Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Karakatsanis
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This is a list of all the reasons written by Justice Karakatsanis during her tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.


2012

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2012 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Whether s. 184.4 of the ''Criminal Code'' infringes the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' , Moldaver J , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Maybin''
2012 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Criminal law – Causation (law), Causation and intervening acts , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, '' Southcott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board''
2012 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Contracts – Whether
plaintiff A plaintiff ( Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an ''action'') before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy. If this search is successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of t ...
seeking specific performance has obligation to mitigate losses
, , LeBel, Deschamps, Abella, Rothstein and Cromwell JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Davey''
2012 SCC 7

/small> , valign=top , Whether it was appropriate for the Crown to seek personal opinions of local police officers as to the "suitability" of prospective jurors for use in exercise of
peremptory challenge In American and Australian law, the right of peremptory challenge is a right in jury selection for the attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason. Other potential jurors may be challenged for cause, i.e. by ...
s; Whether there should have been disclosure of same to the defence; Whether there is a reasonable possibility that such conduct affected trial fairness or gave rise to an appearance of unfairness, such that a
miscarriage of justice A miscarriage of justice occurs when a grossly unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding, such as the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit. Miscarriages are also known as wrongful convictions. Inno ...
occurred
, , ''Unanimous'' , -


2013

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2013 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Whether appellate court erred in setting aside convictions and ordering a new trial , , McLachlin CJ and Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Wagner JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Manitoba Metis Federation Inc v Canada (AG)''
2013 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Aboriginal law and the honour of the Crown , McLachlin CJ , LeBel, Fish, Abella and Cromwell JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Penner v Niagara (Regional Police Services Board)''
2013 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Issue estoppel: administrative tribunal proceedings and civil proceedings , Cromwell J , McLachlin CJ and Fish J , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Vuradin''
2013 SCC 3

/small> , valign=top , Whether trial judge's reasons for judgment were sufficient and whether trial judge properly applied the Burden of proof (law), burden of proof in a criminal case , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Youvarajah''
2013 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence, hearsay evidence: prior inconsistent statements , , McLachlin CJ and Fish, Abella and Cromwell JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia''
2013 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Civil procedure – Admissibility of affidavits in languages other than English under ''1731 English Act'' received into Law Society of British Columbia, British Columbia law providing English as language of court "proceedings" , , LeBel and Abella JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Ontario v Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario''
2013 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Jurisdiction of courts – Whether superior and statutory courts have inherent jurisdiction to determine the rate of remuneration of '' Amicus curiae, amici curiae'' , , McLachlin CJ and Rothstein, Moldaver and Wagner JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, '' Marine Services International Ltd v Ryan Estate''
2013 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Division of powers – Whether
negligence Negligence (Lat. ''negligentia'') is a failure to exercise appropriate and/or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances. The area of tort law known as ''negligence'' involves harm caused by failing to act as a ...
action brought by dependents under federal maritime legislation is prohibited by provincial workers' compensation legislation
, LeBel J , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Chehil''
2013 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' and whether police had reasonable grounds to suspect the accused was involved in a drug-related offence , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''Cuthbertson v Rasouli''
2013 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Health law – Consent to withdrawal of treatment; whether withdrawal constitutes "treatment" under Ontario ''Health Care Consent Act'' , , Abella J , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''Sun-Rype Products Ltd v Archer Daniels Midland Co''
2013 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Civil procedure – Certification of class actions , , Cromwell J , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00B2EE", , align=left valign=top, ''McLean v British Columbia (Securities Commission)''
2013 SCC 6

/small> , valign=top , Judicial review and standard of review of securities commission decision , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v McRae''
2013 SCC 6

/small> , valign=top , Offence of uttering threats , Cromwell J , ''Unanimous'' , -


2014

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2014 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Summary judgments , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Bruno Appliance and Furniture, Inc v Hryniak''
2014 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Summary judgments , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, '' Reference Re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6''
2014 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Eligibility requirements to the Supreme Court of Canada , McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Abella, Cromwell and Wagner JJ , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Martin v Alberta (Workers' Compensation Board)''
2014 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Judicial review of
workers' compensation Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her emp ...
decision
, , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Summers''
2014 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Sentence (law), Sentencing and credit for pre-sentence detention under the ''Criminal Code'' , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Carvery''
2014 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Sentencing and credit for pre-sentence detention under the ''Criminal Code'' , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Quesnelle''
2014 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Whether police occurrence reports prepared in the investigation of unrelated incidents involving a complainant or witness are "records" within the meaning of s. 278.1 of the ''Criminal Code'' , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00B2EE", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Hart''
2014 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Admissibility of "Mr. Big" confessions , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00B2EE", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Conception''
2014 SCC 6

