Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502
| 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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83 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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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 6 – May 10)
...R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R. v. J.(J.-L.), 2000 SCC 51, Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (U.S. D.C. Ct. App., 1923), Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 509 U......
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59 cases
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R. v. Holloway, 2021 ONSC 6136
...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, 2020 SKCA 2
...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, 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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16 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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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 6 – May 10)
...R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R. v. J.(J.-L.), 2000 SCC 51, Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (U.S. D.C. Ct. App., 1923), Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 509 U......
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10 books & journal articles
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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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Preparing the Expert Witness
...55-63. 60 R v Karaibrahimovic , 2002 ABCA 102. 61 R v Karaibrahimovic , 2002 ABCA 102 at para 12. See also Bruf-Murphy v Gunawardena , 2017 ONCA 502 at paras 29-32. 62 R v Karaibrahimovic , 2002 ABCA 102 at para 20. See also David Paciocco, “Taking a ‘Goudge’ out of Bluster and Blarney: An ......
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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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