What are the consequences of having the same outcome in a similar case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Potestio v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2013 BCSC 1648 (CanLII):
Although it is helpful to establish some degree of certainty and predictability in having like outcomes in like cases, that is not a requirement. The sanctions do not necessarily have to be identical in identical cases: Her Majesty the Queen and Superintendent of Motor Vehicles v. Mason, (6 November 2000) Vernon 35217 (B.C.S.C.) at para 3.
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