On November 22, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its decision in R. v. Grover, 2007 SCC 51. The succinct decision was summarized by Tom Schreiter in an earlier post, but I would like to comment on an aspect of the decision as well. Briefly, Mr. Grover was convicted of attempting to obstruct justice by [...]

The Supreme Court released two decisions this morning. Perhaps the justices were feeling festive, on this first snowy day of the year? The first decision was in the matter of R. v. Grover, 2007 SCC 51; this short judgment dealt with the ability of an appellate court to unseat a trial judge’s rulings on matters [...]