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Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most recent decisions. This month all the decisions come from our Supreme Court.

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption – 6 words to be exact – to keep you up to date.

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption - 6 words to be exact - to keep you up to date. The Court was busy this past month.

Senior defence counsel and appellate advocate Paul Calarco continues his review of the important appeal court decisions in the past month.

Brock Jones continues with his review of internet law and its rapid developments.

We continue with our review of the ever-evolving interplay between computers and criminal law. This month Ms. Fineberg goes into detail with respect to the s.8 issues involved in an employee’s computer but given for work purposes.

Emily Beaton reviews the law of causation for manslaughter and notes a recent case from the Supreme Court that has fine-tuned the test in two important ways. If you have fact situations that involve violence and intervening acts that result in death - you will want to read this.

Senior defence counsel Paul Calarco continues his review of the appeal courts’ most recent decisions.

Lorna Spencer explains a very brief endorsement from our Court of Appeal and sheds some light on the test to be applied in determining whether a predicate offence is a “serious personal injury offence” to bring it within the reach of the dangerous offender provisions of the Criminal Code.

Struggling to find time to read recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments? Vincenzo Rondinelli has condensed the latest SCC judgments to bite-sized consumption - 6 words to be exact - to keep you up to date. There are only two this month - but those two pack quite a punch!