/small> , valign=top , Mental disorders and dispositions by a court or review board , , McLachlin CJ and Moldaver and Wagner JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''British Columbia Teachers' Federation v British Columbia School Employers' Association''
2014 SCC 7

/small> , valign=top , Judicial review of labour arbitration , , ''Unanimous'' (oral) , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''Wakeling v United States of America''
2014 SCC 7

/small> , valign=top , Unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' and the disclosure of intercepted private communications without consent , , Abella and Cromwell JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Wilcox''
2014 SCC 7

/small> , valign=top , Offence of aggravated sexual assault and credibility of complainant , , ''Unanimous'' (oral) , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Fearon''
2014 SCC 7

/small> , valign=top , Unreasonable search and seizure and search incident to arrest under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' , , LeBel and Abella JJ , -


2015

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2015 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Legal test for when a merger gives rise to a substantial prevention of competition under the ''Competition Act''; Defence of statutory efficiencies , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Grant''
2015 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Appropriate framework for determining the admissibility of defence-led evidence concerning an unknown third-party suspect , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''
Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG) is a Canadian constitutional law case concerning the federal government's ability to destroy information related to the Canadian long-gun registry pursuant to the federal criminal law power. Background In 1995, Parliament passed the ''Firea ...
''
2015 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Whether federal legislation abolishing the long-gun registry also containing provision requiring the destruction of long-gun registration data is ''ultra vires'' the criminal law power of Parliament under s. 91(27) of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' , Cromwell J , McLachlin CJ and Rothstein and Moldaver JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Association des parents de l'école Rose-des-vents v British Columbia (Education)''
2015 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Minority language education rights and the manner in which courts should assess whether children of rights holders are provided with an educational experience equivalent to that provided in schools of the linguistic majority of the province or territory; Whether a finding of a lack of equivalence amounts to a breach of s. 23 of the ''Charter'' , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00B2EE", , align=left valign=top, ''Henry v British Columbia (AG)''
2015 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Wrongful conviction of claimant; Civil action alleging breach of ''Charter'' rights resulting from Crown Counsel, Crown counsel's wrongful non-disclose of relevant information; Whether s. 24(1) authorizes courts to award damages against Crown for wrongful non-disclosure, and the level of fault claimant must establish to meet liability threshold for awarding s. 24(1) damages , McLachlin CJ , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Kokopenace''
2015 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Appropriate legal test for representativeness on jury roll; Jury representativeness under ss. 11(d) and (f) and 15 of the ''Charter'' , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Barabash''
2015 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Offence of child pornography and whether the "private use" exception under s 163.1 of the ''Criminal Code'' requires a separate and additional inquiry into the minors' exploitation, or whether an exploitation inquiry is included under the lawfulness inquiry , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)''
2015 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Whether an automatic roadside prohibition scheme enacted under s. 92(13) of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' is ''ultra vires'' provincial authority as being exclusively within federal government's criminal law power under s. 91(27) of the ''Constitution Act, 1867''; Whether same automatic roadside prohibition regime creates an offence within the meaning of s. 11 of the ''Charter'' and infringes the presumption of innocence under s. 11(d) of same; Whether same automatic roadside prohibition scheme infringes the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' , , Cromwell, Moldaver, Wagner, Gascon and Côté JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Caron v Alberta''
2015 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Whether provincial ''Languages Act'' is ''ultra vires'' or inoperative insofar that by requiring provincial laws and regulates to be enacted, printed and published in English only, it abrogates the constitutional duty owed by
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
to enact, print and publish its laws and regulations in both English and French in ''Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order (1870)''
, Cromwell J , McLachlin CJ and Rothstein, Moldaver and Gascon JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''Canadian Broadcasting Corp v SODRAC 2003 Inc''
2015 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Intellectual property and copyright , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="B23AEE", , align=left valign=top, ''Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Green''
2015 SCC 6

