Sentences with phrase «canadian judicial»

A fairly recent article in the Huffington Post spoke at length regarding how the Canadian judicial system is viewed by one organization, in terms of the integrity of our process pertaining to the appointment of our Judges.

6Michael Posluns, «Specific Claims: The Alice in Wonderland Dimension of the Canadian Judicial System, Part 2», SLAW, (25 January 2012), online: < http://www.slaw.ca/2012/01/25/specific-claims-the-alice-in-wonderland-dimension-of-the-canadian-judicial-system-part-2/ >.

«I can advise that a complaint has been filed at the Canadian Judicial Council with respect to the timely filing of decisions,» Natalie Leblanc, the court registrar, told CBC News in an email Tuesday.

2Michael Posluns, «Aboriginal Land Claims: The Alice in Wonderland Dimension of the Canadian Judicial System», SLAW (27 October 2011), online: < http://www.slaw.ca/2011/10/27/aboriginal-land-claims-the-alice-in-wonderland-dimension-of-the-canadian-judicial-system/ >.

Depending on the region the retired justice hailed from, this group would include a representative of the corresponding law society, a representative from the Canadian Judicial Council, a representative of the Canadian Bar Association, and parliamentarians, as well as two «eminent» public citizens.

The Canadian Judicial Council is a source of publications that should interest lawyers.

«That approach could include a more broadly representative and inclusive judicial advisory selection panel, where no political party has a majority (as the government now gives itself), parliamentarians as a whole are in the minority, and the provincial attorney general and provincial bar are represented, along with the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Judicial Conference; a protocol of consultation published by the minister of justice, setting out whom the minister intends to consult and with whom the advisory panel will meet; a public announcement by the minister of the criteria by which each candidate will be evaluated; and a final hearing at which the minister of justice — and not only the nominee — answers questions from parliamentarians, notably regarding how the nominee meets the established criteria,» he wrote then.

Last week, the Canadian Judicial Council released its National Model Practice Direction for the Use of Technology in Civil Litigation:

A Canadian Judicial Council hearing into the conduct of Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Déziel will begin March 10.

«By the Court»: The Untold Story of a Canadian Judicial Innovation Peter McCormick Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Vol.

The Canadian Judicial Council has launched a sleek new website.

Go to the Canadian Judicial Council's website and take a close look at the change made very recently to the language used to describe how the Executive Director determines that a complaint doesn't warrant being seen by any member of the Council.

In order to generally improve case law publisher's ability to ascertain that a publication ban order actually applies to a case, LexUM and other publishers are involved in an initiative, through the Canadian Citation Committee and the Canadian Judicial Council, to implement a standard that courts can use to alert publishers about applicable bans on publication.

As has worked in the past, when the neutral citation system for Canadian courts was created and adopted, and equally a uniform naming convention for Canadian judgments, I would suggest the work be entrusted to a core working group supported by an advisory board representative of all the affected communities: the Courts (and the Canadian Judicial Council), the law publishers both print and digital (especially CanLII and Lexum), legal writing and research faculty, law librarians and practising lawyers from both our French and English legal communities.

In a recent article on the Robin Camp case, Brenda Cossman raised concerns about the Canadian Judicial Council Inquiry Committee recommendation that Justice Camp be removed from the bench.

In August, the Canadian Judicial Council published the new Canadian Judicial Inquires and Investigation By - laws 2015 which creates a new process for the consideration of complaints against judges, and abolishes the role of «independent counsel» to the CJC.

For more than a decade, Canadian courts, tribunals and legal publishers have followed recommendations from the Canadian Judicial Council to shield court records from being easily accessed by search engines.

Articles that will be accepted by the Canadian Justice Review Board for display on this site must therefore refrain from being solely «issue» driven and must contribute to a constructive dialogue about the Canadian judicial «process».

Now that the Canadian Judicial Council and some superior courts have shown leadership in establishing protocols for the exchange of documents in electronic format — firms should be establishing their own customized version and using it on every case.

To achieve uniformity, that the Canadian Judicial Council take a leadership role by authorizing the Judges Technology Advisory Committee to develop a blueprint that addresses recommended security procedures for all Canadian courts, and ensure that resources are made available to the Committee for that purpose.

