R v McNeil: The Duty to Disclose Police Misconduct Records
On January 16, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released judgment in R v McNeil, 2009 SCC 3, a case that looks at the Crown’s duty to disclose police records...
Monthly Archive: January 2009
Labour Relations and the Division of Powers: An Opportunity to Revisit s. 91(24)
An application for leave to appeal has been submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in NIL/TU,O Child and Family Services Society v. B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union,...
Cusson v Quan: The Responsible Journalism Defence?
The traditional Canadian law of defamation has, itself, developed a bad reputation. While some commentators have gone so far as to call it a “mausoleum of antiquities peculiar to the...
R v McNeil: Handing Over Records of Police Misconduct
A Supreme Court ruling issued on Friday now requires the police to hand over records of the discipline and misconduct of its officers as part of its disclosure obligation to...
