Case Alerts

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In this week’s Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Herman, 2023 ABCA 52, a case that delves into

05/05/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff takes a look at a surprising case from the Quebec Court of Appeal, R v Lorfanor, 2023 QCCA 449,

02/05/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the decision of R v JLK, 2023 BCCA 87, which is now the leading authority in Canada on the

28/04/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff considers R v Foomani, 2023 QCCA 232, a decision in French from the Quebec Court of Appeal. It’s a

21/04/2023 No Comments

This is Case Alert #100: R v Harris, 2023 ABCA 90 – a great discussion on what to do when your client commits an act in “excessive”

14/04/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff considers the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v McColman, 2023 SCC 8 and assesses what they have

07/04/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff looks at the case of R v Merritt, 2023 ONCA 3, which explores how a trial judge should address admissions made

31/03/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines R v Ratt, 2023 SKCA 2. He discusses the intentional discharge of a firearm offence, in the context

24/03/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff looks at the BCCA decision of R v RO, 2023 BCCA 65 which assesses the process of sentencing an

17/03/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines the case of R v Yombo, 2023 QCCA 12, the first appellate decision EVER to explore the question

10/03/2023 No Comments

This Case Alert examines the case of R v MacKinnon, 2022 ONCA 811 , an important case dealing with hearsay exceptions and what to do

03/03/2023 No Comments

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff examines R v Mitchell, 2022 NSCA 77, an important case that imposes a stay of proceedings for egregious police

24/02/2023 No Comments