Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre et al.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner, JJ.
Citation[2013] N.R. TBEd. MY.019,2013 SCC 30,[2013] 2 SCR 357,[2013] SCJ No 30 (QL),357 DLR (4th) 585,[2013] ACS no 30
Date24 May 2013
Subject MatterPRACTICE,CRIMINAL LAW,COURTS

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    ...(3d) 238 ; R. v. Lamacchia, 2012 ONSC 2583 , 258 C.R.R. (2d) 370 ; Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357 ; R. v. Teskey, 2007 SCC 25 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 267 ; R. v. R.E.M., 2008 SCC 51 , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. Allen (1996)......
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    ...The strong presumption of judicial impartiality is not easily displaced: Cojocaru v British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30 at para 22, [2013] 2 SCR 357. The person who alleges bias has a high burden to prove that claim, and a proceeding or proceedings are viewed in......
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    ...W.A.C. 361; 2007 SCC 25, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 106]. Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Center et al., [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357; 445 N.R. 138; 336 B.C.A.C. 1; 574 W.A.C. 1; 2013 SCC 30, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 106]. R. v. Larouche, 2012 CM 3023, refd to. [para......
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    ...affd. [1979] 2 S.C.R. 256; 26 N.R. 133, refd to. [para. 117]. Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Center et al., [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357; 445 N.R. 138; 336 B.C.A.C. 1; 574 W.A.C. 1; 2013 SCC 30, refd to. [para. 118]. F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41; 380 N.R. 82; 260 B......
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    ...mind to the issues and decide them independently and impartially. [218] In Cojocaru v British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, [2013] 2 SCR 357, the Supreme Court indicated that extensive incorporation of a party’s submission may raise concerns that the issues have ......
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    ...to. [para. 88]. Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Center et al. (2013), 445 N.R. 138; 336 B.C.A.C. 1; 574 W.A.C. 1; 2013 SCC 30, refd to. [para. Chopra v. Department of National Health and Welfare, 2001 CanLII 8492 (C.H.R.T.), refd to. [para. 90]. O'Callaghan v. R. (1......
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    ...(3d) 238 ; R. v. Lamacchia, 2012 ONSC 2583 , 258 C.R.R. (2d) 370 ; Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 357 ; R. v. Teskey, 2007 SCC 25 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 267 ; R. v. R.E.M., 2008 SCC 51 , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. Allen (1996)......
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    ...ONSC 2106, Continental Bank Leasing Corp. v. Canada, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 298, Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, Richardson v. Arsenov, 2022 ONCA 137 Bahauddin v. New Lahore Tikka House Inc., 2026 ONCA 80 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Judgments, Enforceme......
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