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2,051.
Canadian Long Island Petroleums Ltd. et al. v. Irving Industries Ltd. - [1975] 2 SCR 715 - 1974-10-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Manchester case and says (at p. 361) that: “It has not been suggested that there is any subsequent authority or statute which weakens the force of what Vaughan Williams L.J. said.” Vaughan Williams L.J. delivered the judgment of the Court.
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Stewart et al. v. Routhier - [1975] 1 SCR 566 - 1974-01-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
(1867), L.R. 2 C.P. 311; Morton v. William Dixon, Ltd., [1909] S.C. 807; Paris v. Stetney Borough Council, [1951] 1 All E.R. 42; Noddin v. Laskey, [1956] S.C.R. 577 referred to.] [...] Hughes J.A., in giving reasons for the Court of Appeal, adopted the statement made by Lord Dunedin in Morton v. William Dixon, Ltd.[6], which had been also adopted in the House of Lords in Paris v. Stepney Borough Council[7], and restated by Rand J. in this Court in Noddin v. Laskey[8], at p. 585.
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District of North Vancouver v. McKenzie Barge & Marine Ways Ltd. - [1965] SCR 377 - 1965-02-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
B. E. Emerson and B. W. Williams, for the defendant, appellant. R. C. Bray and K. S. Fawcus, for the plaintiff, respondent. [...] Solicitors for the defendant, appellant: Andrews, Swinton, Emerson and Williams, Vancouver.
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Robertson v. Quinlan - [1934] SCR 550 - 1934-06-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsEvidence
Angus William Robertson (Defendant) Appellant: and Ethel Quinlan and Others (Plaintiffs) Respondents; [...] (11) that on or about the 22nd day of June, 1927, three days before the said testator died, said Angus William Robertson, one of the defendants, personally and for his own benefit, acquired a number of shares, the property of the testator, in different companies;
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The King v. Reners - [1926] SCR 499 - 1926-06-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
with a view to compel Tom Fernet, William Hopkins, Joseph Thompson, Robert Brownell, and others, to abstain from doing what they had a lawful right to do, to wit: to work for the Alberta Block Coal Company Limited, did beset and watch the place where the said Tom Fernet, William Hopkins, Joseph Thompson, Robert
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The Governor and Company of Gentlemen Adventurers of England v. Vaillancourt - [1923] SCR 414 - 1923-04-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
case, that is to say the same in all its essential elements, was decided in the opposite sense in Williams v. Jones[10] But in Williams v. Jones 10Blackburn J., dissented on the ground that in the circumstances the act of smoking by the employee while engaged in the duties of his employment, the circumstances being such
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Corporation of Point Grey v. Shannon - (1922) 63 SCR 557 - 1922-03-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsMunicipal law
William Shannon and Other Respondents. 1922: February 9, 10; 1922: March 29. [...] had allowed an appeal from the assessment of the Court of Revision assessing the lands of William Shannon and another, the now respondents, at their actual value and not at their agricultural value.
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2009-10-26
News Releases2. William Joseph Richard et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (33233) [...] 33233 William Joseph Richard and W.H.M. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia [...] 33233 William Joseph Richard et W.H.M. c. Sa Majesté la Reine du chef de la province de Colombie-Britannique
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2009-06-08
News Releases10. William Imona-Russel v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave) (33148) [...] 33148 William Imona‑Russel v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave) [...] 33148 William Imona‑Russel c. Sa Majesté la Reine (Ont.) (Criminelle) (Sur autorisation)
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Bulletin of March 14, 2008 - 2008-03-14
Bulletins2008‑03‑28 Neil William Smith v. Her Majesty the Queen (N.S.) (Criminal) (By Leave) (32323) [...] 32323 Neil William Smith v. Her Majesty The Queen Criminal law (Non Charter) - Charge to jury - Whether the trial judge erred in his Vetrovec caution - Nature of evidence capable of confirming or corroborating the evidence of unsavoury witnesses. [...] 32323 Neil William Smith c. Sa Majesté la Reine Droit criminel (Excluant la Charte ) - Exposé au jury - Le juge de première instance a-t-il commis une erreur dans sa mise en garde de type Vetrovec?
