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1,051.
Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada - 2016 SCC 52 - [2016] 2 SCR 521 - 2016-11-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsWilliams, Neil J. “Discovery of Civil Litigation Trial Preparation in Canada” (1980), 58 Can. Bar Rev. 1. [...] [21] Because of these origins, litigation privilege has sometimes been confused with solicitor‑client privilege, both at common law and in Quebec law: Royer and Lavallée, at pp. 1003‑4; N. J. Williams, “Discovery of Civil Litigation Trial Preparation in Canada” (1980), 58 Can. Bar Rev. 1, at pp. 37‑38.
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Telecommunications Employees Association of Manitoba Inc. v. Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. - 2014 SCC 11 - [2014] 1 SCR 142 - 2014-01-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsPensions
Kevin T. Williams, Paul B. Forsyth and Kyle Dear, for the respondents. [...] [21] The ERPC and the relevant unions engaged in meetings and communications with representatives of MTS, including its President and Chief Executive Officer, William Chisholm Fraser.
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R. v. Ryan - 2013 SCC 3 - [2013] 1 SCR 14 - 2013-01-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William D. Delaney, Q.C., and Jennifer A. MacLellan, for the appellant. [...] As Glanville Williams’ latest editor, Dennis J. Baker, wrote about the availability of “pure” duress (as opposed to duress of circumstances, which is an entirely different defence): “On principle, the offence must be one expressly or impliedly ordered by the villain, the order being backed up by his threat.
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MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) - 2010 SCC 2 - [2010] 1 SCR 6 - 2010-01-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
Environmental law
Wade, Sir William, and Christopher Forsyth. Administrative Law, 10th ed. by Christopher Forsyth. [...] See Sir William Wade and C. Forsyth, Administrative Law (10th ed. 2009), at p. 599, and Immeubles Port Louis Ltée v. Lafontaine (Village), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 326, at p. 361.
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Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23 - 2005 SCC 56 - [2005] 2 SCR 669 - 2005-10-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
S.C.R. 22; Williams v. Canada, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 877; Bliss v. Attorney General of Canada, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 183; Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd., [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1219; Attorney General of Canada v. Silk, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 335; Dick v. Deputy Attorney General of Canada, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 243; Schachter v. Canada, [1988] 3 F.C. 515. [...] In Williams v. Canada, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 877, Gonthier J. added that the purpose behind unemployment insurance benefits
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R. v. Hamilton - 2005 SCC 47 - [2005] 2 SCR 432 - 2005-07-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Glanville. Textbook of Criminal Law, 2nd ed. London: Stevens, 1983. [...] For British support, see: A. Ashworth, Principles of Criminal Law (4th ed. 2003), at p. 466; G. Williams, Textbook of Criminal Law (2nd ed. 1983), at p. 442; Smith & Hogan Criminal Law (9th ed. 1999), at p. 271.
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R. v. Mann - 2004 SCC 52 - [2004] 3 SCR 59 - 2004-07-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Criminal law
Professional law
3 S.C.R. 312; R. v. Asante-Mensah, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2003 SCC 38; Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968); United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411 (1981); Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143 (1972); United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544 (1980); United States v. Hensley, 469 U.S. 221 (1985); R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. [...] Police authority was expanded in Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143 (1972), beyond imminent violent offences to possessory offences reported by reliable informants.
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R. v. Moore - [1988] 1 SCR 1097 - 1988-06-30
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Ehrcke, for the appellant. Peter Messner, for the respondent. [...] count 6 The informant also says that he has reasonable and probable grounds to believe and does believe that Barry Graham MOORE, on or about the 27th day of February A.D., 1981, at or near the Town of Williams Lake, County of Cariboo and Province of British Columbia, did UNLAWFULLY have in his possession, automobile parts,
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McInroy et al. v. The Queen - [1979] 1 SCR 588 - 1978-10-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Vide also Greenough v. Eccles[6], (per Williams J. p. 802.)) The only link between the two subsections of s. 9 is the concluding provision in subs. [...] (Williams J. at p. 802). Before dealing in detail with the phraseology of s. 9, it may be helpful to consider the basic evidentiary principles.
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R. v. Sault Ste. Marie - [1978] 2 SCR 1299 - 1978-05-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Dr. Glanville Williams has written: “There is a half-way house between mens rea and strict responsibility which has not yet been properly utilized, and that is responsibility for negligence,” (Criminal Law (2d ed.): The General Part, p. 262). [...] It has done so by utilizing the very half-way house to which Dr. Williams refers, responsibility for negligence.
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Fraser v. The Queen - [1963] SCR 455 - 1963-10-02
Supreme Court JudgmentsExpropriation
The judgment in the Indian case was based upon disapproval of the dictum of Fletcher Moulton L.J. in Re Lucas & Chesterfield Gas & Water Board6 and adoption of the contrary opinion of Vaughan Williams L.J. in the same case. [...] I cannot see that there is any question of these principles or that they are affected in any way by any possible misapprehension of the supposed unanimity of opinion between Vaughan Williams L.J. and Fletcher Moulton L.J. in Lucas and Chesterfield.
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The Attorney General of Canada v. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company and Canadian National Railways - [1958] SCR 285 - 1958-01-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Transportation
John A. MacAulay, Q.C, A. A. Moffat, Q.C., and R. K. Williams, for Imperial Oil Limited, intervenant. [...] It is now suggested because the power conferred by the Canadian Act, which is not and could not be wider in its terms than that of William IV., applicable to the Judicial Committee, has resulted in asking questions affecting the provinces, or alleged to do so.
