In May 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) affirmed that “the act of dragging the complainant while asleep and drugged is inconsistent with any sort of consent” R v...
Post 9/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Justice Sheilah Martin is the newest justice on the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”), appointed less than two years ago...
Can franchisees be legally considered employees of a franchisor? Prior to Modern Cleaning Concept v Comité Paritaire, 2019 SCC 28 [Modern Cleaning], we may have thought this possibility would be...
Introduction Section 11 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms [Charter] sets out rights for individuals charged with an offence – the right to know the charges against you, the...
Post 8/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Introduction Justice Malcolm Rowe is one of the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC” or the “Court”) most recent appointees. In fact,...
If an individual is hit in the head with a baseball bat and subsequently shoots and kills his attacker, were they acting in self-defence? What if the individual fired four...
Post 7/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Introduction When asked in a CPAC interview whether she believes the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) is a...
The door-knocking, the lawn signs, the attack ads and the opportunistic photo-ops have drawn to a close for another election term as Canada looks to a Liberal minority government. Even...
When it comes to class action plaintiffs, the Supreme Court giveth and the Supreme Court taketh away. The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “Court”) did their taking last April,...
Introduction Author’s Note: A previous article for TheCourt.ca analyzes the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, here. How we, as individuals, interpret our interactions with the police is highly...
In May 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) affirmed that “the act of dragging the complainant while asleep and drugged is inconsistent with any sort of consent” R v...
Post 9/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Justice Sheilah Martin is the newest justice on the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”), appointed less than two years ago...
Can franchisees be legally considered employees of a franchisor? Prior to Modern Cleaning Concept v Comité Paritaire, 2019 SCC 28 [Modern Cleaning], we may have thought this possibility would be...
Introduction Section 11 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms [Charter] sets out rights for individuals charged with an offence – the right to know the charges against you, the...
