World Bank Group v. Wallace et al.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., Abella, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté and Brown, JJ.
Citation[2016] N.R. TBEd. AP.026,2016 SCC 15
Date29 April 2016
Subject MatterEVIDENCE,PRACTICE,CRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS

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  • World Bank Group v. Wallace
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 29, 2016
    ...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......
  • R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 30, 2018
    ...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......
  • R. v. Gubbins
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 26, 2018
    ...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.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 11 ' 15, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 22, 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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  • World Bank Group v. Wallace
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 29, 2016
    ...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......
  • R. v. Vice Media Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 30, 2018
    ...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......
  • R. v. Gubbins
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 26, 2018
    ...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.......
  • R v Hills
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    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 10, 2020
    ...U.N.T.S. 222 (1950) (“[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. 104......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 11 ' 15, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 22, 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......
  • Canada’s Big Anti-Bribery Case Ends in Dismissed Charges
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 11, 2017
    ...most significant Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act case, it is important to read World Bank Group v. Wallace, [2016] 1 SCR 207, 2016 SCC 15 (CanLII). In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada summarized in the head note certain facts relating to the evidence as follows: “The RCMP t......
  • Foreign Corruption: Canada's Top Court Shields Top Bank and Whistleblowers
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 19, 2016
    ...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......
  • World Bank Immunity Upheld By Supreme Court Of Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 10, 2016
    ...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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    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Accountability
    • August 5, 2021
    ...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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    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Drug Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...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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    ...7, [2001] 1 SCR 283 .................................................................................... 479 World Bank Group v Wallace, 2016 SCC 15 .............................................................................................. 526–29 INTERNATIONAL CASES A and Others v Unite......
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    • Irwin Books Using International Law in Canadian Courts. Third Edition
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    ...2014 SCC 68; hibodeau v Air Canada , 2014 SCC 67; B010 v Canada , 2015 SCC 58; R v Appulonappa , 2015 SCC 59; World Bank Group v Wallace , 2016 SCC 15; Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) , 2017 SCC 54; Oice of the Children’s Lawyer v Balev , 2......
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