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Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada et al. v. The Trustees of Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary the Protectress et al. - [1940] SCR 586 - 1940-06-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
On this point it is sufficient to refer to In the Matter of the Petition of Complaint of the Right Rev. John William Colenso, D.D., Lord Bishop of Natal, a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council2. [...] The particular extract to which I desire to draw attention is set out in Merriman v. Williams3.
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Price v. Chicoutimi Pulp Co. - (1915) 51 SCR 179 - 1915-03-15
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William Price (Defendant) Appellant; and The Chicoutimi Pulp Company (Plaintiffs) Respondents. [...] Metropolitan Saloon and Omnibus Co. v. Hawkins[16]; South Hetton Coal Co. v. North Eastern News Association[17]; Mayor of Manchester v. Williams[18]; 18 Halsbury’s Laws of England, 612.
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Clark v. Hagar - (1894) 22 SCR 510 - 1894-02-20
Supreme Court JudgmentsProperty law
Williams and Talfourd JJ. concurred that Doe Roberts v. Roberts31 was conclusive upon the point that the defendants, executors of the grantor, were estopped from setting up the secret understanding that the deed should not operate beneficially to the grantee. [...] The facts alleged in the plea being proved it was held that the plaintiff could not recover, Williams J. saying:—
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Lamb v. Cleveland - (1891) 19 SCR 78 - 1891-05-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsStatutes
that administration of the goods of his deceased wife must be granted to the husband and to no one else; and in Cox v. Webb[21], the same point precisely, and that this was not like the case of two in equal degree, was adjudged in the Kings' Bench, in the 6th year of William and Mary in the time of Holt Chief Justice. [...] who succeeded in his contention it is entitled to the greatest weight, and in Fortre v. Fortre[25], in the 4th year of William and Mary, it was adjudged by the whole court, Sir John Holt C.J., that the ecclesiastical court may grant administration to the widow or to the next of kin of an intestate, which they please.
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Price v. Mercier - (1890) 18 SCR 303 - 1891-01-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
Le même jour 11 fut permis à Jenkins Williams, Ecr., soliciteur-général, vu le décès d'Alexandre Gray, procureur-général, de reprendre l'instance an nom de Sa Majesté. [...] Le 11 mars 1881 l'honorable Louis Olivier Taillon procureur-général de la province de Quebec, obtint de la cour Supérieure la permission de reprendre l'instance en cette cause en remplacement de Jenkins Williams.
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Wallbridge v. Farwell - (1890) 18 SCR 1 - 1890-06-12
Supreme Court JudgmentsCommercial law
WILLIAM FARWELL et al ès-qual.(DEFENDANTS) Respondents. THE ONTARIO CAR and FOUNDRY COMPANY (limited) (PLAINTIFF) [...] WILLIAM FARWELL et al ès-qual. (DEFENDANTS) Respondents. 1889: Nov 13; 1889: Nov 14; 1890: June 12
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Trust and Loan Co. v. Ruttan - (1877) 1 SCR 564 - 1877-06-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
the wife of the said Henry Huddlestone Thompson, during her life, and after her decease for the children of the said Henry Huddlestone Thompson on the body of his said wife to be begotten, as tenants in common, and in default of such issue for the heirs of one William Hamilton Thompson, and that the said Defendants hereto [...] The deed is in the hand writing of William Henry Van Ingren. The mortgage must have been drawn at Kingston and sent up to me.
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Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov - 2019 SCC 65 - [2019] 4 SCR 653 - 2019-12-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
Written submissions only by William W. Shores, Q.C., and Kirk N. Lambrecht, Q.C., for the intervener the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities. [...] Where reasons are provided, they serve as the natural starting point to determine whether the decision-maker acted reasonably (Williams Lake, at para. 36). [...] Reviewing these materials may assist a court in understanding, “by inference”, why an administrative decision-maker reached a particular outcome (Baker, at para. 44; see also Williams Lake, at para. 37; Mills v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ont.), 2008 ONCA 436, 237 O.A.C. 71, at paras. 38-39).
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Reference re Environmental Management Act - 2020 SCC 1 - [2020] 1 SCR 3 - 2020-01-16
Supreme Court JudgmentsG. L. Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, David Paterson and Elizabeth Bulbrook, for the intervener the Council of The Haida Nation.
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Cinar Corporation v. Robinson - 2012 SCC 25 - [2012] 2 SCR 55 - 2012-05-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCourts
Written submissions by William Brock and Cara Cameron, for the applicants/respondents on motion Cinar Corporation and Les Films Cinar Inc.
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United States of America v. Leon - [1996] 1 SCR 888 - 1996-04-03
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Robert Hubbard and William H. Corbett, Q.C., for the respondents. The judgment of the Court was delivered by
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Burnham v. Metropolitan Toronto Police - [1987] 2 SCR 572 - 1987-11-19
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
William Burnham Appellant (Applicant) and Chief of Police John W. Ackroyd and Designated Presiding Officer Superintendent Robert P. Lynn Respondents (Respondents)
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Brown and Murphy v. The Queen - [1985] 2 SCR 273 - 1985-10-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William R. Pieschel, for the appellant Brown. A. Clayton Rice, for the appellant Murphy.