From ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin being found guilty of corruption in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to a report finding that the owners of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza were responsible for a building collapse, to Canadian Senators wrongfully claiming various travel expenses and expenditures, the problems of public and private corruption are a reality in […]
A cutting-edge argument is before the Federal Court courtesy of lawyer Lorne Waldman. The facts stem from the high-profile case of Canadian citizen Bashir Makhtal. Makhtal has been held in an Ethiopian jail since he was sent there from Kenya in 2006. Makhtal faces a life-sentence in a process human rights organizations assert his rights […]
This Valentine’s Day signifies another year of recovery from the Global Financial Crisis (“GFC”) in markets around the world. Although there are some promising economic signs, part of the recovery is much less romantic and more about pointing fingers. There has been a wave of white-collar crime cases directed at those alleged to have acted […]
On September 18, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Bell Canada v. Bell Aliant Region Communications, 2009 SCC 40. Touching on areas such as administrative and communications law, the case concerned the extent and proper exercise of the authority of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC"). Background In May 2002, the […]