Category Archives: Access to Justice

Access to Justice and Costs Against the Crown

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Sarah Burton

By: Sarah Burton PDF Version: Access to Justice and Costs Against the Crown Case commented on: R v A.Y.A., 2014 ABQB 103 In R v A.Y.A., 2014 ABQB 103 [AYA], the Honourable Madam Justice C.A. Kent suggested that access to … Continue reading →

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Order in the Court! The Use of Electronic Devices in Alberta Courts and Freedom of Expression

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF Version: Order in the Court! The Use of Electronic Devices in Alberta Courts and Freedom of Expression Policies commented on:  Policy on the Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms, Alberta Court of Appeal, October 28, 2013; Electronic and Wireless … Continue reading →

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The Smoking Gun Revealed: Alberta Environment Denies Environmental Groups Who Oppose Oil Sands Projects the Right to Participate in the Decision-Making Process

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF Version: The Smoking Gun Revealed: Alberta Environment Denies Environmental Groups Who Oppose Oil Sands Projects the Right to Participate in the Decision-Making Process Cases Considered: Pembina Institute v Alberta (Environment and Sustainable Resource Development), 2013 ABQB 567 This decision … Continue reading →

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Advance Costs and Trusts: Little Sisters and Okanagan Distinguished

Posted on September 9, 2013 by MaryWyatt Sindlinger

PDF Version: Advance Costs and Trusts: Little Sisters and Okanagan Distinguished Case commented on: 1985 Sawridge Trust v Alberta (Public Trustee), 2013 ABCA 226 The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld an award of advance costs originally granted in 1985 … Continue reading →

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Roundtable on Ontario v Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Alice Woolley

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 →

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