discreditable conduct evidence
  • Browne v. dunn rule
  • Jury instructions
  • Procedural fairness
  • Admissibility of prior bad acts
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Immigration law 2026 FC 616

Bhuiyan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

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.

  • Refugee protection
  • Convention refugee status
  • Person in need of protection
  • Credibility findings
  • Admission of new evidence on appeal
  • Reavailment
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Criminal law 2026 ONCA 333

R. v. C.P.

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.

  • Credibility
  • Reliability
  • Mental illness and evidence
  • Browne v. dunn rule
  • Adoptive admissions by silence
  • Reasonable doubt standard
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Torts 2026 ONCA 332

Chanderpaul v. Caesars Convention Centre Ltd.

Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of claims against the Kauras and R.K.S., leaves the overservice claim against Caesars to proceed, and dismisses both appeal and cross-appeal.

  • Overservice/liquor liability
  • Piercing the corporate veil
  • Summary judgment
  • Rule 21 striking pleadings
  • Statute of limitations
  • Duty to insure
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Criminal law 2026 NSPC 20

R. v. Donovan

The Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Accused posted the intimate images to FetLife because there was no forensic or account evidence linking the Accused to the FetLife account, the photographic exhibits were blurred and non‑identifying, and the complainant's testimony contained material inconsistencies and indications of possible motive to fabricate; those deficiencies left reasonable doubt as to identity and publication by the Accused and required acquittal.

  • Non-consensual distribution of intimate images
  • Publication ban (s.486.4)
  • Credibility assessment
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Police investigative obligations
  • Electronic evidence reliability
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Criminal law 2026 ONCA 329

R. v. I.L.

The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, granted leave to appeal sentence, and dismissed the sentence appeal in a criminal case involving Crown misconduct and CSAEM issues.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • S.7 charter breach
  • S.10(b) right to counsel
  • Prior inconsistent statement
  • Private use exemption (csaem)
  • Jury instructions
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