Author Archives: Alice Woolley
Lawyers Who Write Bogus Demand Letters: The Freemen in Our Midst?
PDF Version: Lawyers Who Write Bogus Demand Letters: The Freemen in Our Midst? The phenomenon of organized pseudo-legal commercial arguments (OPCA) being used to advance claims not recognized by law has received a great deal of attention in the past … Continue reading
Prosecutorial Discretion and Solicitor-Client Costs
PDF Version: Prosecutorial Discretion and Solicitor-Client Costs Case commented on: R v Leonard, 2013 ABQB 531 In R v Leonard, 2013 ABQB 531, Justice Thomas awarded solicitor-client costs against the Crown on the basis that the Crown continued with the … Continue reading
The Ethical Problem with the Quebec Charter of Values
PDF Version: The Ethical Problem with the Quebec Charter of Values Policy considered: Quebec Charter of Values Even prior to this week’s publication of Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values, its prohibition of “ostentatious” religious symbols being worn by public employees … Continue reading
Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario
PDF Version: Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario Cases Considered: Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43 On August 13, 2013, Faculty of Law hosted its last Roundtable discussion of the summer. That discussion … Continue reading
Why Wreck-It Ralph Went to Law School
PDF Version:Why Wreck-It Ralph Went to Law School Matter commented on: The Ontario Bar Association’s marketing campaign, Why I went to Law School “I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good, and that’s not bad. There’s no one … Continue reading
