Author Archives: Lisa Silver
The Vice Squad: A Case Commentary on R v Vice Media Canada Inc
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: The Vice Squad: A Case Commentary on R v Vice Media Canada Inc Case Commented On: R v Vice Media Canada Inc, 2018 SCC 53 Criminal law, as observed in high-level Supreme Court of Canada … Continue reading
Casting Light into The Shadows: Finding Civil Contempt in the Envacon Decision
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Casting Light into The Shadows: Finding Civil Contempt in the Envacon Decision Case Commented On: Envacon Inc v 829693 Alberta Ltd, 2018 ABCA 313 (Envacon) Case law and common sense tells us there must be … Continue reading
What Precisely Is A Regulatory Offence?
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: What Precisely Is A Regulatory Offence? Case Commented On: R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 This semester, I will start teaching 1Ls the first principles of criminal law. The main components … Continue reading
A Fine Balance: Sentencing Suter in the Supreme Court of Canada
By: Lisa Ann Silver PDF Version: A Fine Balance: Sentencing Suter in the Supreme Court of Canada Case Commented On: R v Suter, 2018 SCC 34 Sentencing, Chief Justice Lamer tells us in R v M (CA), 1996 CanLII 230, … Continue reading
Criminal Law Rules! The Contextual Use of Criminal Law Principles and Charter Values in Groia v The Law Society of Upper Canada
By: Lisa Ann Silver PDF Version: Criminal Law Rules! The Contextual Use of Criminal Law Principles and Charter Values in Groia v The Law Society of Upper Canada Case Commented On: Groia v The Law Soceity of Upper Canada, 2018 … Continue reading