R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Case Date | July 20, 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada (Federal) |
| Citations | 2018 SCC 37 |
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30 practice notes
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La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22
...[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; referred to: R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 616; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28; Vancouver Sun (Re), 2004 SCC 43, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 332; Attorney General of Nova Scotia v. MacIntyr......
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Table of cases
...164, 166 R v Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35 ................................................................................ 298 R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37 ............................................................................ 304 R v Brenton (1999), 180 DLR (4th) 314, [2000] 2 WWR 269, [199......
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Table of cases
...584 R v Branscombe, 2017 SKCA 71 ......................................................................... 599 R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 SCR 617 ................................................361 R v Breton (1994), 74 OAC 99, 93 CCC (3d) 171, [1994] OJ No 2097 (CA) .......181 ......
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Procedural Fairness as a Principle of Fundamental Justice
...63 [ Yumnu ]. 188 On the stringency of the informer privilege and the scope of the innocence-at-stake exception, see R v Brassington , 2018 SCC 37; Named Person v Vancouver Sun , 2007 SCC 43; R v Leipert , [1997] 1 SCR 281. 189 R v Campbell , [1999] 1 SCR 565 at paras 49–54 [ Campbell ]. On......
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22 cases
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La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22
...[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; referred to: R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 616; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28; Vancouver Sun (Re), 2004 SCC 43, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 332; Attorney General of Nova Scotia v. MacIntyr......
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R v Komoartok, 2020 NUCA 12
...Act provides for a distinct procedure for Crown privilege claims arising during the course of a criminal trial: compare R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 SCR 616. But the absence of a statutory means of immediate review in Dagenais did not itself authorize a bypass of the limitations o......
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R. v. Murphy,
...“innocence at stake” application would have looked like. The Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, described the appropriate process to try to pierce informer [36] The standard for piercing informer privilege – the “innocence at s......
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R v Pilbeam, 2018 MBCA 128
...and eat it too in matters such as this. The authorising judge or justice is part of the “circle” of informant privilege (R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37 at para 41; see also R v Barros, 2011 SCC 51 at para 37). They are entitled to access the information and are legally obligated to safeguard ......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Informer Privilege And An Illustration Of Illegitimate Delay
...Footnotes R v Barros, [2011] 3 SCR 368 at para 37 [Barros]. The decision on the retrial is reported at R v Barros, 2016 ABQB 243. 2018 SCC 37 [Brassington] and [2017] 1 SCR 659 R v Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc, [2017] 2 SCR 157 at paras 11 and 22. In Barros, supra note 1 at para 28, t......
5 books & journal articles
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Table of cases
...164, 166 R v Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35 ................................................................................ 298 R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37 ............................................................................ 304 R v Brenton (1999), 180 DLR (4th) 314, [2000] 2 WWR 269, [199......
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Table of cases
...584 R v Branscombe, 2017 SKCA 71 ......................................................................... 599 R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 SCR 617 ................................................361 R v Breton (1994), 74 OAC 99, 93 CCC (3d) 171, [1994] OJ No 2097 (CA) .......181 ......
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Procedural Fairness as a Principle of Fundamental Justice
...63 [ Yumnu ]. 188 On the stringency of the informer privilege and the scope of the innocence-at-stake exception, see R v Brassington , 2018 SCC 37; Named Person v Vancouver Sun , 2007 SCC 43; R v Leipert , [1997] 1 SCR 281. 189 R v Campbell , [1999] 1 SCR 565 at paras 49–54 [ Campbell ]. On......
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Disclosure and Production
...71 Barros , above note 69 at para 30. 72 Bisaillon , above note 67 at 84 and 88; Basi , above note 68 at para 38. 73 R v Brassington , 2018 SCC 37. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 362 not therefore follow, however, that an accused person is forbidden from making efforts outside the courtroom to determin......
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