Category Archives: Ethics and the Legal Profession

The True Bright Line Conflicts Rule

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: The True Bright Line Conflicts Rule Case considered: Kovac v. Opus Building Corp., 2010 ABQB 366 That a “lawyer must not represent opposing parties to a dispute” (Alberta Code of Professional Conduct, Ch. 6, Rule 1) may be … Continue reading →

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Lawyer, Not Intervenor

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Case considered: R. v. B.P., 2010 ABQB 204 PDF version: Lawyer, Not Intervenor In R. v. B.P., 2010 ABQB 204, Madam Justice Strekaf denied intervenor status to the former lawyer for the appellant accused. The accused had entered a plea … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s Reassertion of Judicial Control Over Lawyer Withdrawal and Its (Non) Impact on the “Perjury Trilemma”

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Cases Considered: R. v. Cunningham, 2010 SCC 10; R. v. White, 2010 ABCA 66 PDF version: Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s Reassertion of Judicial Control Over Lawyer Withdrawal and Its (Non) Impact on the “Perjury Trilemma” In its March 26, … Continue reading →

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A custodian of a lawyer’s practice is not a “mere warehouseman”

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

Case considered: Polis v. Edwards, 2010 ABCA 59 PDF version: A custodian of a lawyer’s practice is not a “mere warehouseman” There are few written decisions on the rights, liberties, powers and immunities of custodians appointed by the court to … Continue reading →

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The Italics that Rocked the Decade (for Canadian Lawyers)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Alice Woolley

Cases considered: R. v. Neil, 2002 SCC 70; [2002] 3 S.C.R. 631; Strother v. 3464920 Canada Inc. 2007 SCC 24;[2007] 2 S.C.R. 177. PDF version: The Italics that Rocked the Decade (for Canadian Lawyers) Those who follow sports know that … Continue reading →

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