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Criminal law [1992] 2 SCR 845

R. v. Barbeau

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a mislabelled indictment was a voidable error, allowing a substituted indictment founded on the preliminary inquiry evidence.

  • Indictment
  • Preliminary inquiry
  • Statutory retroactivity
  • Attorney general consent (s.577)
  • Substituted indictment
  • Statutory interpretation
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Labour law [1948] SCR 57

The King v. Richardson

The Supreme Court of Canada held that section 50A of the Exchequer Court Act made members of the forces servants of the Crown for liability purposes and allowed the Crown's claim for damages.

  • Per quod servitium amisit
  • Loss of services
  • Measure of damages
  • Statutory retroactivity
  • Jurisdiction of exchequer court
  • Provincial traffic statute limitations
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Taxation [1925] SCR 45

Anderson Logging Co. v. The King

Le tribunal a conclu que le profit tiré de la vente des limites forestières était un revenu imposable, mais que l’évaluation devait être réduite faute d’effet rétroactif de la loi de 1921.

  • Income tax
  • Capital vs. revenue distinction
  • Timber land sale
  • Onus of proof
  • Statutory retroactivity
  • Income-tax
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