The Unfortunate Incident of the TWU Intervention Decisions

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: The Unfortunate Incident of the TWU Intervention Decisions Cases Commented On: Trinity Western University, et al. v Law Society of Upper Canada, SCC file no 37209; Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University, et al, SCC file no 37318 On July 27, 2017 Justice Wagner denied intervenor status to […]

Law Society of Alberta Responds on TWU Law School Issue

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Law Society of Alberta Responds on TWU Law School Issue Back in February we posted a letter sent by signatories from the University of Calgary and University of Alberta law schools to the Law Society of Alberta concerning the process for approval of Trinity Western University (TWU)’s proposed new law school […]

Alberta Court of Appeal Concludes that University of Alberta is Subject to the Charter

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Alberta Court of Appeal Concludes that University of Alberta is Subject to the Charter Decision Commented On: UAlberta Pro-Life v Governors of the University of Alberta, 2020 ABCA 1 (CanLII) Once again, Alberta courts have been asked to address whether and when the Charter applies to activities at universities. There have […]

Judging Former Colleagues: A Collection of Justice Woolley’s ABlawg Posts

By: Admin PDF Version: Judging Former Colleagues: A Collection of Justice Woolley’s ABlawg Posts Our former colleague Alice Woolley is being formally sworn in as a Justice of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench today. We take this opportunity to highlight Justice Woolley’s contributions to ABlawg over the ten years that she was a contributor, […]