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Amici Curiae: Rafferty Trial, Kirpans in Courts and North Carolina’s Gay Marriage Amendment
May 20th, 2012

The Trial of a “Monster” is Over Despite claiming he is not guilty, a jury and judge have said otherwise. After being found guilty of a jury on all three counts of kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm and first degree murder of Victoria (Tori) Stafford, Michael Rafferty was sentenced o... Read more »

The SCC’s Real and Substantial Definition of the Real and Substantial Connection Test: Club Resorts v Van Breda
May 19th, 2012

One of the primary considerations that Canadian courts have dealt with when confronting issues of private international law is that of the choice of jurisdiction— whether the court in which the case is being brought in is the one that is legally entitled to hear it. If this is deemed so, the next... Read more »

R v R.P.: Are Appellate Courts Courting Trouble?
May 18th, 2012

Any law student could probably tell you that it is the trial courts that determine matters of fact (who did it, how did he/she do it, when did it happen, etc.), while it is the appellate courts that review cases on matters of law. Whether a verdict is unreasonable is certainly a question of law. [.. Read more »

Gametes–The New Property
May 17th, 2012

The third question on my first year property law exam asked whether Canadian law classified body parts (organs, limbs and reproductive material) as property. Unfortunately for my class, Justice Russell of the Supreme Court of British Columbia answered that question on April 25th, 2012 in J.C.M v A.N... Read more »

Tweeting the Evidence in R v Sonne
May 5th, 2012

The trial of Byron Sonne is an intriguing case that has baffled the media since he was arrested aboard a bus in the lead up to the Toronto G20 summit in June 2010. Following his arrest, Mr. Sonne was detained and questioned for 14 hours. He was denied the opportunity to speak with a lawyer [...]... Read more »

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