Dangerous Driving & Lesser Included Offences
In R v Wolfe, 2022 SKCA 132 [Wolfe], the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (“SKCA”) affirmed that part VIII.1 of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c...
Constructive Dismissal During Maternity Leave
Constructive Dismissal During Maternity While maternity leave is typically considered to be an unpaid period of time, employees are expected to continue to carry out...
Forthwith Requirement for Breath Sample Demands
In R v Breault, 2023 SCC 9 [Breault], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) settled a long-running dispute regarding the flexibility of the immediacy requirement...
Criminal Organization & Jury Instructions
In R v Abdullahi, 2023 SCC 19 [Abdullahi], Canada’s highest court made a 6-1 ruling that an Ontario trial judge erred in law by insufficiently...
Keeping Confident about Cabinet Confidentiality: Ontario v Ontario
In Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or the “Court”) held that...
The Right to Counsel Denied in R v Whittaker
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (the “ONCA”) has provided an emphatic reminder regarding the importance of timely access to counsel. R v Whittaker, 2024...
Yatar Hero: SCC confirms simultaneous judicial review and appeal in Yatar v TD Insurance
In Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2004 SCC 8 [Yatar], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously ruled that the existence of a statutory...
MNS v Saskatchewan on Land Claims
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (“SKCA”) on a decades-long Métis land...
R v Bykovets: Police Protocol for Internet Protocol
In R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decided that Canadians have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their Internet...
How Does Constructive Dismissal Impact Employee Stock Ownership Plans?
Constructive Dismissal Impact Employee Stock Ownership Plans When employees are pushed out of their jobs, it can have significant repercussions on their lives, including not...