Louise Arbour Is the Next President of the International Crisis Group
Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been selected as the next President and CEO of the International Crisis Group (ICG). Founded in 1995, the ICG is one of the...
Author: Soloman Lam
Forum Non Conveniens, In a Nutshell
In Teck Cominco Metals Ltd v Lloyd’s Underwriters, 2009 SCC 11, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered whether, in situations where proceedings on the same matter are commenced in...
Quebec Considers Expanding the General Anti-Avoidance Rule After Lipson v Canada
Following on the heels of last month’s Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decision in Lipson v Canada, 2009 SCC 3 [Lipson], Quebec’s Finance Ministry has announced plans to implement further legislative measures...
Cautioning the Jury About Unsavoury Witnesses: The Vetrovec Warning
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court released its rulings on R v Khela, 2009 SCC 4 [Khela], and R v Smith, 2009 SCC 5 [Smith], two companion cases involving allegations of first-degree murder....
