- Parties: The applicant was Christopher Bates. The respondent was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada as represented by the Criminal Conviction Review Group (CCRG) and the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP). 

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application challenged and investigation conducted by the Criminal Conviction Review Group under s. 4(1)(a) of the Regulations Respecting Applications for Ministerial Review SOR/2002-416 relating to the applicant's application for ministerial review under s. 696.1 of the Criminal Code, 1985. The application sought a writ of prohibition to prohibit the Minister of Justice’s investigation from proceeding and a writ of mandamus to compel the Minister of Justice to grant a remedy under s. 696.3(3) of the Criminal Code either by referring the matter to the Quebec Court of Appeal for an appeal or to the Quebec Superior Court for a new trial. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Jan. 14, 2025. 

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court. 

- Amount: No financial award was specified.