Sentences with phrase «trial by the superior court»

Where an election for trial by superior court judge (alone or with jury), the provincial court judge receiving the election must inquire whether the accused wishes to have a preliminary inquiry.

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According to the Constitution, appointment of judges to provincial superior courts (trial or appellate) is made by the Governor General.

Comparing the present matter to Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2014] 3 SCR 31, 2014 SCC 59 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal noted at para. 51 that, whereas the hearing fees in that case «actually bar access to the superior courts» by preventing ``... some individuals from having their private and public law disputes resolved by the courts», the «proper balance» is achieved by the legislature with respect to civil jury fees:

By virtue of well - established provincial judicature statutes and under common law, injunctive relief falls within the inherent jurisdiction of Canadian superior trial courts.

But I am very pleased with the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada released this morning in The Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, holding that British Columbia's court hearing fees are unconstitutional by effectively denying access to people to superior courts, contrary to section 96 of the Constitution Act, 186Court of Canada released this morning in The Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 59, holding that British Columbia's court hearing fees are unconstitutional by effectively denying access to people to superior courts, contrary to section 96 of the Constitution Act, 186court hearing fees are unconstitutional by effectively denying access to people to superior courts, contrary to section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867....