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Adjournment: The Only Remedy Available for Late Disclosure as Provided in R. v. Bjelland

The accused’s right to make a full answer and defence as well as the right to full disclosure has been brushed aside by the SCC in its recent ruling in R. v. Bjelland, 2009 SCC 38. In a close 4:3 decision, the SCC supported the final view that the only real remedy available for late [...]