Relevance in Context: SCC decides R v Schneider
Trial judges play many roles, but one of their main tasks is determining what evidence is admissible. As a rule, all relevant evidence is admissible. But how do trial judges...
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R v Ali : Strip Search Justified by Police Hearsay Evidence
Strip searches are an invasive police power that, if conducted without the proper preconditions, can infringe s. 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982, Schedule B to the...
Catch & Release: Redefining Hearsay Admissibility in R v Bradshaw
In June 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (“the SCC”) ruled in R v Bradshaw that the test for using corroborative evidence to establish substantive reliability of hearsay evidence is...
