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Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach
PDF version: Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach Case commented on: R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3. On Friday January 18, the Supreme Court released its decision in R v Ryan. In a decision written by … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Criminal
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Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case
PDF version: Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case Case commented on: R v S.A., 2012 ABCA 323 The S.A. case, which concerns the right to use public transit and the constitutionality of trespass legislation as applied … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Criminal, Youth and the Law
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Hockey Night in Alberta
PDF version: Hockey Night in Alberta Decision commented on: National Hockey League Players’ Association v Edmonton Oilers Hockey Corp, 2012 CanLII 58944 (AB LRB) In the interests of full disclosure, I am a hockey fan, although I would prefer to play … Continue reading
Posted in Labour/Employment
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Peter Lougheed and the Constitution, Notwithstanding
PDF version: Peter Lougheed and the Constitution, Notwithstanding Commenting on: The legacy of section 33 of the Charter I am not a conservative, as anyone who knows me or reads Rate My Professor is already aware. But notwithstanding my political … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Human Rights
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Non-Fatal Exclusion: The Fatal Accidents Act, Stepchildren, and Equality Rights
By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF version: Non-Fatal Exclusion: The Fatal Accidents Act, Stepchildren, and Equality Rights Case Commented On: Dares v Newman, 2012 ABQB 328 A father died in a motor vehicle accident. For his grief and the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Family
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