| Supreme Court of Canada:
At the official Supreme Court of Canada web site http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/,
click on "Cases" to find:
Hearings Scheduled
Provides the schedule
for each week in the current and upcoming sessions. Also gives
the status of each case (ie. whether the case has been
confirmed for hearing on that date, reserved, allowed or
dismissed).
List of Appeals Ready for Hearing
Some
include the hearing date or tentative date scheduled.
Status of Cases Currently being
Heard
Click on "Cases", then "SCC Case Information"
and search the database for the case. Entries will show
actions taken such as documents received, motions made and
responses, decisions on applications for leave to appeal, date
of formal judgment, etc. (Note: If you do not find your case,
or do not understand the information, call a Registry Officer.
Contact information is on the SCC web site.)
Links are provided to the University of Montreal, Supreme
Court of Canada jointly managed site http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/index.html
where you can find:
Mailing Lists
You can subscribe to two
mailings lists to receive updates by e-mail: One to receive
news releases of the Supreme Court of Canada, the other
provides notices of new rulings posted to the decisions web
site.
Recent Judgments
These can be browsed
separately from the main database. They are also announced in
the daily news releases and weekly Bulletin of
Proceedings, which lists cases heard with a paragraph
describing the nature of the case and a table of its
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Televised Hearings
Check the CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) site http://www.cpac.ca/ for televised hearings. Select "Schedule" to
see today's program listings by region or the weekly schedule
of programming. "Jurisprudence" shows selected Supreme Court
cases in their entirety. You can watch these on the CPAC cable
television channel or online (Windows Media Player download
provided). To receive updates from CPAC by e-mail (programming
highlights and other news) sign up to their e-mail
distribution list. You can limit mailings just to
"Law"-related items. Transcripts and video copies can also be obtained.
Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal:
For details on these courts see What was Written: Government - Court Reports
Most of the Courts' hearings are open to the public. At the Federal Court web site http://www.fct-cf.gc.ca/index_e.html and Federal Court of Appeal site http://www.fca-caf.gc.ca
you will find:
Hearings Scheduled
Select "Court Files" then "Hearing Lists" to
see the schedule of upcoming hearings by region.
Recent Decisions
Each week's decisions can
be browsed separately: Select "Decisions". They are also
announced in their RSS newsfeed: Select "Recent Decisions". To
receive notice of recent Federal Court decisions by e-mail,
select "Decisions" from the home page, then "Stay Informed".
Status of Cases
Click on "Court Files" then
"Court Index and Docket" to search for a case either in the
Federal Court or Federal Court of Appeal.
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