No More Duncan Instruction in Canada (so why say it?)
Duncan instruction The Duncan instruction, originating from the 1981 decision of the English Court of Appeal in R v Duncan, 73 Cr App R 359, is a trial judge’s direction...
Duncan instruction The Duncan instruction, originating from the 1981 decision of the English Court of Appeal in R v Duncan, 73 Cr App R 359, is a trial judge’s direction...
On October 23, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada announced that it granted leave to appeal to an unusual B.C. case that, despite a recognized need for refinement, is unlikely...
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a decision that may prove to be the big catch the Canadian fishing industry was waiting for. In Saulnier v Royal...
Last week former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Frank Iacobucci released the 544 page final report from his commission of inquiry into the jailing and alleged torture of three Canadians:...