Dr. David Evans

The accused was charged with the first degree murder of his father, who died from a gunshot wound to the eye while sleeping.

The Crown's case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including the accused's purchase of the murder weapon, his presence near the scene at the time of death, and his fabrication of a false alibi.

The court rejected the defence theory of suicide, finding that the cumulative effect of the circumstantial evidence led to the inescapable conclusion that the accused planned and deliberated the intentional killing of his father.

The accused was found guilty of first degree murder.

The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and received statutory accident benefits.

She subsequently claimed weekly income benefits for a period following surgery for an umbilical hernia, alleging the hernia was caused by physiotherapy for her accident-related injuries.

She also claimed ongoing housekeeping expenses.

The arbitrator dismissed both claims, finding insufficient expert evidence to link the hernia to the accident and concluding the applicant failed to prove she required ongoing housekeeping assistance due to the accident.

The applicant was awarded her arbitration expenses.