Category Archives: Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court denies leave to appeal to parents in disinterment case

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Jennifer Koshan

Cases Considered: Johnston v. Alberta (Vital Statistics), 2008 ABCA 188, leave to appeal denied by S.C.C. PDF Version:  Supreme Court denies leave to appeal to parents in disinterment case On November 13, 2008, Justices Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps and Louise … Continue reading →

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Recent Developments in the Black Bear Crossing Dispute

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Jennifer Koshan

Cases considered: Tsuu T’ina Nation v. Bearchief, 2008 CanLII 55966 (S.C.C.)   PDF Version:  Recent Developments in the Black Bear Crossing Dispute As noted in my previous post on Tsuu T’ina Nation v. Bearchief, the Tsuu T’ina Nation was effectively … Continue reading →

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The civil standard of proof confirmed: Always proof on a balance of probabilities but now mindful of the mysterious “inherent” probabilities or improbabilities

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Brett Code, Q.C.

Cases Considered: F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 PDF Version:  The civil standard of proof confirmed: Always proof on a balance of probabilities but now mindful of the mysterious “inherent” probabilities or improbabilities * Brett Code acknowledges the able assistance … Continue reading →

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Leave to appeal refused by Supreme Court in Drug Testing Case

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Jennifer Koshan

Cases Considered: Director of the Alberta Human Rights and Citzenship Commission, et al. v. Kellogg Brown & Root (Canada) Company, 2007 ABCA 426 In the May 29, 2008 version of his S.C.C. L@wletter Eugene Meehan reports that the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Vriend Ten Years Later

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Vriend Ten Years Later Case Commented On: Vriend v Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 April 2, 2008 marked the 10th anniversary of the release of the SCC decision in Vriend v Alberta. This decision was … Continue reading →

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