The Debate Over 2-for-1 Credit
Last Friday, a bill was tabled in Parliament aiming to limit judicial discretion in granting two-for-one credit for pre-sentence custody, and both the legal and lay communities have been abuzz...
Author: Regina Lee
R v Khawaja: The Sentencing of a Terrorist in Canada
Last Thursday, Mohammad Momin Khawaja became the first person in Canada to be sentenced under the Anti-terrorism Act, SC 2001, c 41, which was pushed through Parliament in response to the...
For Richer or Poorer: Duty to Disclose in Separation Contracts
On February 19th, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision in Rick v Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10 [Rick], in which it clarifies some issues arising out of an earlier...
Limiting the Imposition of Mandatory Publication Bans in Bail Hearings: Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd v Canada
In Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd v Canada, 2009 ONCA 59, released January 26, 2009, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) considered the interpretation and constitutionality of s. 517 of the...