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2008-01-25
News Releases3. Anne E. Williams v. Thomas Development (1989) Corporation, et al. [...] 32326 Anne E. Williams v. Thomas Development (1989) Corporation and Modern Paving Limited (N.L.) (Civil) (By Leave) [...] 32326 Anne E. Williams c. Thomas Development (1989) Corporation et Modern Paving Limited (T.-N.-L.) (Civile) (Sur autorisation)
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2005-11-15
News Releases2. Stephen Simms, et al. v. William Isen (F.C.) (31026) 3. Joseph D. Hall v. Cooper Industries Inc. (B.C.) (31055) [...] 31026 Stephen Simms and Marla Simms v. William Isen (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) [...] 31026 Stephen Simms et Marla Simms c. William Isen (C.F.) (Civile) (Sur autorisation)
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Bulletin of March 18, 2005 - 2005-03-18
Bulletins30670 Wanda Young v. Leslie Bella, William S. Rowe and Memorial University of Newfoundland (N.L.) (Civil) (By Leave) [...] 29712 William Thomas Vaughan v. Her Majesty the Queen - and - Attorney General of Alberta and Public Service Alliance of Canada (FC) 2005 SCC 11 / 2005 CSC 11 [...] William Thomas Vaughan v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (29712) Indexed as: Vaughan v. Canada / Répertorié : Vaughan c. Canada
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Bulletin of May 19, 2000 - 2000-05-19
BulletinsWilliam B. Delaney A.G. of Nova Scotia FILING DATE 20.4.2000 Her Majesty the Queen [...] William A. Dudney (F.C.A.) H. George McKenzie, Q.C. Felesky Flynn [...] William A. Dudney (F.C.A.) Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la demande d’autorisation
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Bulletin of August 13, 1999 - 1999-08-13
BulletinsBrock Joseph William Graham Christopher S. Johnson Myers, Johnson, Ross & Foster [...] William Frederick Dawes et al. John G. Dives Dives, Grauer & Harper [...] William J. Hayter (C28201), Patrick D. Flaherty(C28202) (Ont.) NATURE OF THE CASE
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R. v. Ewanchuk - [1999] 1 SCR 330 - 1999-02-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Blackstone, William, Sir. Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4th ed., Book III. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1770. [...] Williams, Glanville. Textbook of Criminal Law, 2nd ed. London: Stevens, 1983. [...] As enumerated in s. 265(3) , these include submission by reason of force, fear, threats, fraud or the exercise of authority, and codify the longstanding common law rule that consent given under fear or duress is ineffective: see G. Williams, Textbook of Criminal Law (2nd ed. 1983), at pp. 551-61.
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Bulletin of October 7, 1994 - 1994-10-07
BulletinsSmart & Williams FILING DATE 28.9.1994 Her Majesty The Queen Denise C. Smith [...] Counsel:J.F. Reeh Taylor, Q.C. and Kevin T. Williams, solicitors for the Appellant [...] Avocats: J.F. Reeh Taylor, c.r., et Kevin T. Williams, pour l'appelante
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Bulletin of December 3, 1993 - 1993-12-03
BulletinsWilliam Forsyth, Trustee of the Omega Trust and the said Gerald Andrew Reid (B.C.) [...] 23694GREGORY HENRY JOSEPH WILLIAMS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.) (B.C.) [...] Garland Allan William Gabriel Johnson v. (23583) Her Majesty the Queen (Crim.)(N.S.)
