As an Anglophone employment and labour lawyer from Quebec, I don't often get to read decisions in my native language. Recently, Justice David Collier, also a Quebec Anglophone jurist from… [more]
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The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released the decision today in R. v. Whatcott, upholding the decision by the Provincial Court of Alberta, which held that William Whatcott's s. 2(b) Charter… [more]
The Supreme Court today released its decisions in the van Breda, Banro and Black cases. It dismissed all three appeals.
I want to look in particular at van Breda… [more]
Special Prosecutor Given Expanded Powers in Polygamy Cases
by Yosie Saint-Cyr
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
The British Columbia government is not giving up on upholding polygamy as a federal Criminal Code offence that is punishable with up to five years in prison. Following the announcement… [more]
Back in January, I wrote about a class action that had been filed in New York by former law students claiming they had, in a sense, been duped with regard to post-graduation job… [more]
One of the satisfying moments that recurred regularly in Star Trek, the Next Generation, was Captain Jean-Luc Picard's simple executive gesture and the words, "Make it so." A lot of… [more]
Ontario's Sorry Court Document Management System Ripped by Judge
by Simon Fodden
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Those of you who read the Globe and Mail may have seen in today's paper the report by Jeff Gray, "Yes, Virginia, this is a rant from the bench," reporting… [more]
This week the Supreme Court of Canada released the decision in Richard v. Time Inc., considering an appeal of prohibited business practices in marketing under Quebec's Consumer Protection Act. … [more]
even for civil litigators.
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Judgments from each of Watt JA (dissenting), Feldman JA, and Blair JA, concurring in the result.
From Blair… [more]
Lacking The Right Stuff, Sylvio Langevin finds his Galaxy Quest over just as he launched his Mission to Mars. With the prospect of A New Hope subject to leave of… [more]
French Law on Disputing 'recognized' Genocides Held Unconstitutional
by John Gregory
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
The French constitutional court has held unconstitutional the law passed in January of this year (that's a fast decision by our standards) that made it illegal to dispute any genocide… [more]
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...
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Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General
The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...
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SCC Strikes Blow at Mail Sweepstakes
by John Gregory
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
"You may have won a million dollars!" … or not, if you don't happen to have the pre-selected winning number. Various bonus prizes for early birds are also offered. This… [more]