Ian R. Smith is an Ontario lawyer with 62 court cases on record from 1993 to 2021.

What courts has Ian R. Smith appeared in?

Ian R. Smith has appeared in Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Canada, Divisional Court, Superior Court of Justice, with most appearances at the Court of Appeal.

How many cases has Ian R. Smith handled?

Ian R. Smith has 62 cases on record from 1993 to 2021.

What judges has Ian R. Smith appeared before?

Ian R. Smith has most frequently appeared before Justice James C. MacPherson, Justice Robert J. Sharpe, Justice Michael H. Tulloch.

minicounsel

Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Law

Administrative Law

Securities Law

Civil Litigation - Defendant

Civil Litigation - Plaintiff

Employment and Labour Law

Ontario Court of Justice Provincial Offences Act matters

Human Rights

Corporate/Commercial Law

Health Law

Ian R. Smith

OCA

Also known as: Ian R. Smith (duty counsel), Ian Smith, Ian Smith (duty counsel)

Elevated to the Bench

cases · OCA, SCC, ODC, SCJ

Trial

Motion

Costs

Appeal

Sentencing

62 total

Appeal dismissed; delay in bringing accused to trial was not unreasonable under s. 11(b).

The appellant appealed a decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario setting aside a stay of proceedings.

The appellant argued that his right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11(b) of the Charter was violated.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, applying the factors from R. v. Morin.

The Court found that the delay was not unreasonable, as much of the elapsed time was due to the inherent time requirements of the case or was waived by the appellant.

R. v. Nuosci, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 283

Respondent Counsel

Ian R. Smith

62 cases1993–2021

Alan D. Gold

277 cases1980–2026

Peter deCarteret Cory

SCC980 cases1989–2001

John Sopinka

SCC907 cases1988–1998

John C. Major

SCC1,023 cases1993–2006

Frank Iacobucci

SCC1,117 cases1991–2004

Beverley McLachlin

SCC2,017 cases1989–2018

SCCSupreme Court of CanadaOct 8, 1993

Appeal dismissed; delay from charge to trial date was not unreasonable under s. 11(b).

The appellant appealed a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal that allowed the Crown's appeal from a stay of proceedings.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, applying the principles from Askov and Morin to find that the delay from the time of the charge to the date set for trial was not unreasonable under section 11(b) of the Charter.