R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
Citation | 2022 SCC 19 |
Docket Number | 39270 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 13 May 2022 |
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155 practice notes
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Canada (Attorney General) v Power,
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 24, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 214; Harvey v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 876; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854; Dunlea v. Attorney-General, [2000] NZCA 84, [2000] 3 N.Z.L.R. 136; Maharaj v. ......
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R. v. Brown, 2022 SCC 18
...R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; Rabey v. The Queen, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 513; R. v. Luedecke, 2008 ONCA 716, 93 O.R. (3d) 89; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; R. v. Creighton, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3; Leary v. The Queen, [1978] 1 S.C.R. 29; R. v. Bernard, ......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 24, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 214; Harvey v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 876; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854; Dunlea v. Attorney‑General, [2000] NZCA 84, [2000] 3 N.Z.L.R. 136; Maharaj v. ......
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R v McGregor,
...Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 462; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor Ge......
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130 cases
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Canada (Attorney General) v Power,
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 24, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 214; Harvey v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 876; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854; Dunlea v. Attorney-General, [2000] NZCA 84, [2000] 3 N.Z.L.R. 136; Maharaj v. ......
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R. v. Brown, 2022 SCC 18
...R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290; Rabey v. The Queen, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 513; R. v. Luedecke, 2008 ONCA 716, 93 O.R. (3d) 89; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; R. v. Creighton, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3; Leary v. The Queen, [1978] 1 S.C.R. 29; R. v. Bernard, ......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 24, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 214; Harvey v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 876; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854; Dunlea v. Attorney‑General, [2000] NZCA 84, [2000] 3 N.Z.L.R. 136; Maharaj v. ......
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R v McGregor,
...Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 462; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor Ge......
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11 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (August 28 – September 1)
...2021 ONCA 779, 466 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Cloud and Carvery v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 2015 NSSC 199, aff’d 2016 NSCA 21, R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Rudolph Wolff & Co. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 695, S.M. v. Ontario (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.), Mikise......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
...2021 ONCA 779, 466 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Cloud and Carvery v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 2015 NSSC 199, aff'd 2016 NSCA 21, R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Rudolph Wolff & Co. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 695, S.M. v. Ontario (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.), Mikise......
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Does The "Presumption Of Resulting Trust" Apply To Beneficiary Designations?
...Revisiting Hansard Spruce Mills" (2004), 62 Advocate 541) which was recently applied by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19. The article refers to the principle of a prior authority being "undermined" by subsequent cases or by changes in legislation. There is a strong......
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On Deviations From Declarations: The SCC Gets Decisive On Stare Decisis
...trial judge rules that a law is unconstitutional, who is bound by that decision? In R v Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, the SCC has made it crystal clear: these declarations are ordinary rulings of law, subject to ordinary rules of stare As a bonus, the Court clarified the Spruce Mills test. The "pl......
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14 books & journal articles
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Consent
...Evidence, for additional discussion of automatism in that context. 195 Supra note 193; R v Bernard , ibid at para 73. 196 R v Sullivan , 2022 SCC 19; R v Brown , 2022 SCC 18. 197 Sansregret v The Queen , supra note 24 at 582. © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapte......
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Table of Cases
...181 Sullivan , R v (1995), 96 CCC (3d) 135, 37 CR (4th) 333 (BCCA) ...................... 282 Sullivan , R v , 2022 SCC 19 ................................................ 298, 476 Summerhayes , R v , 2012 ONSC 499 ............................................ . 342 Sun Media (Toronto) Corp ......
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Table of cases
...29 R v CF, 2010 ONCA 691 ......................................................................................541 R v Chan, 2022 SCC 19 ...................................................................................... 342 CRIMINAL LAW 620 R v Chapin, [1979] 2 SCR 121, 45 CCC (2d) 333,......
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Mental Disorder 2023 Criminal Code of Canada Annotations (Part XX.1)
...is of no force or effect pursuant to section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982. Note: This appeal is a companion case to R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, a Crown appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from two different cases (Chan and Sullivan) heard together where the Court of Appeal for Ont......
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