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Court of Appeal of Manitoba finds jurisdiction for interlocutory provincial offence appeals

In Winnipeg (City of) v. The Neighbourhood Bookstore and Café Ltd., 2019 MBCA 3, the Court of Appeal for Manitoba recently interpreted the new...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal clarifies appeal powers under the Extradition Act

There is comparatively little jurisprudence interpreting the powers of an appellate court hearing an appeal against an order of committal in the...

Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan resolves case of first impression regarding whether order is final or interlocutory

The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan recently ruled that a chambers decision was final, not interlocutory, where it referred a series of...

Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada provides guidance on solicitor-client costs

Rarely is the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada required to give reasons for the taxation of costs on applications for leave to appeal....

Ontario Court of Appeal calls for reform of family law appeal routes

In a recent costs endorsement, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has again called for reform of the province’s family law appeal routes, as the...

R. v. D.R.S.: Standard of review on appeal challenging the adequacy of judicial assistance to a self-represented accused

Where an accused alleges that the trial judge failed to provide reasonable assistance to a self-represented accused, what is the standard of review?...

Manitoba Court of Appeal: “A Court of Appeal hearing is not a tea party”

Justice Monnin of the Court of Appeal of Manitoba recently commented on the appropriateness of appellate judges taking an active role during appeal...

Ontario Court of Appeal reaches “imperfect compromise” and calls for solution regarding transcription fees for appeals

Authorized court transcriptionists (“ACTs”) are regulated in Ontario, but inconsistencies in the framework governing their profession...

Paradis Honey: Federal Court chooses sides on sticky issue of post-certification discovery

The ambit of post-certification documentary discovery is a contentious issue. Is it limited by the certified common issues, or are the parties’...

Ontario Court of Appeal grants bail pending appeal of murder conviction in rare circumstances

In R. v. Papasotiriou, 2018 ONCA 719, Justice Trotter recently granted bail pending appeal from a murder conviction that was based entirely on...