Difference between revisions of "New Developments Module"
From Ad IDEM / CMLA
(→New Developments) |
(→New Developments) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{New Development List | {{New Development List | ||
| + | |||
| + | | {{Development | ||
| + | | date=September 24, 2019 | ||
| + | | title=[[AB v United Kingdom (Attorney General) 2019 NSSC 289]] | ||
| + | | description=The NSSC granted a confidentiality order, permitting the plaintiff in a sexual assault tort case to be identified solely by a pseudonym.}} | ||
| {{Development | | {{Development | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 30 September 2019
New Developments
| September 24, 2019 | AB v United Kingdom (Attorney General) 2019 NSSC 289 | |
|---|---|---|
| The NSSC granted a confidentiality order, permitting the plaintiff in a sexual assault tort case to be identified solely by a pseudonym.
| ||
| September 12, 2019 | Hong v Lavy 2019 NSSC 271 | |
| The NSSC refused the applicants’ motion to withdraw affidavits (filed but never “used” as the application was settled). The Respondents had consented and no media were present to oppose.
| ||
| September 5, 2019 | Verrilli v HMQ 2019 NSSC 263 | |
| In this decision, the NSSC examines who has the burden of proof when an interested non-accused party seeks access to sealed ITOs relative to three search warrants, in accordance with s. 487.3(4) of the CC.
| ||
| August 22, 2019 | R v BS and KJ 2019 OCJ Ruling on Pub Ban | |
| In this Ontario Court of Justice decision, the judge refused to impose a publication ban in a case of multiple accused and staggered trials.
| ||
| August 16, 2019 | R v Minassian 2019 ONSC 4455 | |
| The ONSC denied an application for a publication ban and sealing order on information and evidence filed in relation to a pre-trial motion.
| ||
| July 12, 2019 | R v Assoun 2019 NSSC 220 | |
| This NSSC decision ends the sealing of a court file in the case of a man who spent sixteen and a half years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
| ||
| July 8, 2019 | HMQ v Rebecca Reid 2019 OCJ 19-6210 | |
| In this Ontario Court of Justice decision, the Crown’s application for a non-publication and sealing Order on a potential victim impact statement was dismissed. The application was pursuant to section 486.7 of the CCC, which was a novel use of that provision.
| ||
| May 30, 2019 | Torgerson et al v Nijem 2019 ONSC 3320 | |
| In this judgment, the ONSC struck out a claim in defamation for internet postings summarily (prior to defending) on a limitation, relying on the 2017 ONCA case of John v Ballingall.
| ||
| May 9, 2019 | MédiaQMI inc c M.K. 2019 QCCA 814 | |
| The QCCA upheld the Quebec Superior Court judgment, dismissing the appeal of the Journal de Montréal to have a sealing order lifted.
| ||
| April 30, 2019 | Bibeau c La Presse et al 2019 QCCA | |
| In this judgment, the Quebec Court of Appeal states that “at most” the absence of charges is just one of many factors that the Court has to consider in applying Dagenais/Mentuck under s. 487.3 of the Criminal Code.
|
</div>
