Keeping Up Is Hard to Do:
A Trial Judge’s Reading Blog

R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41, DECEMBER 5, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was convicted of the offence of attempted murder of her daughter (E) and her mother (I.F.), as well as the

R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41, DECEMBER 5, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was convicted of the offence of attempted murder of her daughter (E) and her mother (I.F.), as well as the

The King v Tsalkos [2025] HCA 49, December 3, 2025, at paragraphs 7 to 9: First, in a trial of a sexual offence in Victoria, evidence that a complainant was

R. v. SMITH, 2025 NLPC 0123A01791, NOVEMBER 14, 2025. FACTS:  The accused was charged with the offence of within 2 hours of ceasing to operate a conveyance have a blood

R. v. McDonald, 2025 ONCA 807, November 25, 2025, at paragraphs 55 to 60: Although more than a century old now, the rule in Browne v. Dunn “remains a sound principle of general

R. v. Crier, 2025 ABCA 374, November 14, 2025, at paragraphs 5 to 8: Section 2 of the Criminal Code defines a “firearm” as: a barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or

R. v. W.W., 2025 SCC 37, NOVEMBER 14, 2025. FACTS: The accused was charged with the offence of transmitting sexually explicit material to a child for the purpose of facilitating the commission

R. v. LAROCQUE, 2025 SCC 36, NOVEMBER 14, 2025. FACTS: The accused was convicted of the offence of having a blood-alcohol level, within two hours of ceasing to operate a

R. v. ROUSSELLE, 2025 SCC 35, NOVEMBER 14, 2025. FACTS: The accused was charged with the offence of having a blood-alcohol level, within two hours of ceasing to operate a