In Ontario Civilian Police Commission v Moreira (Div Court, 2024) the Divisional Court considered an application under s.33 of the Public Inquiries Act, specifically whether particular materials covered by a subpoena were solicitor-client privileged.
This was an oppourtunity for the court to apply CJA s.21(2)(c) ['Composition of court for hearings']:
[1] This is an application by way of stated case under s. 33 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009, SO 2009, c 33, Sch 6.
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[4] With counsel’s concurrence the Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, as delegate of the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, has directed this proceeding to be heard by a single judge pursuant to her authority under s. 21 (2)(c) of the Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C.43.
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