Case information

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)
2023-11-17	Appeal closed
2023-10-06	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2023-10-06	Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2023-10-06	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Ka Côt Mar Kas Ja Ob, The appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Number X078463-23, 2022 BCSC 880, dated May 26, 2022, heard on May 17, 2023, is dismissed. Dismissed
2023-09-28	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Trevor Martin)	Aydin Coban
2023-07-19	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Louise Kenworthy, K.C.)	His Majesty The King
2023-07-19	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Lesley A. Ruzicka, K.C.)	His Majesty The King
2023-07-17	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Daniel H. Coles)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-07-17	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Victoria Tortora)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-07-17	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Patrick Williams)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-07-13	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Daniel W. Burnett, K.C.)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-07-10	General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking Lock-Up (Joseph J. Saulnier)	Aydin Coban
2023-07-07	Media lock-up letter, consent form and undertaking sample sent to all parties
2023-07-07	Media lock-up requested or proposed
2023-06-01	Transcript received, 96 pages
2023-05-17	Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2023-05-17	Hearing of the appeal, 2023-05-17, CJ Ka Côt Mar Kas Ja Ob
2023-05-15	Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-05-15)	Aydin Coban
2023-05-15	Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-05-15)	His Majesty The King
2023-05-11	Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-05-11)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-04-28	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Patrick Williams and Victoria Tortora will appear before the Court, and Mr. Williams will present oral arguments., (Printed version due on 2023-05-05)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-04-28	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-05-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-05-01)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-04-27	Notice of appearance, Lesley A. Ruzicka, K.C. and Louise Kenworthy will appear before the Court in-person. Lesley A. Ruzicka, K.C. will be presenting oral argument.	His Majesty The King
2023-04-25	Notice of appearance, Daniel W. Burnett and Daniel H. Coles will appear before the Court in-person and will be presenting oral argument.	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-03-27	Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-03-29, (Printed version filed on 2023-03-27)	Aydin Coban
2023-03-20	Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A-Factum	His Majesty The King
2023-03-20	Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-03-21, (Printed version filed on 2023-03-20)	His Majesty The King
2023-03-20	Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-03-21, (Printed version filed on 2023-03-20)	His Majesty The King
2023-03-17	Order on motion for leave to intervene, by MARTIN J.
2023-03-17	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Mar, UPON APPLICATIONS by the Attorney General of Ontario and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for leave to intervene by the Attorney General of Ontario is dismissed. The motion for leave to intervene by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is granted and they shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed ten (10) pages in length, and book of authorities, if any, on or before April 28, 2023. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The intervener is not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the intervener shall pay to the appellants and the respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their intervention. Judgment accordingly
2023-03-17	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Mar
2023-03-08	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Missing: Proof of Service (rec' 03/13/23), Completed on: 2023-03-14, (Printed version due on 2023-03-15)	Aydin Coban
2023-03-02	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2023-03-10, (Printed version due on 2023-03-09)	His Majesty The King
2023-02-27	Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-03-02)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-02-27	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Missing: Filing Fee (rec' 03/02/23), Completed on: 2023-03-17, (Printed version filed on 2023-03-02)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2023-02-23	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Missing: Filing Fee (rec' 03/10/23), Completed on: 2023-03-17, (Printed version filed on 2023-03-07)	Attorney General of Ontario
2023-01-30	Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), 24A	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-01-30	Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-02-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-01-30)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-01-30	Appellant's record, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-02-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-01-30)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-01-30	Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-02-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-01-30)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2023-01-24	Notice of hearing sent to parties, (sent by email)
2023-01-24	Appeal hearing scheduled, 2023-05-17
2022-12-30	Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted), (sent by email)
2022-11-21	Notice of deposit for security	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-11-21	Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2022-11-28, (Electronic version filed on 2022-11-28)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-10-20	Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2022-10-20	Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2022-10-20	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Number X078463, 2022 BCSC 880, dated May 26, 2022, is granted. Granted
2022-09-06	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2022-08-18	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-08-25)	Aydin Coban
2022-08-18	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version due on 2022-08-25)	Aydin Coban
2022-08-18	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), require: -service (rec'd 2022-08-26) -clarification regarding 23A/23B filed by applicant and respondents, Completed on: 2022-09-07, (Printed version filed on 2022-08-26)	Aydin Coban
2022-08-18	Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23B-Reply	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-08-11	Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Required: -23B (rec'd 2022-08-18) -clarification regarding 23A/23B filed by applicant and respondents, Completed on: 2022-09-07, (Printed version filed on 2022-08-11)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-08-08	Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A / 23B	His Majesty The King
2022-08-08	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), require: clarification regarding 23A/23B filed by applicant and respondents, Completed on: 2022-09-07	His Majesty The King
2022-06-20	Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2022-06-20
2022-06-20	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2022-06-28)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-06-20	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A amended (rec'd 2022-08-18) , (Printed version filed on 2022-06-28)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-06-13	Notice of name	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
2022-06-10	Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), require: clarification regarding 23A/23B filed by applicant and respondents Filed: - Redacted Memorandum of arguments (2022-06-16), Completed on: 2022-09-07, (Printed version filed on 2022-06-10)	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	Appellant	Active
Global News (a division of Corus Television Limited Partnership)	Appellant	Active
Postmedia Network Inc.	Appellant	Active
CTV News (a division of Bell Media Inc.)	Appellant	Active
Glacier Media Inc.	Appellant	Active
CityNews (a division of Rogers Media Inc.)	Appellant	Active
Globe and Mail Inc.	Appellant	Active
Torstar Corporation	Appellant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Coban, Aydin	Respondent	Active
His Majesty The King	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association	Intervener	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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