Précis: The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island found the accused operator of a fishing vessel guilty for lesser included offences of dangerous operation of a vessel causing death.
Full SummaryO'Leary v. Ragone, 2021 FC 185
Précis The Federal Court denied granting an order for production of provincial police and crown information relating to a high-profile vessel collision.
Full SummaryR. v. Great Lakes Stevedoring Company Ltd., 2019 ONCJ 895
Précis: The Ontario Court of Justice held that valid provincial law applied to unloading activities of a stevedoring company operating on federal property.
Full SummaryR. v. Vansickle, 2019 ONCJ 777
Précis: The Ontario Court of Justice held that evidence gathered from the operator of a pleasure craft was inadmissible and a breach of the operator’s Charter rights.
Full SummaryR. v. Kirby Offshore Marine Operating LLC, 2019 BCPC 185
Précis: A tug owner pled guilty to three offences and was fined over $2.9 million in relation to the discharge of fuel and lubes from a sunken tug.
Full SummaryR v. Sillars, 2018 ONCJ 816
Précis: The Ontario Court of Justice held that the definition of "vessel" when used in ss. 253(1)(a), 253(1)(b) and 249(1)(b) of the Criminal Code is inclusive of a canoe.
Full SummaryR v. Reddick, 2018 CanLII 111732
Précis: The Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador acquitted the accused when the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the alleged offence under the Marine Mammal Regulations.
Full SummaryR v. MV Marathassa, 2018 BCPC 125
Précis: The court held that the Charter rights of the accused were infringed when Transport Canada inspectors seized evidence without a warrant.
Full SummaryR v. Alassia New Ships Management Inc., 2018 BCPC 5
Précis: The court declared that service of a summons on the ship’s Master was valid service on the accused operator of the ship.
Full SummaryAlassia Newships Management Inc. v. British Columbia, 2017 BCSC 2181, 2018 BCCA 92
Précis: The British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed an application for certiorari and prohibition relating to an order of a Justice of the Peace validating service of a summons against a ship manager by serving a Master of a managed ship. On appeal, the Court of Appeal held the ship manager had not been properly served and the Provincial Court was without jurisdiction.
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