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21385

Martin Chambers v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1994-07-13 Appeal closed
1990-11-06 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, L. Gauthier, C/O A.G. of Canada (Ottawa,ON)
1990-11-06 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-11-06 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC)
1990-10-18 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, L. Gauthier C/O Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-10-18 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-10-18 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ CJ LaF L'HD So Co McL, The appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting. Dickson was Chief Justice at the time of hearing. Lamer was Chief Justice at the time of judgment.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1990-10-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from S. David Frankel,Q.C. requesting posponement of judgment
1990-06-18 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (155 pages)
1990-05-28 Hearing of the appeal, 1990-05-28, CJ CJ LaF L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1990-05-28 General proceeding, 10 copies of Appellant's reply Martin Chambers
1990-05-28 General proceeding, 10 copies of appellant's authorities (filed in court) Martin Chambers
1990-05-23 Book of authorities, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-23 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-22 General proceeding, 22 copies of transcript and exhibit excerpts (case II) Martin Chambers
1990-04-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-05-28
Decision reserved
1990-04-18 General proceeding, 6 copies of vols 2 to 21 of proceeding at trial Martin Chambers
1990-04-18 Order on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal
1990-04-18 Order on motion for additional time to present oral argument, to 2 hours each
1990-04-09 Decision on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, (Appeal to be heard May 28, 1990), La
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-04-09 Hearing of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1990-04-09, (Appeal to be heard May 28, 1990), La
1990-04-09 Submission of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1990-04-09, (Appeal to be heard May 28, 1990), La
1990-04-09 Decision on motion for additional time to present oral argument, (Parties are allowed 2 hours each for the oral arguments), La
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-04-09 Hearing of motion for additional time to present oral argument, 1990-04-09, (Parties are allowed 2 hours each for the oral arguments), La
1990-04-09 Submission of motion for additional time to present oral argument, 1990-04-09, (Parties are allowed 2 hours each for the oral arguments), La
1990-04-05 Response to the motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1990-04-05 Affidavit, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-04-05 Motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-04-04 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1990-04-23
1990-04-04 Affidavit, of David J. Martin, with service Martin Chambers
1990-04-04 Motion for additional time to present oral argument, ( two hours each), with service Martin Chambers
1990-03-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, re new appellant's factum
1990-03-05 Appellant's factum, 22 copies, with service Martin Chambers
1990-01-22 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1990-01-18 Notice of appeal, With service Martin Chambers
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, L. Gauthier, C/O Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-01-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1989-12-21 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-12-21 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-12-21, CJ So McL
1989-12-21 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-12-21, CJ So McL
1989-11-01 Appellant's factum, 21 copies (replaced mar. 5\90))Given to EVB on March 22\90) Martin Chambers
1989-09-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ So McL
1989-09-18 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-12 Case on appeal, 21 copies, Martin Chambers
1989-08-30 Order on motion to dispense with printing
1989-08-29 Decision on motion to dispense with printing, Reg, (a) prior to inscription file 21 copies of case on appeal consisting of all materials required by the Rules, but excluding the transcript of the trial proceedings below and the text of the intercept transcripts; (b) file six copies only of the full transcript of the trial proceedings and the full text of the intercept transcripts: and (c) after the filing of the Respondent's factum file 21 copies of excerpts only of the trial transcripts and intercept transcripts indexed and tabbed, of specific relevance to the determination of the appeal.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-29 Hearing of motion to dispense with printing, 1989-08-29, Reg
1989-08-29 Submission of motion to dispense with printing, 1989-08-29, Reg
1989-08-28 Response to motion to dispense with printing Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-24 Affidavit Martin Chambers
1989-08-24 Motion to dispense with printing Martin Chambers
1989-07-05 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application
1989-07-05 Close file on Leave
1989-06-30 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, to June 30/89., G
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-06-30 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1989-06-30, to June 30/89., G
1989-06-30 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1989-06-30, to June 30/89., G
1989-06-29 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application Her Majesty the Queen
1989-06-29 Affidavit Martin Chambers
1989-06-29 Application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1989-06-29 Martin Chambers
1989-06-29 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal Martin Chambers
1989-03-01 Notice of appeal, With service Martin Chambers

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Chambers, Martin Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Chambers, Martin

Counsel
Thomas R. Berger, Q.C.
David Martin
Berger & Nelson
1300 - 355 BURRARD ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6C 2G8
Telephone: (604) 684-1311
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
S. David Frankel, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-0211
FAX: (604) 666-1599
Agent
L. Gauthier
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4900

Summary

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Lower court rulings

May 6, 1987
Supreme Court of British Columbia

CC821025

Conviction: Conspiracy to import a narcotic, to wit: Cocaine

March 1, 1989
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA007858

Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13