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R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion
By: Brett Code, Q.C. PDF Version: R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion Case Commented On: R v Porter, 2015 ABCA 279 It should not have been necessary, because the applicable law on the matter has been … Continue reading
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Kaddoura v Hanson : The Alberta Rules of Court Regarding Disclosure Work; Delay Tactics Sourced In Old Rule Logic and Old Rule Opinion Do Not
By: Brett Code, Q.C. PDF Version: Kaddoura v Hanson: The Alberta Rules of Court Regarding Disclosure Work; Delay Tactics Sourced In Old Rule Logic and Old Rule Opinion Do Not Case Commented On: Kaddoura v Hanson, 2015 ABCA 154 In … Continue reading
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Solicitor-Client Privilege in Westra and Wyoming – Artificial Linguistic Pigeonholes and the Inappropriate Prioritization of Truth-Seeking
Cases Considered: Westra Law Office (Re), 2009 ABQB 391 PDF version: Solicitor-Client Privilege in Westra and Wyoming – Artificial Linguistic Pigeonholes and the Inappropriate Prioritization of Truth-Seeking * Brett Code acknowledges the able assistance of John Lawless, a student-at-law at Bennett … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Procedure, Evidence
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The civil standard of proof confirmed: Always proof on a balance of probabilities but now mindful of the mysterious “inherent” probabilities or improbabilities
Cases Considered: F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 PDF Version: The civil standard of proof confirmed: Always proof on a balance of probabilities but now mindful of the mysterious “inherent” probabilities or improbabilities * Brett Code acknowledges the able assistance … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Procedure, Supreme Court of Canada
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