I often talk to friends or strangers about law. I remember a debate I had with someone once about the government. Can it make arbitrary decisions? I said yes, and he said, rather indignantly, no….
Toronto will go to the polls to elect its mayor on October 25 this year. There is a lot of media interest in mayoral candidates and scandals surrounding some of them. The incumbent mayor, David…
Man admits committing 1992 murder AÂ former Canada Post supervisor admitted today to the 1992 killing of his girlfriend, two years after the Supreme Court of Canada threw out his conviction in a landmark decision because…
Lord Black fails in bid for bail Disgraced peer Lord Conrad Black will remain in jail pending an appeal over his fraud conviction, the US Supreme Court has ruled.
I have huge news for anyone interested in criminal law (and indeed, many accused persons). After years of anticipation, the Supreme Court of Canada is finally set to release some of the most important criminal…
Top court strikes down bus ad ban Here is the text of the ruling. (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
Ahmed Farahat of UWO’s new law paper interviews Justice Ian Binnie. From the February issue of Amicus. If I can start by asking you: when did you first decide to embark on a career in law?…
The U.S. Supreme Court is now guiding fewer nations says the New York Times. And whose constitutional influence is on the rise at the same time? Several experts quoted by the article point at the Canadian…
Yesterday I explained the background to the Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada cases. As expected, the Supreme Court issued its decision today. The full text of the lovely (read: short) decision can be be found…
One of the more interesting cases from first year Contracts/Torts class concerned a man, Mustapha, who sued Culligan Water after discovering a dead fly in one of its 5-gallon bottles. The facts of the case…
