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Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. - [1997] 3 SCR 1210 - 1997-12-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Tetley, William. “A Definition of Canadian Maritime Law” (1996), 30 U.B.C. L. Rev. 137. [...] Williams, Glanville. Joint Torts and Contributory Negligence: A Study of Concurrent Fault in Great Britain, Ireland and the Common‑Law Dominions. [...] Commentators have questioned whether the common law rule against contribution was absolute, particularly in cases where the tort committed was not intentional, and there was no malicious motivation: see e.g. G. Williams, Joint Torts and Contributory Negligence (1951), at pp. 83-84, and see also Eliminating Outmoded Common
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427.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia - [1997] 3 SCR 1010 - 1997-12-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Courts
Pentney, William. “The Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada in the Constitution Act, 1982 Part II -- Section 35 : The Substantive Guarantee” (1988), 22 U.B.C. L. Rev. 207. [...] The trial judge held that the time of direct contact between the Aboriginal Peoples in the claimed territory was approximately 1820, after the trader William Brown arrived and Hudson’s Bay had merged with the North West Company. [...] GWIS GYEN, also known as Stanley Williams, suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all the members of the House of Gwis Gyen
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Lewis (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia - [1997] 3 SCR 1145 - 1997-12-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Williams, Glanville. “Liability for Independent Contractors”, [1956] Cambridge L.J. 180. [...] Thus Glanville Williams writes that “the courts have extended, seemingly without any reference to considerations of policy, the liability for independent contractors” (“Liability for Independent Contractors”, [1956] Cambridge L.J. 180, at p. 180).
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Mochinski v. Trendline Industries Ltd. - [1997] 3 SCR 1176 - 1997-12-11
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
Thomas H. MacLachlan and William A. Pearce, Q.C., for the appellant.
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430.
R. v. Skalbania - [1997] 3 SCR 995 - 1997-11-06
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
Referred to: Lafrance v. The Queen, [1975] 2 S.C.R. 201; R. v. Williams, [1953] 1 Q.B. 660. [...] We agree with Rowles J.A. in the British Columbia Court of Appeal that an intentional misappropriation, without mistake, suffices to establish mens rea under s. 332(1) : see Lafrance v. The Queen, [1975] 2 S.C.R. 201; R. v. Williams, [1953] 1 Q.B. 660 (C.A.).
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431.
Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.) - [1997] 3 SCR 925 - 1997-10-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
Torts
William J. Sammon, for the intervener the Catholic Group for Health, Justice and Life.
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Canada (Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System) - [1997] 3 SCR 440 - 1997-09-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
William A. Selnes, for the intervener Canadian Hemophiliacs Infected with HIV, T‑COR.
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433.
R. v. S. (R.D.) - [1997] 3 SCR 484 - 1997-09-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
Blackstone, Sir William. Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book III. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1778. [...] And if he does sit, his decision cannot stand: see Reg. v. Huggins; and Rex v. Sunderland Justices, per Vaughan Williams L.J. Nevertheless there must appear to be a real likelihood of bias.
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R. v. Lifchus - [1997] 3 SCR 320 - 1997-09-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Lifchus Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Lifchus File No.: 25404. [...] Williams, Glanville. Criminal Law: The General Part, 2nd ed. London: Stevens & Sons Ltd., 1961. [...] Williams, Glanville. Textbook of Criminal Law, 2nd ed. London: Stevens & Sons Ltd., 1983.
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Ref re Remuneration of Judges of the Prov. Court of P.E.I.; Ref re Independence and Impartiality of Judges of the Prov. Court of P.E.I. - [1997] 3 SCR 3 - 1997-09-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Courts
Criminal law
Blackstone, William, Sir. Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4th ed., Book 1. [...] (Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England (4th ed. 1770), Book 1, at p. 267.) [...] Efforts to secure such protection in legislation were scuttled in the two decades following 1688, but at the turn of the century William III gave his assent to the Act of Settlement, 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2, which took effect with the accession of George I in 1714.
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436.
Pasiechnyk v. Saskatchewan (Workers’ Compensation Board) - [1997] 2 SCR 890 - 1997-08-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
William P. Ostapek, for the intervener the Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta. [...] In Canada, the history of workers’ compensation begins with the report of the Honourable Sir William Ralph Meredith, one-time Chief Justice of Ontario, who in 1910 was appointed to study systems of workers’ compensation around the world and recommend a scheme for Ontario. [...] 25 Sir William Meredith also proposed what has since become known as the “historic trade-off” by which workers lost their cause of action against their employers but gained compensation that depends neither on the fault of the employer nor its ability to pay.
