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September 28, 2021
Mixed Messaging? Intimate Partner Violence Sentencing Amendments to the Criminal Code
Ashley Fulton* SUMMARY This comment discusses recent amendments to the Criminal Code[1] that added new intimate partner violence sentencing provisions, which came into force through An Act to amend...
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July 27, 2021
1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc.: Limiting Duty of Care in Cases of Pure Economic Loss
Brenden Cowlishaw* SUMMARY This comment discusses 1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., a Supreme Court of Canada five to four ruling released on November 6, 2020. While...
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June 28, 2021
Catching the Middleman: Amendments to Money Laundering Provisions of the Criminal Code
From Saskatchewan Law Review Gabriel Simons* SUMMARY A recent Criminal Code amendment may drastically change how money laundering will be investigated and prosecuted in Canada. Now, when concealing or...
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May 10, 2021
Limitation Periods, Payment for Extras, and Construction Litigation: A Comment on Saskatchewan (Highways and Infrastructure) v Venture Construction Inc.
Matthew M. Scott* In a dispute surrounding a construction contract containing a “payment for extras” clause, does a contractor’s loss occur when they do the extra work, or when they...
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March 31, 2021
SK Law Review – The Persistent Jurisprudential Muddle: Determining the Standard of Review for Procedural Fairness in Saskatchewan
Levi Graham* What is the standard of review for procedural fairness? Strong jurisprudence from the Federal Courts suggest that the standard of review for procedural fairness remains uncertain. The...
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March 23, 2021
SK Law Review – R. v. Poulin: Muddled adjudication; but adjudication, nonetheless
Travis Smith* Summary In this blog post, a brief analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent R. v. Poulin decision brings forward concerns of what appears to be...
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December 9, 2020
Access to Legal Services, Limited Licences to Practice Law, and the Protection of the Public: A Discussion of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke and Recent Amendments to The Legal Profession Act, 1990
By Mackinley M. Sim* SUMMARY/HEADNOTE Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke serves as an example of a law society acting to fulfill its statutory mandate to protect the public and...
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December 2, 2020
Feng v. Saskatchewan (Economy): Denying a remedy for a breach of procedural fairness in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program context
By Kali Stahl* On January 9, 2020, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan released its decision in Feng v. Saskatchewan (Economy). This comment discusses the Court’s decision to deny a...
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November 25, 2020
The Constitutionality of Section 33.1: A Never-ending Story?
By Fraser Duncan* This comment explores recent Charter challenges to s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code, which precludes the defence of self-induced intoxication for general intent, bodily integrity offences. The...
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November 18, 2020
New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation: Why is Alberta so Slow on the Uptake?
Jenine Urquhart* On December 11, 2017, finance ministers from across Canada signed the Agreement to Strengthen Beneficial Ownership Transparency (the “Agreement”).[1] The Agreement acknowledged “the misuse of corporations and other...
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