The Innocents Abroad: SCC to Revisit Vacation Torts and Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”, or the “Court”) will revisit the question of when a contract formed in one province is sufficiently connected to a tort claim to establish...
Category: Torts
Hansman v Neufeld: Speech Promoting Equality is More Equal
The Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) has recognized that expression promoting equality by countering harmful speech is worthy of heightened protection because of its relation to Canadian Charter of...
Vicarious Liability: The Two Approaches
This is a special guest contributor article. On June 17, 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down two decisions dealing with the same topic. One of them, Bazley v....
Is Crown Immunity Absolute? The SCC to Hear Appeal in Attorney General of Canada v Power
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon comment on the compelling question of how far Crown immunity stretches. Having granted leave to appeal in Attorney General of Canada v...
