The Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the convictions of Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb but reduced their sentences by a total of two one years, each.
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Those of us who need to know such things know that the SCC granted leave to appeal in Clements v Clements… [more] 2011 CanLII 36004 (from 2010 BCCA 581) where the
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Reece v. Edmonton (City), 2011 ABCA 238
Substitute child for animal in the Alberta legislation involved (the Animal Protection Act… [more], R.S.A. 2000, c. A-41) , call it
R v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd… [more]., 2011 SCC 42 is necessary reading for all Canadian lawyers giving advice about any aspect of private law obligations.
This case fits very nicely
or, as ever, be careful what you ask for, and from whom you ask it.
or, paraphrasing a certain English r&r band, you may not always get what you want,… [more]
on account of prosecutorial misconduct at trial. The prosecuting lawyers put "evidence" in front the jury that the judge had ruled inadmissible. When caught out, they suggested the jury be told… [more]
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Every now and again judges have to deal with unrepresented plaintiffs. Sometimes there's a good reason why P couldn't find representation. That will usually make the judge's job harder.
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or, in this case, British Columbia.
The BCCA decision in Clements (Litigation Guardian of) v Clements… [more] 2010 BCCA 581, reversing 2009 BSCS 112, implicitly points to a potential source of
Sienkiewicz v Greif… [more] (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10
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Consider this from the just released R v White… [more] 2011 SCC 13 at para. 133 per Binnie J, dissenting (McLachlin CJ and Fish J concurring)
[133] Yet experience has shown that
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