04 Appeal Judgments

Appeal Judgments 2007 to 2017: Disposition

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Disposition

The appeals to which the judgments relate may have been heard in a previous year. Opinions on references under s. 53 of the Supreme Court Act are not included.

Number of Judgments 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Allowed 30 34 26 29 35 31 39 23 35 29 28
Dismissed 28 40 44 40 35 52 39 52 39 28 39
Total 58 74 70 69 70 83 78 75 74 57 67

Appeal Judgments 2007 to 2017: From the Bench/Reserved

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From the Bench vs. Reserved

The appeals to which the judgments relate may have been heard in a previous year.

Number of Judgments 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Delivered from the bench 2 5 2 4 8 8 9 22 16 13 19
Delivered after being reserved 56 69 68 65 63 75 69 55 58 44 48
Total 58 74 70 69 71 83 78 77 74 57 67

* Of the 19 oral judgments, 3 judgments were delivered with written reasons to follow.

Appeal Judgments 2007 to 2017: Unanimous/Split

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Split vs. Unanimous

The appeals to which the judgments relate may have been heard in a previous year.

Number of Judgments 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Split 22 18 26 17 18 23 25 16 22 22 31
Unanimous* 36 56 44 52 53 60 53 61 52 35 36
Total 58 74 70 69 71 83 78 77 74 57 67

* All judges agreed in the disposition of the appeal.

Appeals Standing for Judgment 2007 to 2017

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Appeals Standing for Judgment

Appeals that were under reserve as at December 31st of each year.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of Appeals 30 38 40 36 35 30 27 29 18 24 25