The Court of Appeal upheld the first part of the trial judge's reasoning that the court had no jurisdiction to direct that an evidence of an accused could be given by video link. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
As a result of this error on the part of the trial judge, the Court of Appeal has overturned Mr. Hall's conviction and ordered that he have a new trial. (digiuseppelaw.com)
With respect to (1), the ONCA carefully applied the joint family venture test set out in Kerr v. Baranow and found no reversible error on the part of the trial judge. (jessicagagne.ca)