Anti-Terrorism Law Passed by Canada’s Senate
- June 10, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On May 25, 2015, criticism of Bill C-51, the Conservative government’s reckless Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, went up a notch when the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest security oriented intergovernmental organization based in Vienna, released its…
Judge’s Conduct Violated Right to Fair Trial
- June 6, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On January 17, 2012, Kimani Crawford was hanging out with a friend when they met up with Kevin Anderson. Anderson robbed a teenager of money which they used to buy liquor. They drank until four o’clock in the morning when…
What is cyberlaw?
- June 2, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
No one knows. Not that the question hasn’t been asked. But, rather, because the domain of cyberlaw, or cybersecurity law, is one where the parameters have not been defined. Recent hacking attacks against Sony Pictures, Target and Anthem have heightened…
Prosecutors Can be Sued for Wrongful Convictions: Supreme Court Rules
- May 24, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On May 1, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling in Henry v. British Columbia, 2015 SCC 24 that damages in a civil claim may be awarded against the Crown for prosecutorial misconduct, absent proof of malice,…
Minimum Sentences for Guns are Cruel and Unusual: Supreme Court of Canada
- May 20, 2015
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On April 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its opinion in R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15 holding that the mandatory minimum sentences for possession of a loaded prohibited firearm are unconstitutional. Writing for the 5-2 majority, Chief…