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Supreme Court of Canada
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Krieger v. Law Society of Alberta; Attorneys General of Canada and Alberta et al., intervenors (2002) 217 D.L.R. (4th) 513 (S.C.C.)
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Constitutional law: whether a law society has the jurisdiction to discipline a Crown prosecutor who is exercising prosecutorial discretion. Read more
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Lavallee, Rackel and Heintz v. Canada (Attorney General); Law Society of Alberta and Attorney General of Alberta et al., intervenors (2002) 216 D.L.R. (4th) 257 (S.C.C.)
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Constitutional law: whether section 488.1 of the Criminal Code, which dictates the procedure to follow after a search warrant is exercised at a law office, breaches constitutionally guaranteed rights of privacy of clients. Read more
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Alberta Court of Appeal
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Pacer Enterprises v. Cummings (2004) 44 C.P.C. (5th) 86 (Alta.C.A.)
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Practice of Law: whether a superior court judge has the authority to permit a non-lawyer to represent a lay litigant. Read more
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Stinchcombe v. Law Society of Alberta (2002) 212 D.L.R. (4th) 675 (Alta.C.A.)
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Administrative law -- Natural justice -- Delay - Credibility: whether citations should be stayed because of delay and concerns about complaining client's credibility. Read more
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Lenhardt v. Law Society of Alberta [2001] A.J. No. 797; 2001 ABCA 147, (Alta. C.A.).
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Administrative Law -- Disclosure requirements -- Jurisdiction -- whether lawyer had duty to answer questions posed by the Law Society.
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Adams v. Law Society of Alberta [2000] 11 W.W.R. 280 (Alta.C.A.)
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Sexual exploitation of sixteen year old client -- Disposition -- whether disbarment was a reasonable penalty. Read more
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Yake v. Law Society of Alberta (1997) 209 A.R. 59 (Alta.C.A.); application for leave to appeal dismissed, [1997] S.C.C.A. No. 650.
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Professional misconduct: whether forgery was established; whether the penalty of suspension was appropriate.
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Lenhardt v. The Law Society of Alberta, [1995] A.J. No. 967 (Alta. C.A.).
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Administrative Law -- judicial review: whether existence of right of appeal precludes resort to judicial review process.
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McDonald v. Law Society of Alberta [1994] 3 W.W.R. 697 (Alta.Q.B.); appeal to Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed without written reasons, May 12, 1995.
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Constitutional Law - Charter of Rights - section 13 - admissibility of transcript of member's testimony from civil trial in Law Society proceedings.
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Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
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Law Society of Alberta v. Randhawa (1996) 7 W.W.R. 664 (Alta. Q.B.)
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Discovery transcripts and evidence -- whether implied undertaking requires Law Society investigators to obtain permission from the court before using.
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Law Society Hearings
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Numerous cases found in Quicklaw in its Law Society Discipline Database (LSDD).
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Cases of interest handled as counsel for the Attorney General of Alberata
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R. v. B. (C.R.) (1990) 76 C.R. (3d) (S.C.C.)
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Sexual Offences. Evidence -- admissibility of similar fact evidence.
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R. v. Smith [1990] 1 S.C.R. 991.
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Evidence - credibility - whether reasonable doubt as to accuracy of complainant's evidence on one charge created deemed doubt as to the truthfulness of everything she said. Read more
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R. v. Szlovak [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1114, ( S.C.C.) affirming (1989) 96 A.R. 73 (Alta.C.A.)
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Robbery. Constitutional Law -- Charter of Rights -- admissibility of evidence after arbitrary arrest.
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R. v. Robinson; R. v. Dolesj (1989) 51 C.C.C. (3d) 452 (Alta.C.A.)
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Robbery - murder. Constitutional Law - Charter of Rights - Application of Charter to statute - whether indigent convicted persons have an absolute right to state-funded counsel on all appeals.
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