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La Cour suprême reconnaît le délit d’intimate partner violence fondé sur le contrôle coercitif dans une relation intime et confirme 100 000 $ en dommages compensatoires.
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 dismissed an appeal from a conviction for the May 2023 sexual assault, finding no reversible misapprehension of evidence or insufficiency of reasons.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed Charles Kennedy’s appeal from convictions for assault, unlawful confinement and sexual assault, rejecting arguments about consent and delayed reporting.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from eight criminal convictions, holding the trial judge properly assessed credibility, religious motive evidence, demeanour, and evidentiary gaps.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed Vernon Rudolph Holder’s conviction appeal and sentence appeal, upholding findings on credibility, hearsay, and sentencing.
The court found Damian Volk guilty of assaulting a detainee at the Langley RCMP detachment, holding that the boot strike and cell-search force were not objectively reasonable.
The court allowed a partial amendment to the notice of civil claim, struck a proposed assault allegation, and sent limitation issues to trial.
The court convicted a Staff Sergeant of assault after finding a takedown of a detained suspect was not objectively reasonable or proportionate under s. 25.
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed J.F.’s conviction appeal, holding the trial judge properly assessed credibility, limited reasonable doubt to two incidents, and could consider lack of embellishment.
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