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Rédacteurs : Daniel Goldbloom

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The Ideal Lawyer – 21st Century Redux

The Ideal Lawyer – 21st Century Redux

  • 28 mai 2018
  • Craig A. Brannagan

One hundred years ago, Justice Brewer of the U.S. Supreme Court asked if the ideal lawyer existed, and if so, what qualities constituted this ideal. In 2018, Craig A. Brannagan asks whether Justice Brewer's conclusions apply to lawyers practising in Canada a century later.

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Justice pénale, Droit fiscal et 1 en plus, Student Forum

The dangerous fentanyl drug problem: a mens rea issue

  • 24 mai 2018
  • Alan D. Gold, Laura J. Metcalfe, and Alex I. Palamarek

Is fentanyl skewing the sentencing process? Alan Gold and his associates reflect on the punitive implications of the fentanyl scourge.

Justice pénale, Student Forum

Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (May 13- May 18)

  • 22 mai 2018
  • John Polyzogopoulos

I would like to congratulate our very own Roger Horst and Rafal Szymanski on successfully representing the respondent in Correct Building Corporation v. Lehman. The Court dismissed the appeal against our client and granted our client’s cross-appeal, resulting in a dismissal of all claims against our client by way of summary judgment.

Litige civil, Justice pénale, Droit des assurances et 1 en plus, Student Forum

COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 30 - May 4, 2018)

  • 10 mai 2018
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Following are summaries of this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, including Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leafs Foods Inc., in which the Court decided Maple Leafs Foods did not have a duty not to harm the reputation or profits of Mr. Sub franchisees who sold Maple Leaf meats; and, on the Criminal Law front, the Court's decision in R. v. Forcillo, in which the appeal from the conviction of the constable for attempted murder was dismissed.

Litige civil, Justice pénale, Student Forum
October 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal Review

October 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal Review

  • 10 octobre 2017
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Crystal Tomusiak brings you the Ontario Court of Appeal criminal law decisions you need to know. This month: How s. 276 applies to an entire relationship, reversing a s.11(b) stay of first-degree murder charges, and what happens to a murder charge when sexual assault occurs after the victim is already dead.

Justice pénale
October 2017 SCC 6-word review

October 2017 SCC 6-word review

  • 10 octobre 2017
  • Daniel Goldbloom

[Almost] everything you need to know about the latest Supreme Court of Canada criminal law and related decisions, in six words or less.

Justice pénale
Summer 2017 SCC 6-word review

Summer 2017 SCC 6-word review

  • 13 septembre 2017
  • Daniel Goldbloom

[Almost] everything you need to know about the latest Supreme Court of Canada criminal law decisions, in six words or less. Summer Catch-up Edition!

Justice pénale
Summer 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal Review

Summer 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal Review

  • 13 septembre 2017
  • Crystal Tomusiak

Crystal Tomusiak returns with the Court of Appeal criminal law decisions you need to know. In this instalment of the Ontario Court of Appeal Review: Reasonableness of a car trunk search incident to arrest, the problem of recognizing an accused on surveillance video when you can't see his face, and why disclosure of your hydro usage to the police may violate s. 8, but provide no remedy under s. 24(2).

Justice pénale