bad faith lawyer

• Krieger v. Law Society of Alberta, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 372, 2002 SCC 65, 2002 SCC 65 (2002)

...' Association and the Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association Interveners. Indexed as: Krieger v. L... prosecutor acting dishonestly or in bad faith failed to disclose relevant information - Whether ...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• R. v. Sinclair , 2010 SCC 35, R. v. Sinclair, 2010 SCC 35, 2010 SCC 35 (2010)

...Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario,. British Columbia Civil L...The presumption of innocence confirms our faith in humankind; it reflects our belief that individu...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Clarity and confusion in employment law remedies: a comment on Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays.

... distress as a result of a harsh or bad faith dismissal, they should be compensated directly for... that they had not responded to Keays' lawyer's letter, as they had a policy of dealing directly...

• University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
• Vol. 67 Nbr. 1, January 2009

• Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595, 2002 SCC 18, 2002 SCC 18 (2002)

... Council of Canada and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Interveners. Indexed as: Whiten v. Pil...Insurance - Insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing - Insurer contesting fire insuran...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Prosecutors, Police On Hook in Driskell Case

It'll open the eyes of Crown attorneys across the country that they very well may be held civilly accountable," [James Driskell]'s lawyer, David Robins, said in Windsor, Ont. The main issues in Wednesday's Court of Queen's Bench decision were whether the Crown and police could be sued for negligence in the way they handled a prosecution, namely failing to disclose evidence to the defence, and whether Florence Driskell also has grounds to sue police and prosecutors, including Crown counsel George Dangerfield, Winnipeg police Chief Jack Ewatski, and former police chiefs Herb Stephen and David Cassels. Instead of working out a deal, however, the lawyers representing police and prosecutors went to court in March. They asked that sections of Driskell's statement of claim be struck from the ...

... be sued individually for negligence and bad faith, a Winnipeg judge has ruled. The lawyer representi...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 19, 2009

• Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38 (2007)

... field from liability for the good faith exercise of their statutory duty, and this intent ... counsel from the Office of the Children's Lawyer. 7 The provisions under which R.D. was found to be...

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Title: section 24(2): does the truth cost too much?

... upon whether police have demonstrated good faith in attempting to comply with the Charter rights of..., the police denied Wray access to his lawyer despite the fact that his lawyer had called the po...

• University of New Brunswick Law Journal
• Nbr. 62, January 2011

• Settling The Bill 59 Accident Benefits Claim: The Good, The Bad Faith And The Ugly

... adjuster, any expert in the area or the lawyer who acted for the plaintiff on her settlement. The...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Canada Law Articles in English

• Felix Sr. v. Sturgeon Lake First Nation, 2011 FC 1139 (2011)

... the Appeal Tribunal members acted in bad faith, acted for improper purpose or motive, considered ... of any supporting documents with a lawyer (para 73 of the respondent’s Memorandum). [34] A...

• Federal Court

• Wrongful dismissal - bad faith damages in Canadian employment law: Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays.

... third party advocates, such as lawyers, from participating in workplace disputes. Accordi...

• University of New Brunswick Law Journal
• Nbr. 59, January 2009