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R. v. Esau - [1997] 2 SCR 777 - 1997-07-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Glanville. Textbook of Criminal Law. London: Stevens & Sons, 1978. [...] 87 In what is viewed as the leading case on the matter, People v. Williams, supra, the California Supreme Court revisited and reaffirmed its decision in Mayberry. [...] As in the case at bar, the stories of the complainant and the defendant diverged widely in Williams.
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438.
R. v. Feeney (Application) - [1997] 2 SCR 117 - 1997-06-27
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
William F. Ehrcke, for the respondent (applicant). The following is the judgment delivered by
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439.
United States of America v. Dynar - [1997] 2 SCR 462 - 1997-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Glanville. “Attempting the Impossible ‑‑ A Reply” (1979‑80), 22 Crim. [...] In this, we again agree completely with Glanville Williams, who said: [...] See Glanville Williams, Criminal Law -- The General Part (2nd ed. 1961), at p. 710.
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R. v. Allender - [1997] 2 SCR 333 - 1997-06-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Brian William Frederick Allender Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent [...] William B. Smart, Q.C., for the respondent. //The Chief Justice// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by [...] Solicitors for the respondent: Smart & Williams, Vancouver.
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Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson - [1998] 3 SCR 157 - 1997-05-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsAction
Constitutional law
Shores, William. “Walking Onto an Unfamiliar Playing Field -- Expanding the Freedom of Association to Cover Trade” (1996), 6 Reid’s Administrative Law 1. [...] As William Shores noted in a comment on the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case at bar:
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442.
Hercules Managements Ltd. v. Ernst & Young - [1997] 2 SCR 165 - 1997-05-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
The partner in charge of the audits for the years 1980 and 1981 is the respondent William Alexander Cox. Mr. Cox held personal investments in some of the syndicated mortgages administered by NGA and NGH.
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R. v. Feeney - [1997] 2 SCR 13 - 1997-05-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
William F. Ehrcke, for the respondent. The following are the reasons delivered by [...] 60. After he was taken to the Williams Lake detachment, the appellant was fingerprinted. [...] The inculpatory statements the appellant made at Williams Lake virtually admitting guilt, and the breathalyser sample also taken at Williams Lake, were excluded by the trial judge and these rulings are not before this Court.
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444.
Soulos v. Korkontzilas - [1997] 2 SCR 217 - 1997-05-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Trust
The Court can award either a proprietary remedy, namely that Lac hand over the Williams property, or award a personal remedy, namely a monetary award.... [...] The Court can award either a proprietary remedy, namely that Lac hand over the Williams property, or award a personal remedy, namely a monetary award.
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445.
Richter & Partners Inc. v. Ernst & Young - [1997] 2 SCR 5 - 1997-05-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsAppeal
George R. Albino, William H. Alexander, John D. Allan, William G. Benton, [...] Paul G. S. Cantor, William D. Douglas, Mark E. Edwards, Kenneth E. Field,
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Brkich & Brkich Enterprises Ltd. v. American Home Assurance Co. - [1997] 1 SCR 1149 - 1997-04-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsInsurance
William M. Holburn, Q.C., and Judith P. Kennedy, for the appellant. Alan E. Farber and Stephen Tick, for the respondents.
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Hamstra (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia Rugby Union - [1997] 1 SCR 1092 - 1997-04-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
By John William Strong, ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1992.
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448.
Pointe-Claire (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court) - [1997] 1 SCR 1015 - 1997-04-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsLabour law
Arthurs, Harry William, et al. Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Canada, 4th ed.
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449.
R. v. Noble - [1997] 1 SCR 874 - 1997-04-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William F. Ehrcke, for the appellant. Gil D. McKinnon, Q.C., and Tom Arbogast, for the respondent. [...] Solicitor for the appellant: William F. Ehrcke, Vancouver. Solicitor for the respondent: Gil D. McKinnon, Vancouver.
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R. v. Curragh Inc. - [1997] 1 SCR 537 - 1997-03-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
76 That afternoon, another Department of Justice solicitor, William Lahey, appeared at the trial and made submissions respecting the Department of Labour materials discussed in the noon teleconference.