Author Archives: Alice Woolley
Protecting the Public Interest: Law Society Decision-Making After Trinity Western University
By: Alice Woolley and Amy Salyzyn PDF Version: Protecting the Public Interest: Law Society Decision-Making After Trinity Western University Cases Commented On: Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University, 2018 SCC 32 (CanLII); Trinity Western University v Law Society … Continue reading
Regulating Lawyer-Client Sex
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Regulating Lawyer-Client Sex In Canada we allow lawyers to have sex with their clients. Or, to be precise: we do not prohibit lawyers from having sex with their clients. Canadian law societies do regulate lawyer-client sex … Continue reading
Law Schools’ Dirty Little Secret
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Law Schools’ Dirty Little Secret Left-leaning social justice warriors have captured Canadian law schools. So goes recent commentary in the National Post (see, e.g. recent columns by Barbara Kay, Bruce Pardy and Christie Blatchford). Law profs … Continue reading
An Ethical Jury? Reflections on the Acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the Murder/Manslaughter of Colten Boushie
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: An Ethical Jury? Reflections on the Acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the Murder/Manslaughter of Colten Boushie We understand the ethical duties of lawyers and judges in a criminal trial – what they ought to do, what … Continue reading
The Morality of #metoo
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: The Morality of #metoo The forced resignation of Patrick Brown as leader of the Ontario Conservatives raises concerns of fairness and due process – for him and for the women accusing him. Christie Blatchford has castigated … Continue reading
