Did the motion judge err in not appointing counsel for the children and did
the appeal judge err in upholding that decision?
Did the summary conviction
appeal judge err in upholding the decision to exclude the seized evidence?
As such, even though
the appeal judge erred in the standard of review, he did not err by setting aside the arbitrator's decision.
Allstate appealed to Court of Appeal and argued that
the appeal judge erred by reviewing the arbitrator's decision on a correctness standard and that the arbitrator's decision should be restored because it was reasonable.
The court was not persuaded that the motion judge erred in balancing the children's best interests or that
the appeal judge erred in his consideration of the appeal.
Not exact matches
This Author feels that the
judge in question
erred in his statements justifying his decision and the plaintiff is almost certain to obtain a new trial at the least on
appeal.
In its
appeal to the Full Court, Prysmian argued that the trial
judge erred in finding that it had engaged in cartel conduct in circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismissed.
Considering the state's grounds of
appeal which stated, among other things, that the trial
judge erred in law when he stated that the prosecution woefully failed to establish a prima facie case against Woyome, Mr Justice Ofoe said that position was flawed.
But the state
appealed on the grounds that the trial
judge erred in law in not considering the evidence adduced by the prosecution.
If the defense claims a
judge erred in admitting certain evidence, rearguing that point in a post-trial motion gives the
judge a chance to clarify the earlier ruling, which could make it harder for the defense to win the point on
appeal.
ECMC
appealed, arguing that the bankruptcy
judge erred when he took tax consequences into account when he granted the Murrays a partial discharge of their student loans.
The task for the chambers
judge, from whom this
appeal is taken, was to decide whether the Registrar had
erred in failing to consider or to give sufficient weight to all relevant factors...
For example, in the recent Liden v Burton [2016] EWCA Civ 275, [2016] Fam Law 687 (proprietary estoppel: see next article) Hamblen LJ characterised the issues on
appeal as: «(i) whether the
judge wrongly applied the law to the facts as found; (ii) whether the
judge erred in the exercise of his discretion in giving effect to the equity» in the particular case.
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear five
appeals this week, including three criminal cases involving driving «over 80» and production of evidence; an unjust enrichment claim; and an
appeal in a sexual assault case in which the Court of Appeal of Alberta had found that a trial judge had erred by relying on a stereotype about the behaviour of sexual assault vi
appeal in a sexual assault case in which the Court of
Appeal of Alberta had found that a trial judge had erred by relying on a stereotype about the behaviour of sexual assault vi
Appeal of Alberta had found that a trial
judge had
erred by relying on a stereotype about the behaviour of sexual assault victims.
In response to the argument that the trial
judge had
erred in declining to declare a mistrial the Court of
Appeal found, oddly, that to allow a trial
judge to ignore the juries findings would come perilously close to setting aside an award on the basis that it was inordinately high, which power is only reserved for the Court of
Appeal.
On
appeal, Downey's counsel argued that the trial
judge had
erred in his application of the doctrine of wilful blindness.
On
appeal, Affinia argued that the motion
judge erred by failing to consider the case of Sharma v. Affinia Canada ULC («Sharma»), an unreported case which the appellant alleged had nearly identical facts.
Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial
judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused
appealed —
Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial
judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial
judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial
judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.
Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial
judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused
appealed against order to provide DNA sample —
Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial
judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was remote.
The
appeal is limited to the following submission: did the application
judge err in concluding the «purpose test» contained in Amos is met in the circumstances (was the incident in question really an «accident»)?
The defendant employer
appealed the award of aggravated damages given by the deputy
judge, arguing that she
erred in law when she awarded aggravated damages when there was no finding by the deputy
judge that the employer had conducted itself in a manner that was unfair or in bad faith when it terminated Mr. Walker such as to justify an award of aggravated damages; and furthermore, there was no evidence, in any form, to show that the Respondent suffered any actual damages as a result of his termination.
On
appeal to the Court of Appeal, the appellants argued that the motion judge had erred in several ways, namely by concluding that a broader claim was necessarily advantageous, and in turn assuming that the Rochon Group were better prepared and reso
appeal to the Court of
Appeal, the appellants argued that the motion judge had erred in several ways, namely by concluding that a broader claim was necessarily advantageous, and in turn assuming that the Rochon Group were better prepared and reso
Appeal, the appellants argued that the motion
judge had
erred in several ways, namely by concluding that a broader claim was necessarily advantageous, and in turn assuming that the Rochon Group were better prepared and resourced.
This
appeal raises the issue of whether a trial
judge erred in dismissing an application to sever.
The main issues on
Appeal were twofold, namely whether the
Judge erred in his conclusions as to the reasonableness of the imposed catch limits and whether the conditions were closer to «control» than «deprivation» and therefore required the payment of compensation in order to comply with A1P1.
The trial
judge acquitted Katigbak but the Ontario Court of
Appeal ruled the trial
judge had
erred regarding the amendment and convicted him.
