World Bank Group v. Wallace et al., [2016] N.R. TBEd. AP.026
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, C.J.C., Abella, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté and Brown, JJ. |
Citation | [2016] N.R. TBEd. AP.026,2016 SCC 15 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 29 April 2016 |
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152 practice notes
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R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc., 2018 SCC 53
...1 S.C.R. 554; R. v. Nero, 2016 ONCA 160, 334 C.C.C. (3d) 148; R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207; R. v. Pires, 2005 SCC 66, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 343. Statutes and Regulations Cited Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‑5......
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World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15
...data-vids="">52 cases , 4 other sources SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207 Appeal heard: November 6, 2015 Judgment rendered: April 29, 2016 Docket: 36315 Between: World Bank Group Appellant and Kevin Wallace, Zulfiquar Bhuiyan......
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R v Hills,
...(“[n]o one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”). [4] The Queen v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 15, ¶ 23; [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130, 148; The Queen v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15, ¶ 39; [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773, 798 & The Queen v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R.......
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R. v. Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44
...832, 128 O.R. (3d) 161; R. v. Black, 2011 ABCA 349, 286 C.C.C. (3d) 432; R. v. Chaplin, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 727; World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207; R. v. Gubins, 2009 ONCJ 80; R. v. Lo, 2009 ONCJ 307, 86 M.V.R. (5th) 284; R. v. Klug, 2010 ABPC 88, 500 A.R. 293; R. v.......
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R. v. Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44
...832, 128 O.R. (3d) 161; R. v. Black, 2011 ABCA 349, 286 C.C.C. (3d) 432; R. v. Chaplin, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 727; World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207; R. v. Gubins, 2009 ONCJ 80; R. v. Lo, 2009 ONCJ 307, 86 M.V.R. (5th) 284; R. v. Klug, 2010 ABPC 88, 500 A.R. 293; R. v.......
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R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc., 2018 SCC 53
...1 S.C.R. 554; R. v. Nero, 2016 ONCA 160, 334 C.C.C. (3d) 148; R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207; R. v. Pires, 2005 SCC 66, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 343. Statutes and Regulations Cited Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‑5......
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World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15
...data-vids="">52 cases , 4 other sources SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 207 Appeal heard: November 6, 2015 Judgment rendered: April 29, 2016 Docket: 36315 Between: World Bank Group Appellant and Kevin Wallace, Zulfiquar Bhuiyan......
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R v Hills,
...(“[n]o one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”). [4] The Queen v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 15, ¶ 23; [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130, 148; The Queen v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15, ¶ 39; [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773, 798 & The Queen v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R.......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 11 ' 15, 2020)
...[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421, R. v. Lising, 2005 SCC 66, R. v. Green, 2015 ONCA 579, R. v. McKenzie, 2016 ONSC 242, World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, R. v. Shivrattan, 2017 ONCA 23, R. v. Paryniuk, 2017 ONCA 87, R. v. Vivar, 2009 ONCA 433, R. v. Riley (2009), 246 C.C.C. (3d) 552 (Ont. S.C.J......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 11 – 15, 2020)
...[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421, R. v. Lising, 2005 SCC 66, R. v. Green, 2015 ONCA 579, R. v. McKenzie, 2016 ONSC 242, World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, R. v. Shivrattan, 2017 ONCA 23, R. v. Paryniuk, 2017 ONCA 87, R. v. Vivar, 2009 ONCA 433, R. v. Riley (2009), 246 C.C.C. (3d) 552 (Ont. S.C.J......
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Foreign Corruption: Canada's Top Court Shields Top Bank and Whistleblowers
...protect the World Bank's records and personnel from the reach of Canadian legal proceedings. The case of World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15, arose from the prosecution of four individuals under Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act ("CFPOA") in relation to alleged briber......
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World Bank Immunity Upheld By Supreme Court Of Canada
...The same is likely true for investigations conducted by other international bodies with immunity. The World Bank Group v. Wallace, et al. (2016 SCC 15) decision arose in the context of a criminal proceeding under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act where four parties are charged ......
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Table of Cases
...SCJ No 50 ........................................................................................... 72 World Bank Group v Wallace, 2016 SCC 15 ......................................................664 X (Re), 2009 FC 1058, [2010] 1 FCR 460 .......................................................
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Procedural Fairness as a Principle of Fundamental Justice
...must irst establish that the records are “likely relevant”; that is, that “information is logically 248 World Bank Group v Wallace , 2016 SCC 15 at para 115. 249 McNeil , above note 183 at para 11. 250 O’Connor , above note 64. 251 Criminal Code , above note 85, ss 278.1–278.91. 252 The Cou......
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Table of cases
...77 DLR (4th) 77, [1991] 4 WWR 175, [1991] BCJ No 91 (CA) .................................................. 25 World Bank Group v Wallace, 2016 SCC 15 .......................................................314 Wynberg v Ontario (2006), 82 OR (3d) 561, 269 DLR (4th) 435, [2006] OJ No 2732 (C......
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Charter Issues in Drug Cases
...the target as having engaged in a “hand-to-hand transaction” in the ITO, the surveillance report on which the aiant relied could say 66 2016 SCC 15 . 67 Ibid at para 121. 68 Ibid , citing R v Sipes , 2009 BCSC 612 at para 41. 69 [1991] 3 SCR 326, 1991 CanLII 45 ; R v McKenzie , 2016 ONSC 24......
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