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20827

Alan Shaw v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1988-08-23 Correspondence received from, Re: copy of judment sent to J. Embree (Halifax NS)
1988-08-23 Correspondence received from, Re: copy of judgment sent to J.A. Black (Halifax NS)
1988-08-18 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, Registrar (Halifax NS)
1988-06-03 Correspondence received from, advising of judgment sent to Registrar (Halifax NS)
1988-05-26 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, McI La LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1988-04-26 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1988-04-26, McI La LaF
Decision reserved
1988-04-26 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1988-04-26, McI La LaF
Decision reserved
1988-04-18 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1988-04-06 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1988-04-06 Alan Shaw
1988-03-21 Correspondence received from, dated 88/03/16 (Re:satellite) Alan Shaw
1988-03-11 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 12146 Alan Shaw
1988-03-11 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, With service Alan Shaw
1988-03-11 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Alan Shaw

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Shaw, Alan Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Shaw, Alan

Counsel
Name
John A. Black
Contact information
527 - 1657 BARRINGTON ST
PO BOX 2686 STN M
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 3P7
Telephone: (902) 425-6886

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
John D. Embree
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
800 - 5151 GEORGE ST
PO BOX 7
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-8995
Agent
Name
Michael J. Neville
Contact information
Neville & Selkirk
300 - 222 SOMERSET ST W
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2G3
Telephone: (613) 237-7092
FAX: (613) 237-1156

Summary

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Lower court rulings

July 3, 1987
Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

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conviction: refusal to provide breath samples.

February 17, 1988
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

S.C.C. 01735

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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 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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Date modified: 2025-02-27