Bruno J. Pateras

The appellants appealed a decision regarding the issuance of search warrants under the Competition Act.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, adopting the reasons of the Federal Court of Appeal which held that the Act does not provide for an appeal from the issuance of search warrants.

The appellant appealed his conviction for conspiracy.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal.

The Court found that while the trial judge's charge to the jury regarding the evidence of conspiracy was erroneous, it did not cause prejudice to the appellant because the essential evidence was direct and given by a co-conspirator.

The jury was adequately instructed on the weaknesses of that testimony, and the verdict would have been the same regardless of the error.