Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in Robert Regular case in November

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the Robert Regular case on Nov. 2, after the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal ordered a new trial following his 2024 acquittal on five sexual offences. Regular was acquitted in 2024, and Crown prosecutors appealed; in January 2024, the provincial appellate court ordered the retrial in a 2-1 decision. The article says Regular has the right to appeal because of the dissenting opinion. Proceedings will take place on Nov. 2, according to notice issued on Monday. Regular stood trial on four counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference involving the complainant. Court filings described that the trial judge, Justice Vikas Khaladkar, accepted Regular’s account and found the complainant not credible, while the majority found legal errors in the credibility-based acquittals. The Crown’s factum argued evidentiary rulings denied the complainant equal protection and a fair trial. Regular is represented by lawyers including Scott Hutchison and Brandon Chung, plus Jerome Kennedy and Rosellen Sullivan, while Ontario prosecutors Lisa Joyal and Katherine Beaudoin handle the Crown.