Post-Grant: Does It Even Matter?
Introduction In light of the extraordinary staying power of the SCC’s decision in Grant—the continuous discussions, winning the title of “Judgment of the Year”, and nearly sweeping the “Ozzys”—we’ve decided...
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Will the Interest of Bona Fida Purchase For Value Without Notice Maintain its Priority Status?: I-Trade v. BMO
On April 1st, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal to I-Trade Finance Inc. v. Bank of Montreal. In a nutshell, financing was obtained from an innocent party...
Amici Curiae: The 16-Month Gestation, Legal Eclipse and I-Know-Who-You-Are Edition
A Very Long Deliberation The Supremes continue to deliberate their decision in a case that could “blow the veil of secrecy off the Afghan detainee affair, ex-MP Rahim Jaffer’s curious...
Baltasar Garzon’s Indictment: Is Universal Jurisdiction on Trial as Well?
Baltasar Garzon, universal jurisdiction’s singular Spanish exponent, has been indicted for exceeding his domestic judicial purview. As noted briefly in TheCourt.ca last week, Garzon, the investigating magistrate who began proceedings...