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R. v. Goltz - [1991] 3 SCR 485 - 1991-11-14
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Considered: R. v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1045; referred to: R. v. Williams (1988), 26 B.C.L.R. (2d) 67; R. v. Konechny (1983), 10 C.C.C. (3d) 233; R. v. Lyons, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 309; R. v. Luxton, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 711; R. v. Guiller (1986), 48 C.R. (3d) 226; Steele v. Mountain Institution, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1385; R. v. Alston [...] The Trial Court decided it was bound by the decisions of the Vancouver County Court in R. v. Williams (1988), 26 B.C.L.R. (2d) 67, and the B.C. Court of Appeal in R. v. Konechny (1983), 10 C.C.C. (3d) 233, to hold that s. 88(1) of the Act was valid and did not amount to the imposition of cruel and unusual punishment in [...] The mandatory minimum in s. 88 of the Act was again challenged subsequent to this Court's determination in R. v. Smith, supra, with conflicting results in the County Court -- in R. v. Williams, supra, and in the case on appeal.
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Tock v. St. John's Metropolitan Area Board - [1989] 2 SCR 1181 - 1989-12-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Williams, David W. "Non‑natural Use of Land" (1973), 32 Cambridge L.J. 310. [...] The point is nicely put by Williams in his article "Non-natural Use of Land" (1973), 32 Cambridge L.J. 310, at p. 319, when he argues that the existence of planning authorities which ensure that virtually all development of land occurs pursuant to planning decisions "puts the question of land use into a completely different [...] Public sewerage and drainage systems are an indispensable part of the infrastructures necessary to support urban life, and it is clear in my mind that the storm sewer in question here was constructed pursuant to planning decisions of the very sort alluded to in Williams' comments.
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Curley v. Latreille - (1920) 60 SCR 131 - 1920-02-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
The French court extends the doctrine of the English deviation cases such as Venables y. Smith[11]; (see also Williams v. Koehler & Co.,[12]; and Chicago Consolidated Bottling Co. v. McGinnis[13]); and treats as merely an abuse of the employment what would in England be regarded as something clearly outside its course, [...] Both Vaughan Williams L. J. and Fletcher-Moulton L. J. dwell on the fact of the driver's belief that he was discharging his duty; he knew nothing of the limitation on the manager's right to use the company's cars. [...] In England under the like circumstances the master was held not liable (Williams v. Jones[61], by the majority of the Court of Exchequer (Erle C. J. Keating and Smith JJ.) on the ground that the lighting of the pipe was not in any way connected with the work for which the servant was employed.
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SCR | RCS (1888) vol 14 - 1888-12-31
Canada Supreme Court ReportsGILBERT JONES, WILLIAM VAL-1886 E N TINE, JOHN GARRATT, ADAM HENRY GARRATT, JOHN *Nov 17. [...] STANLEY WHITE, WALTER S. 18'7 VARNEY, LEVI V. BOWERMAN, WILLIAM BRANSCOMBE, WIL-*May 2. [...] 624 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. [VOL. XIV. 1886 WILLIAM SHOOLBRED APPELLANT ; * Nov. 23.
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R. v. Sundman - 2022 SCC 31 - 2022-07-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Bauman C.J. and Fitch and Grauer JJ.A.), 2021 BCCA 53, 402 C.C.C. (3d) 463, [2021] B.C.J. No. 209 (QL), 2021 CarswellBC 309 (WL), substituting a conviction for first degree murder to the conviction for second degree murder entered by Williams J., 2018 BCSC 602, [...] A. Supreme Court of British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 602 (Williams J.) [13] The Crown argued that the appellant was guilty of first degree murder because the murder was planned and deliberate.
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Bulletin of September 14, 2018 - 2018-09-14
BulletinsWilliam Hamilton Crook William Hamilton Crook v. (38234) Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2018-08-27
News ReleasesWendy Eileen McQuaid v. Government of Prince Edward Island, Scott Cameron, Steven O'Brien, C. Emerson Brooks, Barry Carruthers, Ivar Mendez, William Stanish, Keith Costello, Peter Gorman, Eric Massicotte, Regional Health Authority "B", doing business under the name and style of Horizon Health Network and The Moncton [...] Wendy Eileen McQuaid v. Government of Prince Edward Island, Scott Cameron, Steven O'Brien, C. Emerson Brooks, Barry Carruthers, Ivar Mendez, William Stanish, Keith Costello, Peter Gorman, Eric Massicotte, Regional Health Authority "B", doing business under the name and style of Horizon Health Network and The Moncton