Canada (Attorney General) v. Curtis et al., 2005 BCSC 516

• Judge: R.R. Holmes, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: March 07, 2005
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2005 BCSC 516;[2005] B.C.T.C. 516 (SC)

Can. (A.G.) v. Curtis, [2005] B.C.T.C. 516 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. MY.037

In The Matter Of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

And In The Matter Of a Request from the Republic of Poland re: Rafal Kurek et al.

The Attorney General of Canada (respondent) v. James Curtis, Arnold Schoch and Don Farrell (applicants)

(BL0175; 2005 BCSC 516)

Indexed As: Canada (Attorney General) v. Curtis et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

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R.R. Holmes, J.

April 6, 2005.

Summary:

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Criminal Law - Topic 5599.51

Evidence and witnesses - Foreign evidence assistance agreements and legislation - Disclosure requirements - See paragraphs 21 to 48.

Cases Noticed:

A.L.T. Navigation Ltd. et al. v. United States of America et al. (2002), 215 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 1; 644 A.P.R. 1 (N.L.T.D.), refd to. [para. 24].

United States of America v. Beach (1999), 134 Man.R.(2d) 56; 193 W.A.C. 56; 132 C.C.C.(3d) 156 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

Sherk et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2003] B.C.T.C. 1216; 178 C.C.C.(3d) 297 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 25].

Canada (Attorney General) v. Hudak et al., [2004] B.C.T.C. 960; 2004 BCSC 960, refd to. [para. 25].

United States of America v. Ding, [1996] B.C.J. No. 1412 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Von Einem and Federal Republic of Germany, Re (1984), 14 C.C.C.(3d) 440 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Germany v. Ebke, 2001 NWTSC 2, refd to. [para. 33].

United States of America v. El-Jabsheh, [2000] B.C.J. No. 1349 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 34].

R. et al. v. Larosa (N.) (2002), 163 O.A.C. 108; 166 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

United States of America v. Freimuth, [2004] B.C.T.C. 154; 183 C.C.C.(3d) 296 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 38].

United Kingdom v. Hrynyk et al. (1996), 4 O.T.C. 268; 107 C.C.C.(3d) 104 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 41].

United States of America v. Ross (1995), 100 C.C.C.(3d) 320 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].

R. v. Lising (R.) (2004), 193 B.C.A.C. 42; 316 W.A.C. 42; 183 C.C.C.(3d) 232 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 2].

R. v. Pires - see R. v. Lising (R.).

R. v. Garofoli et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; 116 N.R. 241; 43 O.A.C. 1; 36 Q.A.C. 161; 60 C.C.C.(3d) 161, refd to. [para. 49].

Counsel:

Ian Donaldson, Q.C., for the applicant, James Curtis;

Stephen D. Gill, for the applicant, Arnold Schoch;

Renee Reichelt, for the applicant, Don Farrell;

Jeffrey G. Johnston, for the respondent, Department of Justice Canada.

This application was heard on March 7, 2005, before R.R. Holmes, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on April 6, 2005.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.