Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Hourigan, Lauwers,Benotto |
| Citation | 2017 ONCA 502 |
| Docket Number | C61576 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Date | 16 June 2017 |
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93 practice notes
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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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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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Table of cases
..., R v , 2009 ONCA 573 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495, 496 Bruff‑Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502 ............... 116, 117, 138, 142, 144, 374 BS , R v , 2019 ONCA 72 ..........................................................542 BSM , R ......
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68 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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Saskatchewan v Racette
...122 O.A.C. 36; and Marshall v. Watson Wyatt and Co. (2002), 57 O.R. (3d) 813 (C.A.). [148] Similarly, in Bruff-Murphy v Gundawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, 414 DLR (4th) 65, the Court described the failure to object as generally being fatal but left the door open for circumstances where the error ......
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SCALA v. TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOARD
...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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15 firm's commentaries
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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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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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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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10 books & journal articles
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Presenting Expert Opinion Evidence
...for an excellent and thorough overview of all areas of the law surrounding expert witnesses in Canada. 2 Bruf-Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] SCCA No 343 (QL) at para 1; Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City) , 2015 SCC 16 at para 106. 3 See e.g. ......
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Table of Cases
...203 Browne v Dunn , 1893 CanLII 65, 6 R 67 (UKHL) . . . . . . . . . . . .21, 23, 29, 35, 149, 162-72, 206 Bruf-Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502, leave to appeal refused, [2017] SCCA No 343 (QL) ....................................... 97, 182, 197, 217 BSR , R v , 2006 CanLII 29082, 212 ......
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Opinion Evidence
...evidence in jury instruction: Cook , supra note 233 at para 107. 248 Shafia , supra note 200 at para 235; Bruff‑Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502 at paras 61-68; K , A , supra note 2 at para 73; R v Ranger , 2003 CanLII 32900 at para 63 (Ont CA) ; R v Pathan , 2020 ONCA 108 . In Bruff‑Mu......
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Examination of Witnesses
...purpose (“counsel cannot have it both ways”). 467 R v Ghorvei , 1999 CanLII 2475 at paras 29-35 (Ont CA) ; Bruff‑Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502 ; R v Karaibrahimovic , 2002 ABCA 102 at para 8. 468 Ghorvei , ibid at para 31. 469 Ibid at paras 30-31. 470 Ibid at para 29. Cross-examinati......
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