Intersection of Proceedings

• Author: Matthew Gourlay/Brock Jones/Jill D. Makepeace/Glen Crisp/Renee Pomerance
• Pages: 667-695

CHAPTER 15

INTERSECTION OF PROCEEDINGS

I. Introduction ..................................................... 

II. Criminal Law and Civil Litigation Alex Van Kralingen and Katherine Chau ... 

A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

B. The Use of Evidence Given in a Civil Proceeding ................... 

1. Protection Against Self‑Incrimination.......................... 

(A) Overview............................................... 

(B) Meaning of “Incriminating” and “Compelled” Evidence ....... 

(C) The Use of Documentary Evidence ........................ 

2. The Implied Undertaking Rule ................................ 

C. The Use of Evidence from a Criminal Proceeding .................. 

D. The Use of Dispositions in a Subsequent Proceeding ............... 

1. Use of Criminal Verdicts in a Civil Proceeding .................. 

(A) Conviction ............................................. 

(B) Findings on Sentencing .................................. 

(C) Acquittal ............................................... 

2. Use of a Civil Judgment in a Criminal Proceeding ............... 

E. Conclusion ................................................... 

III. Criminal Law and Family Law Christine Ashbourne ................... 

A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

B. Relevance .................................................... 

C. When Family Law Process Can Inform CriminalProceedings ........ 

1. Affidavit Evidence for Cross‑Examination ...................... 

2. Court Proceedings.......................................... 

D. When Criminal Law Process Can Inform FamilyLawProceedings .... 

1. Using a Finding of Guilt or a Conviction ....................... 

2. Court Proceedings.......................................... 

3. Police Records as Business Records........................... 

IV. Criminal Law and Immigration Law Cathryn Sawicki .................. 

A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

B. Grounds of Inadmissibility ...................................... 

1. Serious Criminality and Criminality ............................ 

2. Organized Criminality ....................................... 

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I. INTRODUCTION

Criminal law proceedings carr y enormous potential consequences for a ccused per-

sons. On its own, a criminal conv iction can be life-altering. Yet criminal law proceedings

often do not occur in a vacuum; there may be concurrent civil, f amily, or immigration

law proceedings involving the sam e subject matter or parties. While these are technic-

ally separate disciplines with sepa rate hearings, what occurs in one proceed ing may

affect what occurs in another. Underst anding how these different areas of the law may

interact with one another is an extrem ely daunting matter for counsel. This ch apter

aims to provide counsel with an overview of le gal issues that commonly arise when

legal proceedings in these other a reas intersect with criminal law proceedings.

II. CRIMINAL LAW AND CIVIL LITIGATION1

A. INTRODUCTION

There are many instances where th e facts that underlie a criminal p roceeding subse-

quently become the basis for a civil cla im, often where the victim is the plaintiff and the

alleged perpetrator is the defend ant.

This can cause serious cha llenges for defence counsel in the crimina l proceeding,

particularly where the p laintiff to the civil proceeding is am bitious and takes steps to

move the civil proceeding forwa rd without waiting for a verdict in the criminal trial.

In these circumstances, eviden ce proffered in a civil proceeding is often a challeng-

ing issue for criminal law yers. Generally, defence counsel in crimin al proceedings rely

on their client’s constitutional right s to silence and to not be compelled to give evi-

dence in the criminal proceeding.

However, civil proceedings afford no such protections; defe ndants are compelled

to engage in the process or are other wise deemed to accept the allegations ag ainst

them (for the purposes of the civil proceed ing only). Therefore, managing an accused’s

concurrent civil proceedings—and the evidence proffered by the accused therein—is

incredibly important.

1 This section w as authored by Alex Van Kralingen , Partner, Van Kralingen & Keenberg L LP. The author

acknowledge s the contributions o f Katherine Chau, A ssociate, Van Kralingen & Keenber g LLP to the

preparation of this section.

C. The Right of Appeal and Evidence ............................... 

1. Immigration and Refugee Board .............................. 

2. Hearsay Evidence ........................................... 

3. Viva Voce Evidence ......................................... 

4. Victim Impact Evidence ..................................... 

5. Expert/Opinion Evidence .................................... 

668 MODERN CRIMINAL EVIDENCE

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