Author Archives: Lisa Silver
W(D) Strikes Again!
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: W(D) Strikes Again! Case Commented On: R v Ibrahim, 2019 ONCA 631 (CanLII) W(D), [1991] 1 SCR 742, is entrenched in our justice system. This seminal Supreme Court of Canada decision provides a tight three-pronged approach … Continue reading
Engaging the Criminal Justice System Through JH v Alberta Health Services
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Engaging the Criminal Justice System Through JH v Alberta Health Services Case Commented On: JH v Alberta Health Services, 2019 ABQB 540 (Can LII) We often assume the contours of the criminal justice system are clearly … Continue reading
Sentencing to the Starting Point: The Alberta Debate
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Sentencing to the Starting Point: The Alberta Debate Case Commented On: R v Ford, 2019 ABCA 87 After R v Shropshire, [1995] 4 SCR 22, the future of starting points in sentencing seemed questionable but … Continue reading
A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills Case Commented On: R v Mills, 2019 SCC 22 Perhaps we, in the legal world, should not have been surprised by … 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