By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Adding Zora to the 1L Crime Syllabus Case Commented On: R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14 (CanLII) It is never too soon to start thinking about the fall semester – in fact, I keep a running list of changes to make to my syllabus throughout the year. But this year, it seems […]
By: Deanne Sowter PDF Version: A Family Lawyer’s Role is (Not) to Minimize Conflict Do family law lawyers have an obligation to minimize conflict? It seems obvious that given the stakes involved in family law matters, especially where there is family violence or children, that a lawyer’s role ought to include minimizing conflict; however, that […]
By: Gideon Christian PDF Version: eQuestioning: Oral Questioning in Litigation in the Era of Social Distancing In adversarial litigation, oral questioning is an out-of-court pre-trial or pre-hearing proceeding where a party to litigation orally examines (by way of questioning) under oath another party adverse in interest, or their agents, for the purpose of adducing information […]
By: Alexandra Heine and Kelly Twa PDF Version: Bill 1: Criminalizing Protests and Encroaching on Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Bill Commented On: Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 This is the second part of a two-part series on Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, 2nd Sess, 30th […]
By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver, and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Protests Matter: A Charter Critique of Alberta’s Bill 1 Bill Commented On: Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 The last few weeks have emphasized the crucial role of public protests. The Alberta Energy Minister’s statement about the COVID-19 […]
