Judgement released September 10, 2020 Unanimous decision (written by Justice Côté). Key Takeaway This case provides clarification on how to interpret the framework set out in s. 137.1 of the CJA, and guidance on how to adjudicate anti-SLAPP pre-trial motions more generally. Introduction In 2015, Ontario amended the Courts of Justice Act by introducing ss.Continue reading “1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22”
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R v Sullivan, 2020 ONCA 333
Overview Section 33.1 of the Code legislated that a person is guilty of a violent offence even if they were so intoxicated that they did not know what they were doing, so long as that intoxication was self-induced. For 25 years this provision was active in Canadian Law. No longer in Ontario. It has been declared of noContinue reading “R v Sullivan, 2020 ONCA 333”
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