Criminal

Sask. justice ministry to use $271-million budget for traffic safety courts, case readiness unit

Sask. justice ministry to use $271-million budget for traffic safety courts, case readiness unit

Initiatives set to receive funding also include court modernization and municipal bylaw court hubs

Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for Meredith and Donowa criminal cases

Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for Meredith and Donowa criminal cases

Cases in federal courts this week include labour, administrative, and intellectual property

Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof applies in inmate disciplinary proceedings: SCC

Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof applies in inmate disciplinary proceedings: SCC

In a split ruling, the SCC found Saskatchewan rules for disciplining inmates violates the Charter

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds high bar for challenging Crown’s prosecutorial discretion

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds high bar for challenging Crown’s prosecutorial discretion

Such challenges will only succeed if there is clear evidence of abuse of process: court

Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for criminal and contract cases

Supreme Court of Canada sets hearings for criminal and contract cases

Hearings scheduled at federal courts this coming week concern employment and constitutional matters

BCCA orders new trial in drug case, says trial judge admitted evidence despite incomplete analysis

BCCA orders new trial in drug case, says trial judge admitted evidence despite incomplete analysis

The BC Court of Appeal said the trial judge's analysis "reflects a material error in principle"