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Criminal law 2004 BCSC 1517

R. v. Atwal

Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia

Voir dire ruling on the admissibility of the deceased’s statements in a second-degree murder trial, admitting some hearsay evidence and excluding other statements as remote or prejudicial.

  • Principled exception to hearsay
  • Necessity
  • Threshold reliability
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Motive and animus
  • Probative vs prejudicial
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Torts [1974] SCR 1189

Rivtow Marine Ltd. v. Washington Iron Works

Court
Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Washington Iron Works and Walkem Machinery owed Rivtow Marine a duty to warn of known crane defects, making the loss of use during repairs recoverable.

  • Duty to warn
  • Economic loss (pure economic loss)
  • Manufacturer liability
  • Distributor liability
  • Remoteness/proximity
  • Duty-to-warn
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