Essays and addresses
But every judge of the Supreme Court has the same power and jurisdiction as any other; any judge may try legal or equitable issues, civil or criminal cases or sit on the hearing of an appeal from any judicial brother. An Appellate Court consists normally of five members but four con- stitute a quorum (except in criminal appeals). We have only one Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario. From the Court of Appeal of the Province of Ontario a very few cases are taken to the Supreme Court of Canada, and a smaller number of cases, perhaps not one per cent, taken over to the Privy Coun- cil in England cases small in number although important in substance. The practice in the Division Court is very simple indeed. prev     next
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