Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Hourigan, Lauwers,Benotto |
| Subject Matter | EVIDENCE,CRIMINAL LAW,PRACTICE |
| Docket Number | C61576 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Date | 16 June 2017 |
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68 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 26 ' April 30, 2021)
...Marquard, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 223, R. v. Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, leave to appeal refused, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 125, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 343, R. v. Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15, R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, R. v. Bingley, 2017 SCC 12, Marshal......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 20 ' 24, 2020)
...(1969), [1970] S.C.R. 92, R. v. Lyttle, 2004 SCC 5, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 193, R. v. Meddoui, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 320, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R. v. Truscott (2006), 216 O.A.C. 217 (C.A.), Farrugia v. Ahmadi, 2019 ONSC 4261, Peloso v. 778561 Ontario Inc. (2005), 28 C.C.L.I. (4th) ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
...425, Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd., [2015] O.J. No. 6130 (C.J.), Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 343, R. v. Tang, 2015 ONCA 470, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 486, R. v. McManus, ......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...and Haliburton Co, 2015 SCC 23, R v Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, R v Shafia, 2016 ONCA 812, Bruff-Murphy (Litigation guardian of) v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R v Llorenz (2000), 145 CCC (3d) 535 (Ont CA), R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 Keywords: Torts, Negligen......
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47 cases
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R. v. Holloway,
...and admissible? There are statements in the case law which lend some support for this proposition. In Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, 138 O.R. (3d) 584 (Ont.C.A.) at paras. 29-32, the Court, in following Ghorvei, agreed that the trial judge was correct to prohibit the cross-exam......
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SCALA v. TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOARD, 2019 ONSC 2239
...assessing Dr. Balkansky’s opinion evidence, I am guided by the statement by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, 138 O.R. (3d) 584 at para. 66, that my gatekeeping function in relation to the admissibility of expert opinion evidence is ongoing and conti......
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R v JOL, 2020 ABCA 73
...a jury, is out of proportion to its reliability”: R v Mohan, [1994] 2 SCR 9 at 21, 114 DLR (4th) 419; Bruff- Murphy v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502 at para 70, 414 DLR (4th) 65. As a general rule, evidence led by the defence should only be excluded where the prejudicial effect substantially ou......
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Girao v. Cunningham, 2020 ONCA 260
...v. Lyttle, 2004 SCC 5, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 193, at para. 44; R. v. Meddoui, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 320, at para. 3; and Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, 138 O.R. (3d) 584, at paras. [93] I bring both lenses, relevance and prejudicial effect/probative value, to bear on the admissibility of t......
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15 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 26 ' April 30, 2021)
...Marquard, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 223, R. v. Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, leave to appeal refused, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 125, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 343, R. v. Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15, R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, R. v. Bingley, 2017 SCC 12, Marshal......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 20 ' 24, 2020)
...(1969), [1970] S.C.R. 92, R. v. Lyttle, 2004 SCC 5, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 193, R. v. Meddoui, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 320, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R. v. Truscott (2006), 216 O.A.C. 217 (C.A.), Farrugia v. Ahmadi, 2019 ONSC 4261, Peloso v. 778561 Ontario Inc. (2005), 28 C.C.L.I. (4th) ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
...425, Ontario (Ministry of Labour) v. Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd., [2015] O.J. No. 6130 (C.J.), Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 343, R. v. Tang, 2015 ONCA 470, leave to appeal refused, [2015] S.C.C.A. No. 486, R. v. McManus, ......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...and Haliburton Co, 2015 SCC 23, R v Abbey, 2009 ONCA 624, R v Shafia, 2016 ONCA 812, Bruff-Murphy (Litigation guardian of) v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R v Llorenz (2000), 145 CCC (3d) 535 (Ont CA), R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 Williams v. Richard, 2018 ONCA 889 Keywords: Torts, Negligen......
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2 books & journal articles
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FORENSIC BITEMARK IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE IN CANADA.
...appeared unduly critical of the defence witness while too deferential to the Crown witness who proffered the DNA transfer evidence. (108) 2017 ONCA 502 at paras 42-70 (109) JP v British Columbia (Children and Family Development), 2017 BCCA 308 at paras 161, 175 [JP v BC]. See Emma Cunliffe,......
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Improving Expert Evidence: The Role of Open Science and Transparency.
...supra note 19 at 16.8(c) (for a lucid review and discussion of the pre-White Burgess law). (82) See e.g. Bruff-Murphy v Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502 at paras 42-70; R v McManus, 2017 ONCA 188 at paras 63-75; JP v British Columbia (Children and Family Development), 2017 BCCA 308 at paras 221-3......