cross-examination

R v Samaniego: SCC Defines Trial Management Powers in Evidentiary Rulings

“The accused was entitled to a fair trial, not an endless one,” the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) asserted in the recent ruling, R v Samaniego, 2022 SCC 9 [Samaniego]. It is a cogent quote in defence of trial management power—a power that allows trial judges to control court processes to ensure […]

Ontario Court of Appeal Finds Trial Judge Biased: Hazelton Lanes Inc v 1707590 Ontario Limited

The Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial under a different trial judge after finding a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of Ontario Superior Justice Ted Matlow in Hazelton Lanes Inc v 1707590 Ontario Limited, 2014 ONCA 793 [Hazelton Lanes]. Justice Matlow's objectivity has been questioned by the Canadian Judicial Council in the past, when an […]