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Zolotow v. Canada (Attorney General)

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Date 2012-05-31
Neutral citation 2012 FCA 164
File numbers A-303-11

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Federal Court of Appeal

 

Cour d'appel fédérale

Date: 20120531

Docket: A-303-11

Citation: 2012 FCA 164

 

CORAM:       NADON J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

                        MAINVILLE J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

STEPHEN ZOLOTOW

Appellant

and

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

 

 

 

Heard at Toronto, Ontario, on May 31, 2012.

Judgment delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on May 31, 2012.

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                                            NADON J.A.

 

Federal Court of Appeal

 

Cour d'appel fédérale

Date: 20120531

Docket: A-303-11

Citation: 2012 FCA 164

 

CORAM:       NADON J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

                        MAINVILLE J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

STEPHEN ZOLOTOW

Appellant

and

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

 

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on May 31, 2012)

NADON J.A.

[1]               Notwithstanding Mr. Freiman’s forceful arguments, we are all of the view that, substantially for the reasons given by Mr. Justice Zinn, s.106(2) and s.135(2) of the Customs Act apply to bar the Appellant’s proceedings for the return of the diamonds seized by the Crown on April 13, 2000, or an accounting for and payment of all proceeds received on the sale of the diamonds.

 

[2]               We are not however to be taken to be endorsing Mr. Justice Zinn’s view that if the officer who effected the seizure did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the Customs Act or its regulations had been contravened, no seizure occurred under s.110 of the Customs Act. That point of law need not be decided to dispose of the appeal.

 

[3]               Accordingly, the appeal will be dismissed with costs.

 

 

“M. Nadon”

J.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                       


FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

 

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

 

 

 

DOCKET:                                                                              A-303-11

 

(APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ZINN DATED JULY 5, 2011, DOCKET NO. T-1075-08)

 

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                              Stephen Zolotow v

                                                                                                The Attorney General of Canada

 

 

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                        Toronto, Ontario

 

 

DATE OF HEARING:                                                          May 31, 2012

 

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT                                            NADON, TRUDEL &

OF THE COURT BY:                                                           MAINVILLE JJ.A.

                                                                                               

 

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:                            NADON J.A.

 

 

APPEARANCES:

 

Mark J. Freiman

Trevor guy

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

 

Christopher Parke

FOR THE RESPONDENT

 

 

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

 

Lerners LLP / Heenan Blaikie LLP

Toronto, Ontario

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

 

Myles J. Kirvan

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Toronto, Ontario

 

FOR THE RESPONDENT

 

 

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