Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Fish
This is a list of all the reasons written by Morris Fish during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada up to the end of 2007.
2004
Morris Fish 2004 statistics |
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Majority or Plurality |
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Concurrence |
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Other |
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Dissent |
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Concurrence/dissent |
Total = |
10 |
Written opinions = ? |
Oral opinions = ? |
Unanimous opinions = ? |
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by |
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R. v. Lyttle [2004] 1 S.C.R. 193; 2004 SCC 5 |
Cross examination |
Major J. |
Unanimous |
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Transport North American Express Inc. v. New Solutions Financial Corp. [2004] 1 S.C.R. 249; 2004 SCC 7 |
Illegal contracts. |
None |
Deschamps J. |
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R. v. Kehler [2004] 1 S.C.R. 328; 2004 SCC 11 |
Corroborating evidence by an accomplice |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Fontaine [2004] 1 S.C.R. 702; 2004 SCC 27 |
Mental disorder automatism |
None |
Unanimous |
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Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser [2004] 1 S.C.R. 902; 2004 SCC 34 |
Biological patent |
McLachlin C.J. |
Major, Binnie and Deschamps JJ. |
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Banque nationale de Paris (Canada) v. 165836 Canada Inc. [2004] 2 S.C.R. 45; 2004 SCC 37 |
Law of obligations |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, Arbour, LeBel JJ. |
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Cabiakman v. Industrial Alliance Life Insurance Co. [2004] 3 S.C.R. 195; 2004 SCC 55 |
Employment law |
LeBel J. |
Iacobucci, Bastarache, Binnie, and Deschamps JJ. |
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Glykis v. Hydro-Québec [2004] 3 S.C.R. 285; 2004 SCC 60 |
Interruptions of public services |
LeBel J. |
None |
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R. v. Sazant [2004] 3 S.C.R. 635; 2004 SCC 77 |
Preliminary hearings |
Bastarache J. |
None |
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Martineau v. M.N.R. [2004] 3 S.C.R. 737; 2004 SCC 81 |
Self-incrimination; Charter rights |
None |
Unanimous |
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2005
Morris Fish 2005 statistics |
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Majority or Plurality |
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Concurrence |
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Other |
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Dissent |
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Concurrence/dissent |
Total = |
15 |
Written opinions = ? |
Oral opinions = ? |
Unanimous opinions = ? |
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by |
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R. v. Clark [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6; 2005 SCC 2 |
Criminal disorderly conduct |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Roberts [2005] 1 S.C.R. 22; 2005 SCC 3 |
Defence of provocation |
None |
None |
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R. v. Ménard [2005] 1 S.C.R. 24; 2005 SCC 4 |
Appealing jury verdict; jury instruction |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Decorte [2005] 1 S.C.R. 133; 2005 SCC 9 |
Arbitrary convention; Charter; First Nation police powers |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Paice [2005] 1 S.C.R. 339; 2005 SCC 22 |
Defence of consent; R. v. Jobidon |
None |
None |
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R. v. Chow [2005] 1 S.C.R. 384; 2005 SCC 24 |
interception of communications |
None |
Unanimous |
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H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401; 2005 SCC 25 |
Appellate review, questions of fact |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Major, Binnie and Abella JJ. |
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R. v. Dionne [2005] 1 S.C.R. 665; 2005 SCC 29 |
Circumstantial evidence |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Fice [2005] 1 S.C.R. 742; 2005 SCC 32 |
Conditional sentencing |
None |
Deschamps J. |
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Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Ontario [2005] 2 S.C.R. 188; 2005 SCC 41 |
Freedom of the Press, open courts |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Woods [2005] 2 S.C.R. 205; 2005 SCC 42 |
Compelling breath samples |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Hamilton [2005] 2 S.C.R. 432; 2005 SCC 47 |
Counselling criminal offences by email |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel and Deschamps JJ. |
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R. v. R.C. [2005] 3 S.C.R. 99; 2005 SCC 61 |
Forensic DNA analysis |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Major, Binnie and Deschamps JJ. |
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Contino v. Leonelli-Contino [2005] 3 S.C.R. 217; 2005 SCC 63 |
Shared custody |
None |
None |
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May v. Ferndale Institution [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; 2005 SCC 82 |
Transfer inmates; Habeas corpus |
LeBel J. |
McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, Deschamps and Abella JJ. |
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2006
Morris Fish 2006 statistics |
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Majority or Plurality |
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Concurrence |
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Other |
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Dissent |
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Concurrence/dissent |
Total = |
6 |
Written reasons = ? |
Oral reasons = ? |
Unanimous reasons = ? |
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by |
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R. v. Chaisson 1 S.C.R. 415; 2006 SCC 11 |
Arbitrary detention; appeals |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Rodgers 1 S.C.R. 554; 2006 SCC 15 |
DNA samples; Charter |
None |
Binnie and Deschamps JJ. |
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R. v. Graveline 1 S.C.R. 609; 2006 SCC 16 |
Criminal appeals |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache, Binnie, Abella and Charron JJ. |
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R. v. Gagnon 2 S.C.R. 621; 2006 SCC 17 |
Giving reasons for a judgment |
Deschamps J. |
None |
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Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice) 2006 SCC 39 |
Solitictor-client privilege |
None |
McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, Deschamps and Abella JJ. |
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Robertson v. Thomson Corp. 2006 SCC 43 |
copyright in electronic databases |
LeBel J. |
Bastarache, Deschamps, Rothstein JJ. |
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R. v. Krieger 2006 SCC 47 |
Right to trial by jury; jury nullification |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Déry 2006 SCC 53 |
Attempted conspiracy |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Angelillo 2006 SCC 55 |
Sentencing; fresh evidence |
None |
Binnie J. |
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R. v. Larche 2006 SCC 56 |
Sentencing |
None |
Unanimous |
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R. v. Morris 2006 SCC 59 |
Aboriginal treaty rights |
McLachlin C.J. |
None |
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2007
* Note: This table current up to January 4, 2007
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