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2012

Lewans, Matthew

The author addresses two perennial problems in Canadian administrative law: the choice of a standard of review and the inconsistent application of the reasonableness standard. With these problems in mind, the Supreme Court of Canada in Dunsmuir set out to establish a 'principled framework that is...

1992

McInnes, Mitchell

Introduction: When asked by a teacher of law what must be done to inherit eternal life, Jesus responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan. A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving...

1996-01-01

O'Byrne, Shannon

While liberal political theory tacitly governs the domestic policy concerning international trade advocated by influential analysts such as Professor Michael E. Porter of the Harvard Business School, libertarian political theory animates the international trading regime. This incongruity merits...

2007

Valsan, Remus D., Yahya, Moin A.

Introduction: When a firm is on the verge of bankruptcy and the cash is almost gone, Wthe directors of the firm may be tempted to gamble the remaining cash on a very risky venture in hopes of striking it rich. After all, like the characters played by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson in Indecent...

2014

Ogbogu, Ubaka, Burningham, Sarah

There is significant public interest in the outcomes of genetic research. However, there is also a great deal of concern that genetic research and associated realms will foster the use and disclosure of personal health and genetic information in ways that undermine protected privacy interests....

1998

O'Byrne, Shannon

In Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd. l the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to remedy the alleged bad faith by an employer, both for the fact of dismissing the plaintiffand for its manner ofeffecting thedismissal . This marks the first time that Canada's highest court has had to decide...

1987

McInnes, Mitchell

The author discusses the advent of Anton Piller orders and contrasts its benefits against the right against self incrimination.

1995-01-01

Reif, Linda C., Marshall, Mary A.

The authors seek to highlight the office of the ombudsman, which represents a potentially powerful form of alternative dispute resolution. They first examine the \"classic\" ombudsman. This ombudsman is basically a neutral party who decides which side is justified in a dispute. They examine how...

2016

Adams, Eric M.

This article is about the making of modern legal education in North America. It is a case study of the lives of two law schools, the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law and the University of Minnesota Law School, and their respective deans, Wilbur Bowker and Everett Fraser, in the decades...

1990

McInnes, Mitchell

Introduction: Historically, the common law's attitude towards one who mistakenly provided non-monetary benefits to another, who neither requested nor acquiesced in their conferment, was tight-fisted and fiercely individualistic. \"One cleans another's shoes; what can the other do but put them...