Category Archives: Ethics and the Legal Profession
The Incarcerated Complainant: Submissions to the Minister of Justice
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: The Incarcerated Complainant: Submissions to the Minister of Justice Matter Commented On: Investigation by Roberta Campbell of the Incarceration of the Complainant in R v Blanchard, 2016 ABQB 706 (CanLII) On June 14, 2017, I sent … Continue reading
Justice for Some
By: Alice Woolley PDF: Justice for Some Case Commented on: Green v Law Society of Manitoba, 2017 SCC 20 (CanLII) Introduction (AKA: A General Complaint About Injustice) On March 30, 2017 the Supreme Court issued its judgment in Green v. Law … Continue reading
Judgmental Judges
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Judgmental Judges Case Commented On: Abdulaali v Salih, 2017 ONSC 1609 (CanLII) Introduction Judges exercise considerable power, and discharge a crucial public function. They identify, interpret and even create the rules that govern us. They decide … Continue reading
Legal Innovation, Access to Justice, and the University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator
By: Kyle Gardiner PDF Version: Legal Innovation, Access to Justice, and the University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator Matter Commented on: The University of Calgary’s Family Law Incubator Family law litigants are increasingly experiencing difficulty with access to justice that compounds … Continue reading
Defending Rapists
By: Alice Woolley PDF Version: Defending Rapists Lawyers who defend people accused of sexual assault tend to be subject to one of two narratives in popular conversations, particularly on social media: The critical narrative: Sexual assault is a violent and under … Continue reading
