Case Alerts
Case Alert: R v Al-Akhali, 2025 ONCA 229
Case Alert: R v Al-Akhali, 2025 ONCA 229 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff returns to look at R v Al-Akhali, 2025 ONCA 229, a
Case Alert: R v Bellows, 2025 ABCA 100
Case Alert: R v Bellows, 2025 ABCA 100 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff looks at the case of R v Bellows, 2025 ABCA 100,
Case Alert: R v DeSutter, 2025 NSCA 18
Case Alert: R v DeSutter, 2025 NSCA 18 Can you hear that vaguely nondescript East European accent? It’s time to visit the Cabinet of Curiosities
Case Alert: R v DMS, 2025 MBCA 16
Case Alert: R v DMS, 2025 MBCA 16 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff looks at R v DMS, 2025 MBCA 16, which tells us
Case Alert: R v Khill, ONCA 146
Case Alert: R v Khill, ONCA 146 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff looks at the latest iteration of R v Khill, a murder/manslaughter case
Case Alert: R v Kelly, 2025 ONCA 92
Case Alert: R v Kelly, 2025 ONCA 92 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff digs deep into issues of causation in this case of driving
Life Alert: Living in an Unstable World
Life Alert: Living in an Unstable World In this very special “Alert”, Professor Sankoff reflects on Canada’s win over the United States in the Four
Case Alert: R v Korduner, 2025 ABCA 30
Case Alert: R v Korduner, 2025 ABCA 30 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the Alberta Court of Appeal’s 2-1 judgment in R v
Case Alert: R v King, 2025 NBCA 12
Case Alert: R v King, 2025 NBCA 12 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff takes only his second “trip” to New Brunswick (case law) and
Case Alert: R v Oliphant, 2025 SKKB 4
Case Alert: R v Oliphant, 2025 SKKB 4 It’s time for another trip into the Cabinet of Curiosities. This time we look at the Case
Case Alert: R v Blanchard, 2025 QCCA 3
Case Alert: R v Blanchard, 2025 QCCA 3 In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff covers a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal – part