Category Archives: Ethics and the Legal Profession
Defining Prosecutorial Discretion (With an Invitation to the Court to Re-define Abuse of Process)
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
#Yesallwomen/#Notallmen: Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
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
Ethical vs. Unethical: The Troubling Tales of Tony Merchant
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
Defining the “Client” (or not) in Former Client Conflicts
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
Law Society of Alberta Responds on TWU Law School Issue
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Law Society of Alberta Responds on TWU Law School Issue Back in February we posted a letter sent by signatories from the University of Calgary and University of Alberta law schools to the Law Society of … Continue reading
