As the tax deadline of April 30th for most corporations has passed, some corporations have paid their taxes, others have claimed a refund and others like United Parcel Services (UPS) have paid their taxes and claimed it back as an error. The journey of United Parcel Services v. Canada, 2009 SCC 20, through the hierarchy […]
On April 23, Justice O’Reilly of the Federal Court in Vancouver ordered the federal government to request the repatriation of Omar Khadr in Khadr v. Prime Minister of Canada 2009 FC 405. Following an earlier decision from the Supreme Court in Canada v. Khadr 2008 SCC 28 O’Reilly found that Canadian officials had been complicit […]
Associate Justice David Souter of the United States Supreme Court announced his retirement from that country's highest judicial office last week. Souter retires after a 18-year term on the top bench, and at times like these it seems appropriate to consider the impact of a career in one of the most important judiciaries in the […]