Category Archives: Evidence
What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider
By: Lisa Silver Case Commented On: R v Schneider, 2022 SCC 34 (CanLII) PDF Version: What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider The law of evidence gets a bad rap. Too often, … Continue reading
Why Reconsider W(D)?
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Why Reconsider W(D)? Case Commented On: R v Ryon, 2019 ABCA 36 CanLII I have written at great length on the W(D) decision, R v W(D), 1991 CanLII 93 (SCC), and the extraordinary impact that … Continue reading
The Vice Squad: A Case Commentary on R v Vice Media Canada Inc
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: The Vice Squad: A Case Commentary on R v Vice Media Canada Inc Case Commented On: R v Vice Media Canada Inc, 2018 SCC 53 Criminal law, as observed in high-level Supreme Court of Canada … Continue reading
Litigation Privilege, the Adversarial System, and the Search for Truth
By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Litigation Privilege, the Adversarial System, and the Search for Truth Case Commented On: Waissmann v Calgary (City), 2018 ABQB 131 (CanLII) Waissmann v Calgary (City) is a decision about occurrence reports produced by a Calgary transit … Continue reading
Third-Party Constitutional Remedies to Unjust Law during Stays in Declarations of Invalidity
By: Nicholas Konstantinov PDF Version: Third-Party Constitutional Remedies to Unjust Law during Stays in Declarations of Invalidity Case Commented On: Laverick v Alberta (Transportation Safety Board), 2018 ABQB 57 (CanLII) In Laverick v Alberta (Transportation Safety Board), 2018 ABQB 57 (CanLII), … Continue reading
