Evidence Law

APPEAL WATCH: Revisiting the admissibility of similar fact evidence in R v Chizanga

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon hear the appeal of R v Chizanga, 2024 ONCA 545 [Chizanga], in which it will opine on the principles of admitting evidence of prior discreditable conduct [41405].  Building upon the seminal case of R v Handy, 2002 SCC 56 [Handy] which set out the principles for the admissibility of such evidence, this appeal […]

Solicitor-Client Privilege Presumption Upended In Sakab Saudi

Solicitor-client privilege remains a fundamental right which is only displaced where absolutely necessary. The court in Sakab Saudi Holding Company v Al Jabri, 2025 ONSC 35 [Sakab Saudi] upheld the presumption of solicitor-client privilege protection to a law firm’s trust ledger but found that the motion judge erred in extending that same presumption to the […]

R v Stevenson: SCC upholds conviction on Vetrovec testimony

Clarifying Corroborative Evidence and Hearsay: R v Charles

R v Kruk: Bringing Sense Back to Common-Sense Assumptions

APPEAL WATCH: Uneven Scrutiny and Twin Myth Safeguards – A Cry for Clarity 

APPEAL WATCH: SCC to Rule on Admissibility of Accuseds’ Criminal Records

Crossing the Lifeline: The Psychological Benefits of Counsel in R v Whittaker

No Good Deed: The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act Reaches the SCC

APPEAL WATCH: R v Pan, a legally messy murder