Revisiting “Mr. Big” Confessions: R v Mack
In R v Hart, 2014 SCC 52 [Hart], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) set out a new framework for the admissibility of confessions elicited during “Mr. Big” operations. (I...
Author: Stuart Woods
Assessing Mens Rea in Cases of Child Abandonment: R v ADH
In R v ADH, [2013] 2 SCR 269, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) articulated its position on the requisite fault element for the offence of child abandonment. While the...
Torture and the Limits of Sovereign Immunity: Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran
In Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) looks at whether Canadians have the right to sue foreign governments for damages...
Safeguarding Online Anonymity: R v Spencer Revisited
Last month, TheCourt.ca senior contributing editor Jordan Casey analyzed R v Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, a case that clarifies the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) position on what constitutes a...
