R v. Laird

JurisdictionSaskatchewan
CourtCourt of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
JudgeCaldwell; Kalmakoff; McCreary
Judgment Date13 June 2024
Citation2024 SKCA 61
Docket NumberCACR3715; CACR3716
Date13 June 2024

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7 practice notes
  • R. v. Froehlich
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • June 12, 2026
    ...of the filing of an information or charge to the end of trial is presumptively unreasonable for provincial court matters (see R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 at para 69). In Saskatchewan, the TSA establishes a default rule that a roadside suspension will remain in place until the criminal charge is......
  • R. v. Kennedy
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • April 10, 2026
    ...presumptively conclude no later than 18 months after the day charges are laid (R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 at para 5; and R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 at para 69). [2]           In certain circumstances, periods of delay beyond the presumpt......
  • R v. Kachroo
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 27, 2025
    ...the parity principle, citing several cases as relevant comparators for trafficking offences, including R v Fyfe, 2017 SKQB 5; R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 [Laird]; R v Innes (2 June 2023) Regina, CRM 13/2022 (Sask KB) [Innes]; R v Campbell, 2022 ONCA 666, 418 CCC (3d) 279 [Campbell]; R v Hurdon,......
  • R. v. Singh and Grewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 20, 2026
    ...13; Todd at paras 25-26; Chapman at paras 55-70; R v Lichtenwald, 2020 SKCA 70 at paras 32-38; R v Santos, 2022 SKCA 50; and R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61. It serves no purpose to offer another complete rearticulation here, but it is worth reiterating some of the principles that are of particular......
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  • R. v. Froehlich
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • June 12, 2026
    ...of the filing of an information or charge to the end of trial is presumptively unreasonable for provincial court matters (see R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 at para 69). In Saskatchewan, the TSA establishes a default rule that a roadside suspension will remain in place until the criminal charge is......
  • R. v. Kennedy
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • April 10, 2026
    ...presumptively conclude no later than 18 months after the day charges are laid (R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 at para 5; and R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 at para 69). [2]           In certain circumstances, periods of delay beyond the presumpt......
  • R v. Kachroo
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 27, 2025
    ...the parity principle, citing several cases as relevant comparators for trafficking offences, including R v Fyfe, 2017 SKQB 5; R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61 [Laird]; R v Innes (2 June 2023) Regina, CRM 13/2022 (Sask KB) [Innes]; R v Campbell, 2022 ONCA 666, 418 CCC (3d) 279 [Campbell]; R v Hurdon,......
  • R. v. Singh and Grewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 20, 2026
    ...13; Todd at paras 25-26; Chapman at paras 55-70; R v Lichtenwald, 2020 SKCA 70 at paras 32-38; R v Santos, 2022 SKCA 50; and R v Laird, 2024 SKCA 61. It serves no purpose to offer another complete rearticulation here, but it is worth reiterating some of the principles that are of particular......
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