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19086

A. Irvine Barrow v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1988-02-08 General proceeding, copy of judgment to K.W. Fiske (Halifax, NS)
1988-02-08 General proceeding, copy of judgment to A.M. Cooper (Toronto, ON)
1988-02-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, sent to M. Smith (Halifax, NS)
1988-02-08 General proceeding, court record sent to M. Smith (Halifax, NS)
1987-12-17 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI W LeD LaF
Allowed, no order as to costs
1987-05-22 General proceeding, books issued to Judges
1987-05-22 General proceeding, to note 10 copies of Authorities Her Majesty the Queen
1987-05-22 General proceeding, 20 copies supplementary submissions Her Majesty the Queen
1987-05-22 General proceeding, books issued to judges
1987-05-21 General proceeding, to note 10 copies of Authorities, with service A. Irvine Barrow
1987-05-21 General proceeding, 10 copies supplementary submissions A. Irvine Barrow
1987-05-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated 87/04/30
1987-04-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to counsel re: further submissions on certain issue
1987-03-25 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-03-25, CJ B E McI W LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1987-03-04 Book of authorities, 10 copies A. Irvine Barrow
1987-02-06 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1987-02-06 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1987-02-06
1987-02-06 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1987-02-06
1987-02-06 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1987-02-06
1987-02-03 Response to motion to expedite the appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1987-01-30 Motion to expedite the appeal, served copy A. Irvine Barrow
1987-01-29 Affidavit A. Irvine Barrow
1987-01-29 Motion to expedite the appeal A. Irvine Barrow
1986-10-08 Book of authorities, 10 copies vols 1 & 2 Her Majesty the Queen
1986-07-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated 86/07/02
1986-07-07 Book of authorities, 10 copies Juries Act Chapter 12, with service A. Irvine Barrow
1986-07-07 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-02 Notice of hearing, With service A. Irvine Barrow
1985-09-26 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-09-26 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1985-09-26, LeD
1985-09-26 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1985-09-26, LeD
1985-09-25 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Her Majesty the Queen
1985-09-25 Affidavit, of Ed Van Bemmel A. Irvine Barrow
1985-09-25 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause A. Irvine Barrow
1985-09-21 Order on motion to expedite the appeal
1985-09-16 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-09-16 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16, Reg
1985-09-16 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16, Reg
1985-09-15 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-03-25
Decision reserved
1985-09-13 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1985-09-30
1985-09-12 Trial court record
1985-09-11 Motion to expedite the appeal A. Irvine Barrow
1985-09-10 Certified casebook A. Irvine Barrow
1985-09-05 Decision on motion to dispense with service, W
1985-09-04 Appellant's factum, original A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-30 Book of authorities, complete set of evidence A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-30 Decision on motion to dispense with service, A. Irvine Barrow to file copy of excerpts of evidence and 1 copy of complete evidence, W
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-08-30 Hearing of motion to dispense with service, 1985-08-30, A. Irvine Barrow to file copy of excerpts of evidence and 1 copy of complete evidence, W
1985-08-30 Submission of motion to dispense with service, 1985-08-30, A. Irvine Barrow to file copy of excerpts of evidence and 1 copy of complete evidence, W
1985-08-30 Response to motion to dispense with service Her Majesty the Queen
1985-08-30 Affidavit A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-30 Motion to dispense with service A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-30 Agreement as to contents of case A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-27 Service, of A060
1985-08-27 Case on appeal, 1 copy vol 2, with service A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-26 Case on appeal, 21 copies vols 1 & 2 A. Irvine Barrow
1985-08-23 Appellant's factum, 20 copies A. Irvine Barrow
1984-12-20 Order granting leave to appeal
1984-12-17 Notice of appeal, With service A. Irvine Barrow
1984-12-17 Notice of appeal A. Irvine Barrow
1984-12-04 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, E McI W
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-12-04 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1984-12-04, E McI W
1984-12-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1984-12-04, E McI W
1984-11-26 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1984-11-15 Service
1984-11-13 Book of authorities, 5 copies A. Irvine Barrow
1984-11-13 Appeal Court record, 5 copies
1984-11-13 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1984-11-13 A. Irvine Barrow
1984-10-02 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-10-02 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1984-10-02, LeD
1984-10-02 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1984-10-02, LeD
1984-10-01 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application Her Majesty the Queen
1984-10-01 Affidavit, of Peter C. West A. Irvine Barrow
1984-10-01 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal A. Irvine Barrow

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
Barrow, A. Irvine Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Barrow, A. Irvine

Counsel
Name
Austin M. Cooper
Contact information
Cooper, Sandler & West
1900 - 439 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Telephone: (416) 585-9191
FAX: (416) 408-2372
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
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
Name
Kenneth W.F. Fiske, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
5151 Terminal Rd
PO Box 7
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-5450
FAX: (902) 424-0653
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Neville, Hall & Selkirk
222 Somerset St W
3rd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2G3
Telephone: (613) 237-7092
FAX: (613) 237-1156

Summary

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Lower court rulings

May 11, 1983
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

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conviction: (see file)

September 11, 1984
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

00844

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13