/small> , valign=top , Limitation period of class actions , , Moldaver and Gascon JJ , - * ''Tervita Corp v Canada (Commissioner of Competition)'', 2015 SCC 3 (dissent) * ''R v Grant'', 2015 SCC 9 (unanimous) * ''
Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG) is a Canadian constitutional law case concerning the federal government's ability to destroy information related to the Canadian long-gun registry pursuant to the federal criminal law power. Background In 1995, Parliament passed the ''Firea ...
'', 2015 SCC 14 (majority) * ''Association des parents de l'école Rose-des-vents v British Columbia'', 2015 SCC 21 (unanimous) * ''Henry v British Columbia (AG)'', 2015 SCC 24 (concurrence) * ''R v Kokopenace'', 2015 SCC 28 (concurrence) * ''R v Barabash'', 2015 SCC 29 (unanimous) * ''Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)'', 2015 SCC 46 (majority) * ''Caron v Alberta'', 2015 SCC 56 (majority) * ''Canadian Broadcasting Corp v SODRAC 2003 Inc'', 2015 SCC 57 (dissent) * ''Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Green'', 2015 SCC 60 (majority in ''CIBC'' and ''IMAX''; dissent in part in ''Celestica'')


2016

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2016 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Motion seeking an order extending the suspension of the declaration of constitutional invalidity issued in ''
Carter v Canada (AG) ''Carter v Canada (AG)'', 2015 SCC 5 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision where the prohibition of assisted suicide was challenged as contrary to the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'' ("''Charter''") by several parties, inclu ...
'', 2015 SCC 5
, Abella, Wagner, Gascon and Côté JJ , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="B23AEE", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Saeed''
2016 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the ''Charter'' , , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Williamson''
2016 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11 of the ''Charter'' , Moldaver and Brown JJ , Abella and Côté JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Jordan''
2016 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11 of the ''Charter'' , Moldaver and Brown JJ , Abella and Côté JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00B2EE", , align=left valign=top, ''Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd''
2016 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Unjust dismissal of non-unionized employees under the ''Canada Labour Code'' , McLachlin CJ and Wagner and Gascon JJ , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v KRJ''
2016 SCC 3

/small> , valign=top , Sentencing and s. 11 of the ''Charter'' , , McLachlin CJ and Cromwell, Moldaver, Wagner, Gascon and Côté JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v Quebec (AG)''
2016 SCC 3

/small> , valign=top , Provincial legislation amending status of justices of the peace; judicial independence , Wagner and Côté JJ , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Diamond''
2016 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , ESCRIPTION/small> , , Wagner and Brown JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Edmonton (City of) v Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd''
2016 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Municipal property assessment for taxation purposes , , Abella, Cromwell, Wagner and Gascon JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Windsor (City of) v Canadian Transit Co
2016 SCC 54'

/small> , valign=top , Jurisdiction of courts , , McLachlin CJ and Cromwell, Wagner and Gascon JJ , -


2017

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2017 SCC

/small> , valign=top , Automobile insurance , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Olotu''
2017 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Criminal law – Misapprehension of evidence , , ''Unanimous'' (oral) , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="red", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Bingley''
2017 SCC 1

/small> , valign=top , Expert opinion evidence , , Gascon J , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Pintea v Johns''
2017 SCC 2

/small> , valign=top , Contempt of court , , ''Unanimous'' (oral) , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Douez v Facebook, Inc''
2017 SCC 3

/small> , valign=top , Private intentional law – Jurisdiction , Wagner and Gascon JJ , , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Bradshaw''
2017 SCC 3

/small> , valign=top , Admissibility of hearsay evidence , , McLachlin CJ and Abella, Wagner and Brown JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Clyde River (Hamlet of) v Petroleum Geo-Services Inc''
2017 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Aboriginal treaty rights and the Crown's duty to consult , Brown J , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v Enbridge Pipelines Inc''
2017 SCC 4

/small> , valign=top , Aboriginal treaty rights and the Crown's duty to consult , Brown J , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (AG)''
2017 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Judicial review of a labour arbitrator's interpretation of a collective agreement and management rights clause , , McLachlin CJ and Abella, Wagner, Gascon, Brown and Rowe JJ , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="00cd00", , align=left valign=top, ''First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v Yukon''
2017 SCC 5

/small> , valign=top , Aboriginal treaty rights and honour of the Crown , , ''Unanimous'' , - , bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=5 valign=top , , - , bgcolor="B23AEE", , align=left valign=top, ''R v Boutilier''
2017 SCC 6

/small> , valign=top , Constitutional law – Fundamental justice and sentencing , , , - {{Supreme Court of Canada Supreme Court of Canada reasons by judge, Karakatsanis