R. v. Gruenke,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeLamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William; Iacobucci, Frank
Date24 October 1991
Citation[1991] 3 SCR 263,[1991] SCJ No 80 (QL),7 CRR (2d) 108,[1991] ACS no 80,130 NR 161,1991 CanLII 40 (SCC),8 CR (4th) 368,67 CCC (3d) 289,6 WAC 112,[1991] 6 WWR 673,75 Man R (2d) 112
Docket Number21410
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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  • R. v. Assoun (G.E.),
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    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • 20 Abril 2006
    ...is an important part of our judicial system and an accepted tool in our search for the truth: see, for example, R. v. Gruenke , [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263, at p. 295, per L'Heureux-Dubé, J. Nor should it be assumed that the Crown cannot act as a strong advocate within this adversarial process. In ......
  • R. v. R.J.S.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 2 Febrero 1995
    ...R. v. Jones (S.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 229; 166 N.R. 321; 43 B.C.A.C. 241; 69 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 37]. R. v. Fosty and Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; 130 N.R. 161; 75 Man.R.(2d) 112; 6 W.A.C. 112; 67 C.C.C.(3d) 289, refd to. [para. John Lilburn and John Wharton for Printing and Publishing......
  • L.L.A. v. Beharriell,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 14 Diciembre 1995
    ...[para. 27]. Cohen and Quebec (Attorney General), Re, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 305; 27 N.R. 344, refd to. [para. 27]. R. v. Fosty and Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; 130 N.R. 161; 75 Man.R.(2d) 112; 6 W.A.C. 112, refd to. [para. R. v. Seaboyer and Gayme, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577; 128 N.R. 81; 48 O.A.C. 81; ......
  • R. v. Campbell (J.) and Shirose (S.), (1999) 237 N.R. 86 (SCC)
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 22 Abril 1999
    ...172 A.R. 196 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 42]. R. v. Xenos (1991), 70 C.C.C.(3d) 362 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 42]. R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; 130 N.R. 161; 75 Man.R.(2d) 112; 6 W.A.C. 112; 67 C.C.C.(3d) 289, refd to. [para. Jones v. Smith (1999), 236 N.R. 201; 120 B.C.A.C. 161; 196 ......
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  • L.L.A. v. Beharriell, (1995) 88 O.A.C. 241 (SCC)
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 14 Diciembre 1995
    ...[para. 27]. Cohen and Quebec (Attorney General), Re, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 305; 27 N.R. 344, refd to. [para. 27]. R. v. Fosty and Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; 130 N.R. 161; 75 Man.R.(2d) 112; 6 W.A.C. 112, refd to. [para. R. v. Seaboyer and Gayme, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577; 128 N.R. 81; 48 O.A.C. 81; ......
  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne,
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    • 25 Noviembre 2022
    ...3 F.C. 186; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477; Babcoc......
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    ...(4th) 20; Ontario (Public Safety and Security) v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association, 2010 SCC 23, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 815; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; Pritchard v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), 2004 SCC 31, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 809; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Canada (Attorney Gene......
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    • Court of Queen''s Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 11 Mayo 2006
    ...(2002), 344 A.R. 59; 2002 ABQB 335, refd to. [para. 16]. R. v. Fosty and Gruenke (1991), 130 N.R. 161; 75 Man.R.(2d) 112; 6 W.A.C. 112; 67 C.C.C.(3d) 289 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. Jones v. Smith (1999), 236 N.R. 201; 120 B.C.A.C. 161; 196 W.A.C. 161; 132 C.C.C.(3d) 225 (S.C.C.), refd to. [p......
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  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
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    • 27 Septiembre 2017
    ...v. American Home Assurance Co. (2002), 60 O.R. (3d) 512 (Div. Ct.). See Dodek, Solicitor-Client Privilege, at p. 1. R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263, at p. 289; R. v. Campbell, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 565, at para. Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455, at para. 46. R. v. McClure, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 4......
  • Internal Investigations And Disclosure Of Sensitive Information: What Protections Can Legal Privileges Offer?
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    ...to the SCC refused. 15 Talisman, 13; Sidibé c. Banque de développement du Canada, 2018 QCCQ 9049, 52; Husky , 49. 16 R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263. 17 Slavutych v. Baker et al., [1976] 1 SCR 254, citing John H. Wigmore, Wigmore on Evidence, McNaughton rev. ed. (Boston: Little Brown, 19......
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    ...privilege is warranted outside of the above criteria on a case-by-case basis, as directed by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Gruenke, [1991] 3 SCR 263. Rule 248 prevents a party from introducing information at trial without leave of the court if the party relied on grounds of privilege i......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Evidence. Sixth Edition
    • 8 Septiembre 2011
    ...289, 2009 SCC 28 ......................................................................................... 177, 530 R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263, 67 C.C.C. (3d) 289, (sub nom. R. v. Fosty) [1991] 6 W.W.R. 673 ................. 218, 219, 249, 254, 258 R. v. Guimond, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 960......
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    • 15 Junio 2006
    ...(3d) 675 (H.C.J.) ........................................................................ 179 R. v. Fosty (sub nom. R. v. Gruenke), [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263, 67 C.C.C. (3d) 289 ....................................................................................................... 126 R. v. Hay ......
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    ...[1980] 1 S.C.R. 695, 106 D.L.R. (3d) 193, [1979] S.C.J. No. 124 .................................................... 14 R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263, [1991] 6 W.W.R. 673, [1991] S.C.J. No. 80 ...................................................................................................
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    ...R. v. Griffen (1853), 6 Cox C.C. 219 ................................................................... 213 R. v. Gruenke (1991), 67 C.C.C. (3d) 289 (S.C.C.) ....................................... 213−16 R. v. Hanna (1993), 80 C.C.C. (3d) 289 (B.C.C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused ......
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