Category Archives: Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court Broadly Interprets s. 99(1) of the National Energy Board Act

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Matthew Ducharme

PDF version: Supreme Court Broadly Interprets s. 99(1) of the National Energy Board Act  Case considered: Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd., 2011 SCC 7 In Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd., 2011 SCC 7 (Smith) all nine judges of the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court hears Alberta Privacy Case

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Admin

Case considered: Information and Privacy Commissioner v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, an appeal from 2010 ABCA 26 Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal in Information and Privacy Commissioner v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, an appeal from 2010 ABCA 26. For … Continue reading →

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Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada  Case considered: R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5 The Supreme Court recently upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Caron, 2009 ABCA 34. … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal in Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Admin

Case Commented On: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society et al., 2009 ABCA 403, appeal heard January 27, 2011 On January 27, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada heard … Continue reading →

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Is R v Gomboc really only about a homeowner’s expectation of privacy or is there more to it?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Brian Seaman

PDF version: Is R v Gomboc really only about a homeowner’s expectation of privacy or is there more to it?  Case commented on: R. v. Gomboc, 2010 SCC 55 The late November 2010 decision of Canada’s Supreme Court in R. … Continue reading →

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