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Human rights law 2025 CHRT 39

Kim v. Correctional Service Canada

The Tribunal dismissed Frank Kim’s retaliation complaint, finding no proof that CSC’s psychologist knew of his prior human rights complaints or relied on them in the report.

  • Retaliation
  • Disability discrimination
  • Religion discrimination
  • Psychological assessment
  • File correction
  • Parole decision
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Administrative law 2025 FC 471

DLE v. Canada

The Federal Court allowed a defence witness to testify by videoconference, ordering document-sharing and privacy protections to reduce prejudice and safeguard the witness.

  • Witness testimony by videoconference
  • Parole revocation
  • Judicial review history
  • Witness privacy and protection
  • Trial management
  • Accommodation for vulnerable witnesses
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Criminal law 2023 BCSC 1990

R. v. Sutherland

The court accepted the joint Crown‑Defence submission fixing parole ineligibility at ten years because, although the offence involved particularly brutal spousal homicide with significant aggravating features that would otherwise justify a longer period (the judge would have set no less than 12 years absent the plea), the guilty plea and joint submission fell within the narrow standard established by Anthony‑Cook such that acceptance would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute; accordingly life imprisonment with parole eligibility after ten years was imposed.

  • Second degree murder
  • Parole ineligibility period under criminal code
  • Joint submission on sentence
  • Victim impact
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Ancillary orders (dna, firearms prohibition)
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Criminal law 2020 BCSC 1369

R. v. Kam

On a sentencing hearing for two first degree murders, the court imposed life imprisonment with 25-year parole ineligibility on each count, to run concurrently.

  • First degree murder
  • Parole ineligibility
  • Concurrent vs consecutive sentences
  • S.745.51 criminal code
  • Victim impact statements
  • Ancillary orders (firearms prohibition, dna sampling)
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Administrative law 2017 FCA 228

Lee v. Canada (Correctional Service)

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant's sole ground—that the Federal Court overlooked an amended notice of application—has no reasonable chance of success: there was no amended notice of application or motion to amend on the Federal Court record, and the Federal Courts have plenary powers to summarily dismiss clearly meritless appeals at an early stage.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Plenary powers of federal courts
  • Amendment of process
  • Extension of time
  • Jurisdiction
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Administrative law 2016 BCSC 1137

Petrowski v. Mountain Institution (Warden)

The court dismissed a habeas corpus application and declined jurisdiction because the Parole Board of Canada offered an adequate review process already underway.

  • Habeas corpus
  • Judicial review
  • Parole revocation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Abuse of process
  • Habeas-corpus
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Criminal law 2014 BCCA 402

R. v. Wagemans

Sentence appeal allowed. The court applied R. v. Summers and gave enhanced pre-sentence custody credit at 1.5:1, reducing the sentence to 25.5 months.

  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Credit ratio (1.5:1)
  • Loss of eligibility for early release/parole
  • Extension of time for appeal
  • Leave to appeal
  • Sentence-appeal
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Administrative law 2014 FC 590

Korn v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Jeffrey Korn’s judicial review of the Parole Board’s decision confirming revocation of his full parole, finding the decision reasonable.

  • Parole revocation
  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness standard
  • Deportation
  • Conditional release
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law 2014 BCSC 691

R. v. Haevischer

The court partly granted a publication ban application, banning publication of Michael Le’s likeness, safety measures, and supporting materials, but not his name.

  • Publication ban
  • Witness protection
  • Open court principle
  • Dagenais/mentuck test
  • Conditional release risks
  • Publication-ban
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Criminal law 2011 BCSC 1911

R. v. Walsh

The court found Walsh to be a dangerous offender after two aggravated assaults established a pattern of repetitive violence and justified an indeterminate sentence.

  • Dangerous offender designation
  • Long-term supervision orders
  • Risk assessment and expert evidence
  • Statutory release and supervision
  • Imposition of indeterminate sentence
  • Dangerous-offender-designation
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