The Court of
Appeal found the
judge at Kusnierz» 2010 trial against his insurance company, Economical,
erred when he concluded that Kusnierz» psychological impairments should not be combined with his physical impairments, and that Kusnierz had therefore not sustained a catastrophic impairment.
Jackson J.A. would have dismissed the
appeal on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, and also found that even if the trial
judge had
erred in law the error would not have had a material bearing on the verdict.
The Crown
appealed, arguing that the trial
judge erred in his consideration and application of s. 150.1 (4) of the Criminal Code, which states that it is not a defence for an accused to say they believed a complainant was 16 years of age or older when the sexual acts occurred.
The College
appealed to the Court of
Appeal on several grounds, including that the chambers
judge failed to apply a reasonableness standard of review while improperly re-weighing the evidence, and
erred in finding the decision unreasonable by improperly requiring the inquiry committee to weigh the respondent's version of events.
The estate trustees
appealed and argued that the motion
judge erred in failing to order that their costs be paid out of the estate.
As The Lawyer's Daily reports, the decision was
appealed, with the Swiss company arguing that the
judge erred in concluding there was no likelihood of confusion and no passing off.
The taxi driver
appealed this finding arguing that «the trial
judge erred in law in finding that his conduct was a «contributing cause» of the plaintiffs injuries ``.
The British Columbia Court of
Appeal also found that the Chambers
judge erred in failing to consider whether fairness and consistency in the lawsuit required that waiver be implied.
Having the benefit of the complete record, the Court of
Appeal determined that the motion
judge had
erred in finding that Carey was not in contempt.
The question on this
appeal is whether the trial
judge erred in law in the manner in which she addressed what remained of the... [more]
The trial
judge, and later the New Brunswick Court of
Appeal,
erred by failing to apply the first test for constructive dismissal, which is whether the employer's action constitutes a breach of the employment contract, Wagner wrote.
[62] As previously stated, the central issue in this
appeal is whether the
judge erred in finding that the presumption of undue influence was not rebutted because of the inadequacy of the legal advice provided to Elizabeth by Ms. Iverson and Mr. Easdon when she signed the June 22, 2001 documents.
Overall, the Court of
Appeal held that the motion
judge erred by granting the stay for a variety of reasons.
On
appeal, the sole issue was whether the
judge in the circuit court
erred in denying the defendant's request to stay the proceedings in the plaintiff's wrongful death claim pending the outcome of the arbitration proceedings.
Although the Court of
Appeal did not find that
Judge Lenehan had
erred in law by stating that «a drunk can consent», his application of the legal test for a person's capacity to consent to sexual activity was a legal error.
The Court of
Appeal found that the trial
judge erred in finding the plaintiff was in need, given the substantial equity in her house which was not being utilized for her benefit.
The Court of
Appeal also found that
Judge Lenehan had
erred in discounting the extensive circumstantial evidence that would have allowed him to infer that the complainant had not voluntarily agreed to engage in sexual activity, or that she lacked the capacity to do so.
The court concluded that the trial
judge did not
err in fact or in law, and dismissed the woman's
appeal.
In a section of the lengthy ruling entitled «The trial
judge erred in his overall approach to sentencing and imposed a sentence that is manifestly unfit,» the
appeal panel states: «To be sure, terrorism is a crime unto itself.
The Court of
Appeal for British Columbia has dismissed an application asking for a rare order that a trial
judge provide a report on his reasons for conviction of a man for dangerous driving causing death, just because he
erred in saying «right» when it should have been «left» in his review of the evidence.
The
judge also found that even if the
Appeal Committee erred in disposing of the appeal on a tie vote, he had no authority to intervene because s. 57 of the Teaching Profession Act contains a privative c
Appeal Committee
erred in disposing of the
appeal on a tie vote, he had no authority to intervene because s. 57 of the Teaching Profession Act contains a privative c
appeal on a tie vote, he had no authority to intervene because s. 57 of the Teaching Profession Act contains a privative clause.
On
appeal, the Crown asserted errors of law alone on the basis the
judge erred in: (i) failing to properly instruct himself on the legal principles applicable to considering evidence of collusion; (ii) failing to consider all the evidence relevant to the issue of collusion; (iii) misapprehending the evidence relating to collusion; and (iv) correctly assessing the elements of perjury in one of the particulars.
While the Crown presented several questions in its
appeal, the dispositive one was whether
Judge Paul
erred in concluding that Ms. Giroux's actions did not attract the guideline sentence because they were not commercial in nature owing to her lack of anticipated financial gain and / or her lack of knowledge of the exact nature or amount of the drugs in her purse (at para 7).
At issue in this particular
appeal was whether the summary judgment motion
judge erred by retroactively reducing the Husband's spousal support obligation and terminating it entirely, effective November 1, 2016.
Horizon
appeals on the grounds that the
judge erred in his interpretation of the Workers» Compensation Act.