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Trust, but verify: Why reasons are required in leave application process
Image via Wikipedia In today’s Canadian Lawyer article, “Trust not reasons, required in leave application process: A response to Philip Slayton“, Jean-Marc Leclerc responds to Phillip Slayton’s...
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Duty of Judges to Give Written Reasons: Harrison v. Burns (Ont. C.A.)
The Court of Appeal for Ontario decision in Harrison v. Burns, 2011 ONCA 664, deals with procedural justice and the duty of judges to give written reasons. Burns appealed the judgment of Hackland J....
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Cut-and-Paste Justice
I previously blogged about Cojocaru (Guardian Ad Litem) v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Center, 2011 BCCA 192, where the British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered a new trial and...
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Steen v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Ont. C.A.): A Silver Lining in the State...
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has again reinforced state immunity for torture and human rights abuses in Steen v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2013 ONCA 30 (Ont. C.A.), aff’g 2011 ONSC 6464 (CanLII...
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Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to appeal in Kazemi v. Rep. of Iran...
The Supreme Court of Canada today granted leave to appeal in Estate of the Late Zahra (Ziba) Kazemi et al. v. Islamic Replubic of Iran et al. (Que.) (Civil) (By Leave) (35034) Coram: McLachlin /...
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