R v Sharma: SCC to Determine whether Restrictions on Conditional Sentences Violate the Equality Rights of Indigenous Offenders
“The figures are stark and reflect what may fairly be termed a crisis.”
Author: Haritha Popuri
United Nurses of Alberta v Alberta Health Services: Test for discrimination in family status cases remains unsettled
Does the test for prima facie discrimination need to be altered in family status cases to avoid disruptions in the workplace? The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has declined to...
Treaty-shopping is not Inherently Abusive Tax Avoidance in Canada v Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
In Canada v Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2021 SCC 49 [Alta Energy], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously held that taxpayers are entitled to arrange their affairs under international...
Incapacity Precludes – not Vitiates – Consent in R. v. G.F.
Content Warning: Sexual assault and intoxication The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has clarified that capacity is a precondition for consent in sexual assault offences in R v G.F., 2021...
