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Canada Civil Procedure Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. D.D. — Motion judge refers stay-pending-appeal request to full panel, citing unresolved jurisdictional questions over a single judge’s power in criminal certiorari matters

/ June 8, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. D.D. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 8, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Alhaddad — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses sexual assault conviction appeal by driving instructor

/ June 5, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Bassam Alhaddad Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Benjamin Zarnett (General Julie

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Benyamin — Ontario Court of Appeal denies leave to appeal criminal harassment conviction

/ June 4, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Sandy Benyamin Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. J.C. — Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 12-month custodial sentence for CSAEM possession, rejecting conditional sentence bid despite mental health evidence

/ June 4, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. J.C. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 4, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. S.G. — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses sexual assault conviction appeal, finding no error in trial judge’s credibility assessment

/ June 4, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. S.G. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 4, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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United States v. Paradkar — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses bail review, upholds release of former lawyer facing US extradition on conspiracy-to-murder charge

/ June 4, 2026

Case The Attorney General of Canada on behalf of the United States of America v. Deepak Balwant Paradkar Court Court

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Slade — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Crown’s appeal of not criminally responsible verdict for murder and assaults

/ June 3, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Jay Jones Slade Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 3,

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Sivasothy — Ontario Court of Appeal upholds fentanyl trafficking conviction, finding jury charge on circumstantial evidence was adequate

/ June 2, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Prajaphan Sivasothy Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 2, 2026

Canada Civil Procedure Constitutional Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Suman — Ontario Court of Appeal overturns acquittals, holds accused had no reasonable expectation of privacy in texts used to arrange paid sex with a minor

/ June 1, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Shane Suman Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 1, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Ifill — Court of Appeal for Ontario dismisses appeal of sexual assault convictions, finding trial judge’s use of “corroboration” was informal and contextually proper

/ June 1, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Anthony Ifill Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided June 1, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Matthews — Ontario Court of Appeal denies bail pending appeal after impaired-driving-causing-death conviction

/ May 28, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Martin Roy Matthews Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 28,

Canada Criminal Insurance Coverage Real Estate

Ontario Court of Appeal

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Solmar Inc. v. Hall — Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of anti-SLAPP motion, allowing $2M defamation suit against Facebook commenter to proceed

/ May 27, 2026

Case Solmar Inc. and Benny Marotta v. Stewart Hall Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 27,

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Gallant — Appeal dismissed as abated following appellant’s death before judgment issued

/ May 25, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Jason Gallant Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 25, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. A.B. — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses human trafficking conviction and dangerous offender designation appeals

/ May 22, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. A.B. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 22, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Haggerty — Ontario Court of Appeal sets aside determinate sentence for dangerous offender, orders new sentencing hearing

/ May 21, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Brian Scott Haggerty Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 21,

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. M.A. — Ontario Court of Appeal denies leave to add belated ineffective assistance of counsel ground across grouped criminal appeals

/ May 20, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. M.A. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 20, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Khan — Ontario Court of Appeal upholds guilty pleas for sexual offences against children, finding pleas were voluntary despite last-minute loss of counsel

/ May 19, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Kristopher Khan Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. G.D. — Court of Appeal for Ontario dismisses conviction appeal in historical sexual abuse case, rejecting jury bias claims

/ May 19, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. G.D. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 19, 2026 Citation

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Stewart — Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 30-month sentence for illegal firearm possession, rejecting errors in Downes credit and anti-Black racism analysis

/ May 15, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Jamel Stewart Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 15, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Nygard — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses conviction and sentence appeals of fashion executive convicted of four sexual assaults

/ May 15, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Peter Nygard Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 15, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. M.T. — Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 17-month sentence for sexual interference but rewrites overbroad s. 161(1) conditions

/ May 15, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. M.T. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 15, 2026 Citation

Canada Civil Procedure Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. Khodayar — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses s. 13 Charter appeal, holds that refusal to testify as the actus reus of obstruct justice is not protected compelled evidence

/ May 15, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. Mohammad Khodayar Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 15, 2026

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. K.F. — Ontario Court of Appeal quashes conviction and orders new French-language trial after francophone accused was never informed of his right to be tried in French

/ May 14, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. K.F. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Judge Per Curiam. (appointment info not

Canada Criminal

Ontario Court of Appeal

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R. v. S.L. — Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of human trafficking and related convictions

/ May 13, 2026

Case His Majesty the King v. S.L. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided May 13, 2026 Citation