Author Archives: Alice Woolley

About Alice Woolley

LL.M. (Yale), LL.B. (Toronto), B.A. (Toronto). Professor. Member of the Alberta Bar. Please click here for more information.

Defining Prosecutorial Discretion (With an Invitation to the Court to Re-define Abuse of Process)

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Defining Prosecutorial Discretion (With an Invitation to the Court to Re-define Abuse of Process) Case Commented On: R. v. Anderson, 2014 SCC 41 With its unanimous judgment in R. v. Anderson, 2014 SCC 41, the … Continue reading →

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#Yesallwomen/#Notallmen: Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version:#Yesallwomen/#Notallmen: Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession How do we understand bad things done to women by men?  Through the few men who do them (#Notallmen)?  Through misogyny in our culture as a whole?  Through the … Continue reading →

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Ethical vs. Unethical: The Troubling Tales of Tony Merchant

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley      PDF Version: Ethical vs. Unethical: The Troubling Tales of Tony Merchant Case commented on: Merchant v Law Society of Saskatchewan 2014 SKCA 56 Introduction Last week the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the Law Society of Saskatchewan’s … Continue reading →

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Defining the “Client” (or not) in Former Client Conflicts

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley Case commented on: Orr v. Alook, 2014 ABQB 141 PDF version: Defining the “Client” (or not) in Former Client Conflicts When teaching the law on conflicts of interest to students, I suggest they start by determining the … Continue reading →

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The More Things Change…. A Post-McKercher Conflicts Case

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Alice Woolley

By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: The More Things Change…. A Post-McKercher Conflicts Case Case Commented on:  MTM Commercial Trust v Statesman Riverside Quays Ltd. 2014 ABQB 16 In his decision in MTM Commercial Trust v Statesman Riverside Quays Ltd. Justice Macleod … Continue reading →

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