provide a detailed summary of the case and the decision rendered by the court. decision. The accuracy of your analysis of the case is what counts. Additional reading of the judge's ruling may be necessary to summarize the reasons for the decision. Your case brief will follow the headings exactly:

 

TITLE : R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd.

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• Procedural History

- What Trial court issued the original decision (either Provincial or Superior Court)?

- What was the decision?

- Who appealed the case originally?

- Which court heard the first appeal and what was the decision?

- Who appealed the case to the Supreme Court of Canada (S.C.C.)?

• Facts

- Briefparaphrasedsummary of the facts.

- Include the details of the offence.

- Include the general trial or case facts leading up to the issue(s).

• Issues

- These are often clearly stated in the decisionand are always phrased as questions that the S.C.C. is being asked to answer.

• Decision (of the Supreme Court)

You will find the decision after the case facts and it is always indicated in the following format:

Indicate whether the appeal "allowed" or "dismissed"?

nterpret what that decision means in regards to the issues?

Was it a majority or unanimous decision?

• Ratio Decidendi(Reasons for the decision - "Ratio" for short).

- A brief and concise summary of the reasons of the judge who wrote the decision for the S.C.C.

- This is the most difficult section and will often take several paragraphs to explain the reasons for the decision of the court