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25179

Brian William Frederick Allender v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (As of Right)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1998-01-23 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, sent together with 23799 - 24891 - 24896 - 24943 - 24999 and 25474 (2 boxes)
1997-08-14 Appeal closed
1997-07-15 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, sent to Court of Appeal of B.C. (Vancouver, BC) enclosing their records (1 folder)
1997-07-09 Appeal court record, (1 env.)
1997-07-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver)
1997-06-20 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ So G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1997-06-20 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-06-20, CJ So G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-06-20 General proceeding, condensed book of evidence given in Court 12 copie s Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-19 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1997-06-18 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-06-16 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to June 2/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-06-16 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-06-16, to file the factum to June 2/97, Reg
1997-06-16 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-06-16, to file the factum to June 2/97, Reg
1997-06-13 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to June 2/97, Completed on: 1997-06-13 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-06-12 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to June 2, 1997 (William B. Smart), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-12 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 34321 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-12 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to June 2, 1997, with service, Completed on: 1997-06-12 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-06-10 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-06-10 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-06-02 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), with service, Completed on: 1997-06-02 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-05-21 Appeal court record, (accordeon)
1997-05-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (praecipe - requesting that Trial and Appeal Court files be transferred to the S.C.)
1997-05-14 Notice of hearing, With service Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-05-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Peck and Tammen (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-05-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Smart & Williams (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-04-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-06-20
1997-04-08 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 33903 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-04-07 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to March 17/97, DeRg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-04-07 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-04-07, to file the factum to March 17/97, DeRg
1997-04-07 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-04-07, to file the factum to March 17/97, DeRg
1997-04-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from William Smart, letter dated April 4, 1997 (fax copy) re: do not oppose the application to extend the time to file the appellant's factum to March 17, 1997
1997-04-03 Affidavit, to file the appellant's factum to March 17, 1997 (Richard Peck), with service Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-04-03 Motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to March 17, 1997 $50.00 requested, with service, Completed on: 1997-04-03 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-03-17 Appellant's factum, 23 copies (1 more copy and extension requested), with service, Completed on: 1997-03-17 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-02-25 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-04-21
1997-01-29 Certified casebook, of vol. 1 to 4 Brian William Frederick Allender
1997-01-29 Case on appeal, 24 copies of vol. 1 to 4 Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-11-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Smart & Williams (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. V. Jennifer Mackinnon
1996-11-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Peck Tammen Bennett (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Ed Van Bemmel
1996-11-06 Order granting leave to appeal
1996-11-04 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), Completed on: 1996-11-04 Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-11-04 Proof of service, of the notice of appeal
1996-10-03 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ G Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-10-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-10-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-07-30 General proceeding, to note 5 copies of the formal order of the C/A of British Columbia sent to CJ G I, July 30/96 Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-05-24 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ G Ia
1996-05-09 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-05-09 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-04-16 Proof of service, of leave application
1996-04-16 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson enclosing copy of letter dated April 16/96 sent to applicant
1996-04-16 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1996-04-09 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (formal order of C.A. missing), with service, Completed on: 1996-05-24 Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-03-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Elizabeth A. Bennett (Vancouver, BC) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Smart & Williams, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson, Burke-Robertson
1996-03-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Bill Smart (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-03-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Elizabeth A. Bennett (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-03-04 General proceeding, 1 copy of reasons for judgment Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-03-04 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt no. 31671 Brian William Frederick Allender
1996-03-04 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-03-04 Brian William Frederick Allender

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Allender, Brian William Frederick Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Allender, Brian William Frederick

Counsel
Name
Richard C.C. Peck, Q.C.
Contact information
Peck, Tammen, Bennett
610 - 744 HASTINGS ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6C 1A5
Telephone: (604) 669-0208
FAX: (604) 669-0616
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
William B. Smart, Q.C.
Contact information
Smart & Williams
1190 - 840 HOWE ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6Z 2L2
Telephone: (604) 687-6278
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4195

Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 28, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

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Conviction: First degree murder

February 6, 1996
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA017852

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13