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25230

D.A.C. v. Her Majesty the Queen

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

(Publication ban on party)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-05-09 Appeal closed
1997-04-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Supreme Court of B.C. (New Westminster, BC) (1 folder)
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Lauk La Liberté
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1997-02-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1997-01-24 Judgment on the appeal rendered, So Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1997-01-24 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-01-24, So Co McL Ia Ma
1997-01-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from L. Meagher addressed to Kate Ker (Lauk La Liberté) re: as per Sopinka, J. it is ordered that DAC surrender into custody before 3:00 p.m. on Jan. 23/97 (c.c. Bruce Johnstone)
1997-01-17 General proceeding, copy of bail (recognizance) and order D.A.C.
1997-01-16 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK OF EXCERPTS AND CASE ON APPEAL Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-16 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-01-16 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-01-15 D.A.C.
1997-01-09 Appeal court record, (1 enveloppe)
1997-01-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from T.E. La Liberté; re: that the appeal not be televised on CPAC (original received on Jan. 15, 1997)
1997-01-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lauk, La Liberté to D. Beaulieu, letter dated Jan. 6, 1997 (fax copy): names of counsel appearing at the hearing of the appeal (original received on Jan. 10, 1997)
1996-12-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument
1996-12-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-01-24
1996-11-04 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 32941 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-04 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Nov. 8, 1996 (Lauk, Laliberté), Completed on: 1996-11-04 D.A.C.
1996-11-04 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to Nov. 8, 1996 (Bruce Johnstone) Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-04 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Nov. 8, 1996, Completed on: 1996-11-04 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-04 Respondent's factum, 25 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-04 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-04 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Nov 8/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-11-04 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-11-04, to file the factum to Nov 8/96, Reg
1996-11-04 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-11-04, to file the factum to Nov 8/96, Reg
1996-10-25 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-10-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lauk, La Liberté; praecipes filed in the C. A. requesting the court records be sent to S.C.C.
1996-10-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lauk La Liberté; re: that the C.A. record has been requested
1996-08-30 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-08-30 D.A.C.
1996-07-26 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Aug 31/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-07-26 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-07-26, to file the factum to Aug 31/96, Reg
1996-07-26 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-07-26, to file the factum to Aug 31/96, Reg
1996-07-25 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to August 31/96 (letterform), Completed on: 1996-07-25 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-25 Affidavit, to file the appellant's factum to August 31/96 (of Kate Ker), with service D.A.C.
1996-07-25 Motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to August 31/96, with service, Completed on: 1996-07-25 D.A.C.
1996-07-25 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, to extend time receipt #32385 D.A.C.
1996-07-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated July 11/96 from Bruce Johnstone to advise the Court of the requirement to use INITIALS instead of proper names with respect to the complainants (attached with replacement Reasons for Judgment)
1996-06-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Justice (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of notice to profession dealing with condensed books
1996-06-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Lauk La Liberté (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of notice to profession dealing with condensed books
1996-06-21 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 3, with service D.A.C.
1996-06-21 Case on appeal, 21 copies of vols. 1 to 3 (2 additional copies requested) (2 copies of vol. 1 to 3 received on June 27/96) D.A.C.
1996-06-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from T.E. La Liberté, Q.C.; re: writing to confirm the waiving of requirement to retain an Ottawa Agent
1996-04-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to T.E. La Liberté, Q.C. (Vancouver, BC) to acknowledge receipt of letter dated Mar 25/96 re: exemption from the requirement to conduct business with the Court through an agent c.c. V. Jennifer Mackinnon
1996-03-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of B.C. enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1996-03-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Lauk La Liberté (Vancouver, BC) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Burke-Robertson and B. Johnstone
1996-03-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Lauk La Liberté (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-03-27 General proceeding, 1 copy of C.A. reasons D.A.C.
1996-03-27 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt #31791 D.A.C.
1996-03-27 Notice of appeal, 2 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-27 D.A.C.
1996-03-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from T.E. La Liberté, Q.C.; re: will be filing a Notice of Appeal

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
D.A.C. Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: D.A.C.

Counsel
Terence E. Laliberté, c.r.
Lauk La Liberté
225 - 701 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V7Y 1C6
Telephone: (604) 669-8808
FAX: (604) 669-2719

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Bruce Johnstone
Attorney General of British Columbia
602 - 865 Hornby St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-1126
FAX: (604) 660-1142
Agent
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

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Lower court rulings

March 19, 1996
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA019964

appeal dismissed

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Date modified: 2025-05-13