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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 1430

R. v. Dirks

The court declared Jason Dirks a dangerous offender and imposed an indeterminate sentence, finding a high likelihood of future sexual and intimate partner violence.

  • Dangerous offender designation
  • Long-term supervision order
  • Risk assessment and treatability
  • Sexual assault
  • Ancillary orders (dna, firearms prohibition, soira)
  • Gladue considerations
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Administrative law 2024 FC 307

Benhsaien v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court found Benhsaien’s judicial review moot after his sentence expired and struck the amended application without leave to amend, with no costs.

  • Mootness
  • Motion to strike
  • Long-term supervision order
  • Statutory release
  • Discretion to hear moot cases
  • Costs
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Corrections law 2021 FC 31

Henry v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court allowed Mr. Henry’s judicial review, finding the grievance decision unreasonable because it failed to address whether the IAR was authored under CD 705-6.

  • Record correction
  • Disclosure of evidence
  • Reasonableness review
  • Commissioner's directives
  • Intake assessment report (iar)
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2021 FC 12

Watts v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review of a CSC grievance denial, finding the Assistant Commissioner failed to address the applicant’s core challenge to an anonymous kite.

  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Disclosure under s 27 ccra
  • Offender transfer
  • Long-term supervision order
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Administrative law 2018 FC 673

Elliott v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of the revocation of Simon James Elliott’s statutory release, finding no bias, no procedural unfairness, and a reasonable decision.

  • Statutory release
  • Revocation of parole
  • Procedural fairness
  • Bias
  • Standard of review
  • Section 7 charter
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Administrative law 2015 FC 608

Gallone v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court found the Parole Board’s refusal to hold a viva voce hearing breached procedural fairness in a review of Gallone’s long-term supervision order.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Viva voce hearing
  • Long-term supervision order
  • Suspension of parole
  • Judicial review
  • Mootness
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Criminal law 2015 BCSC 737

R. v. Simmonds

The court held that the 1997 judicial screening stage for faint hope applications was not retrospective punishment under s. 11(i) and dismissed the constitutional challenge.

  • S.11(i) charter retrospective punishment
  • Faint hope applications (s.745 et seq.)
  • Judicial screening threshold
  • Parole eligibility
  • Retrospective legislation
  • Charter-s-11i
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Criminal law 2014 BCSC 901

R. v. Tremblay

After a jury conviction for fraud, forgery, and theft, the court sentenced Daniel Joseph Adrien Tremblay to 22 months on the fraud count, with concurrent sentences on the other counts.

  • Breach of trust
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Totality principle
  • Loss of parole impact
  • Specific and general deterrence
  • Restitution
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Administrative law 2009 FC 1094

Browning v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review of a parole decision was dismissed after the Court held the Board reasonably refused to adjourn for the applicant’s common-law spouse.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Adjournment
  • Natural justice
  • Standard of review
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2007 FC 694

Londono v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review of a denial of institutional access clearance was allowed because the actual decision was not communicated, reasons were inadequate, and fairness required an opportunity to respond.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Visiting rights
  • Threat risk assessment
  • Judicial-review
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