R. v. Fox
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2026 SCC 4 |
| Docket Number | 41215 |
| Date | 06 February 2026 |
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17 practice notes
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R. v. Singer
...Charter-protected interests; and (3) society’s interest in the adjudication of the case on the merits (para. 71; see also R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4, at paras. 91, 94, 111 and 118; R. v. Tim, 2022 SCC 12, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 234, at para. 74; Beaver, at para. 116; McColman, at para. [110] The first ......
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R. v. Green
...lessens the impact on the interest: R. v. Beaver, 2022 SCC 54, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 718, at para. 125, citing Grant, at para. 122; R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4, at para. 115; R. v. McGowan-Morris, 2025 ONCA 349, 177 O.R. (3d) 81, at para. 115. The Crown does not seek to tender any statements made by Mr......
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Sakab Saudi Holding Company v. Al Jabri
...the Divisional Court endorsed the reasoning of Glustein J. in Wintercorn v. Global Learning Group Inc., 2023 ONSC 199. [6] In R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4, 509 D.L.R. (4th) 670, the exception was described as “communications that are criminal in themselves or that have the purpose of furthering un......
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Kochan v. Kochan
...(a) The Nature of the Privilege [67] The contours of solicitor-client privilege were recently reviewed by Justice Jamal in R v Fox, 2026 SCC 4 at paras [31] Solicitor-client privilege describes a client’s right to communicate with their lawyer in confidence. The privilege arises if three co......
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5 cases
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R. v. Singer
...Charter-protected interests; and (3) society’s interest in the adjudication of the case on the merits (para. 71; see also R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4, at paras. 91, 94, 111 and 118; R. v. Tim, 2022 SCC 12, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 234, at para. 74; Beaver, at para. 116; McColman, at para. [110] The first ......
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R. v. Dhariwal
...of the administration of justice” by “maintaining the rule of law and upholding Charter rights in the justice system as a whole: R v Fox, 2026 SCC 4 at para 89 [Fox] citing R v Grant, 2009 SCC 32 at para 67 [Grant]. The focus of the section is to maintain public confidence in the justice sy......
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Hope v. Comeau
...The Supreme Court of Canada recently stated the following concerning solicitor-client privilege in R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4 (decided on February 6, 2026) at paras. [37] Although solicitor-client privilege has been part of the common law since the 16th century (Solosky, at p. ......
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Specialty Life Inc. v. Daumier Financial Services Inc.
...the Plaintiffs. General principles with respect to solicitor-client privilege [49] In R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4, the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the general principles regarding solicitor-client privilege. The Court held, at para. 31, that solicito......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – February 2026
...you a small sense of what the cases are about. For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were: 1. R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4 [1] The main issue on this appeal is whether a lawyer charged with a criminal offence can invoke the “innocence at stake” exception to solic......
