Prorogation, the SCC, and Justice Thomas Cromwell
On September 5, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper nominated Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell from the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. But that was all...
Author: Jeremy Barretto
CN Rail v Royal and Sun Alliance: Faulty Insurance Not Faulty Design
On Friday November 21, 2008 the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its 4-3 judgment awarding the appellants $30 million in Canadian National Railway Co v Royal and Sun Alliance...
Apotex cannot stop sticky platelets without a patent
On Thursday November 6, 2008 the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision in Apotex Inc v Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc, [2008] 3 SCR 265. This intellectual property case involves...
Iacobucci on the State, our Citizens and Torture
Last week former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Frank Iacobucci released the 544 page final report from his commission of inquiry into the jailing and alleged torture of three Canadians:...
