Every year, the Professors Peter Sankoff and Steven Penney take a look at the jurisprudential highlights and lowlights.
Top Cases of 2024 - The Nominees
Fresh Start Award (Innovative Judicial Thinking): COMING SOON
Morris Fish (Best Quote): COMING SOON
Trenches (Most Impactful): COMING SOON
Defence Hero (Best Defence Decision): COMING SOON
Allan Manson Award (Best Sentencing Decision): COMING SOON
Raspberry Award (Worst Decision): COMING SOON
Case of the Year: COMING SOON
Winners of the Top Cases of 2023
Fresh Start Award (Innovative Judicial Thinking): R v Lorfanor, 2023 QCCA 449
Morris Fish (Best Quote): Drennan JA – R v Sabiston, 2023 SKCA 105 at para 37.
Trenches (Most Impactful): R v Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30
Defence Hero (Best Defence Decision): R v Davis, 2023 ONCA 227
Raspberry Award (Worst Decision): R v RS, 2023 ONCA 608 (Majority Judgment)
Case of the Year: R v Wournell, 2023 NSCA 53
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Winners of the Top Cases of 2022
Fresh Start Award (Innovative Judicial Thinking): R v Myers, 2022 NSCA 69
Morris Fish (Best Quote): Healy JA – R v Réné, 2022 QCCA 1051 at para 9.
Trenches (Most Impactful): R v Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38
Defence Hero (Best Defence Decision): R v LaFrance, 2022 SCC 32
Raspberry Award (Worst Decision): R v JJ, 2022 SC 28
Case of the Year: R v King, 2022 ONCA 665
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Winners of the Top Cases of 2021
Fresh Start Award (Innovative Judicial Thinking): R v Dhingra, 2021 QCCA 1681
Morris Fish (Best Quote): Harris J – R v Holloway, 2021 ONSC 6136 at para 102.
Trenches (Most Impactful): R v Khill, 2021 SCC 37
Defence Hero (Best Defence Decision): R v SKM, 2021 ABCA 246
Raspberry Award (Worst Decision): R v Badger, 2021 SKCA 118
Case of the Year: R v Anderson, 2021 NSCA 62
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Winners of the Top Cases of 2020
Fresh Start Award (Innovative Judicial Thinking): R v Carbone, 2020 ONCA 394
Morris Fish (Best Quote): DeWitt van Oosten JA – R v Roth, 2020 BCCA 240 at para 130
Trenches (Most Impactful): R v Friesen, 2020 SCC9
Defence Hero (Best Defence Decision): R v Tessier, 2020 ABCA 289
Raspberry Award (Worst Decision): R v BRS, 2020 ABCA 29
Case of the Year: R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14
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