Appealing Outcomes: A Study for the Overturn Rate of Canada's Appellate Courts

• Published in: Osgoode Hall Law Journal
• Main Authors: Lubetsky, Michael H., Krane, Joshua A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Osgoode Digital Commons 2009
• Subjects: Appellate courts; Appellate courts > Statistics; Canada. Supreme Court; Canada; Courts; Newfoundland; British Columbia
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol47/iss1/4; https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1164; https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/context/ohlj/article/1164/viewcontent/06_47OsgoodeHallLJ131_2009_.pdf

This commentary discusses the rate at which Canada's appellate courts are overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada. By deconstructing the overturn rate, the authors identify and compare various factors that affect the rate at which appeals are pursued, considered, and allowed. The data reveal...