Recently issuing judgment in R. v. Craig, 2009 SCC 23 and companion cases R. v. Ouellette, 2009 SCC 24 and R. v. Nguyen, 2009 SCC 25, the Supreme Court of Canada has circumscribed the applicability of the forfeiture provisions for real property related to a designated substance offence under sections 16(1) and 19.1(3) of the [...]

On November 13, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada heard Judy Ann Craig’s appeal of a judgment rendered against her by the B.C. Court of Appeal. Ms. Craig’s appeal was heard alongside Sa Majeste la Reine c. Yves Ouellette and Kien Tam Nguyen et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, but this post will only [...]