Video: Chocolate, Copyright, Confusion: Intellectual Property and the Supreme Court of Canada

Update: We have heard that some people are not able to view the above video. If that is the case, please follow the below link to launch the video in Windows Media Player. Link to video This lecture assesses how the Supreme Court is interpreting Canada’s intellectual property laws and how its decisions may affect […]

R v Singh: Addressing the Divide between the Section 7 Right to Silence and the Common Law Confessions Rule

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") released its decision in R v Singh, [2007] 3 SCR 405 [Singh]. The SCC further clarified the scope of the right to silence under s. 7 of the Charter, and in particular, focused on the intersection between this Charter right as defined in R v Hebert, [1990] 2 SCR 151 [Hebert] […]