Judicial Biography: Justice Clément Gascon
Post 5/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Introduction In 2014, Justice Clément Gascon was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) by then Prime...
Category: Administrative Law
Feher v Canada: Strike Three Against the “Safe Country” List in Canada’s Refugee Law
Until late March 2019, when Justice Keith Boswell struck down s.112(2)(b.1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA], refugee claimants from certain “designated” countries were required...
West Fraser Mills Ltd. v BC (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) : Recognizing the Complexities of Workplace Safety
Courts have forever grappled with defining the legal scope of liability between various parties in society. The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or the “Court”) released a decision in West...
Groia v LSUC: Exploring the Line Between Zealous Advocacy and Professional Misconduct
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) decided a major case on lawyer civility in June 2018 in Groia v Law Society of Upper Canada 2018, SCC 27...