This past summer, the salacious details of King's actions were exposed during a Canadian Judicial Council hearing set up to determine whether Douglas should remain on the bench.

That the Canadian Judicial Council consider conducting a seminar at its next mid-year meeting to review urgent security issues identified in [the report].

That the Canadian Judicial Council ask all provincially and federally appointed chief justices / judges to:

As Western University Professor Stephen Pitel wrote in his 2011 article «Revising Canada's Ethical Rules for Judges Returning to Practice», the Canadian Judicial Council should define the boundaries of a judicial duty of confidentiality.

He also launched complaints against King with Manitoba's law society and Douglas with the Canadian Judicial Council.

The conduct of the Canadian Judicial Council Inquiry Committee regarding Justice Lori Douglas

From aboriginal issues to zoning questions, Halsbury's is the authoritative source for Canadian judicial and statute - based law.

As Pitel's statement implies, the Canadian Judicial Council's Ethical Principles are strikingly silent about confidentiality for judges.

[9] «The Canadian Judicial Council is a federal body created under the Judges Act with the mandate to promote efficiency, uniformity, and accountability, and to improve the quality of judicial service in the superior courts of Canada.»

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Do you think Justice O'Donnell's judgment in Duncan warrants a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC)?

The Canadian Judicial Council has an excellent primer on when media bans are used in Canada, and why, in The Canadian Justice System and the Media.

The Ad Hoc Committee consisted of seven parliamentariansDerek Lee, Liberal MP for Scarborough - Rouge River Sue Barnes, Liberal MP for London West Denis Paradis, Liberal MP for Brome - Missisquoi Vic Toews, Conservative MP for Provencher Peter MacKay, Conservative MP for Central Nova Richard Marceau, Bloc Québécois MP for Charlesbourg Joe Comartin, New Democratic Party MP for Windsor - Tecumseh and two non-political, legal expertsJulian Porter, Law Society of Upper Canada Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal John Richard, Canadian Judicial Council.

Notable mandates include constitutional challenges against the federal government, representing the Canadian Judicial Council in the review of Lori Douglas in the Federal Court, and representing Mississauga, Ont., mayor Hazel McCallion in her conflict of interest case.

December 16, 2007 — Celebrated author Mark Steyn has been summoned to appear before two Canadian judicial panels on charges linked to his book «America Alone.»

Justice Mosely noted that the Canadian Judicial Council's policies on the online publication of court decisions strongly discourages the indexing of such decisions by search engines in order to strike a balance between open courts and privacy.

[xvi] On «disguised correctness», see David Mullan, «Unresolved Issues on Standard of Review in Canadian Judicial Review of Administrative Action — The Top Fifteen» (2013), 42 Adv. Q. 1.

The Canadian Judicial Council «Ethical Principles for Judges» puts it this way:

The Canadian Judicial Council has been behind the idea of electronic versions since 1992, but I guess that, absent «real» directions from the courts themselves, the risk - averse are going to go with what they know will be accepted.

Some of McLeod's prominent cases include successfully arguing the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada case R. v. Golden, which addressed the constitutionality of police strip searches, as well as R. v. Douse in 2009, a case that looked at non-conscious racism in the Canadian judicial context.

The Canadian Judicial Council issued an equally short and taciturn statement the following day.

Other useful guides are the Canadian Judicial Council's Practice Direction on the Use of Neutral Citation for Case Law (2008) and Legal Research Materials: Legal Citation prepared by the William R. Lederman Law Library at Queen's University.

You won't find these terms in the Canadian Judicial Council's Ethical Principles for Judges.

The Inquiry Committee observes that the Federal Court permitted this conflict by denying the «AGC's request to be replaced as a respondent» and then exacerbated it by denying the Committee itself standing, and by restricting the standing of the Canadian Judicial Council and of the Independent Counsel to the Committee.

The standard was approved in 1999 by the Canadian Judicial Council and has since then been... [more]

Associate Chief Justice Douglas was investigated by the Canadian Judicial Council in relation both to her conduct prior to her judicial appointment and to her disclosures during the appointment process.

He quoted from the Canadian Judicial Council's ethical code for judges requiring them to «maintain and enhance the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities» necessary for effective judging.

Although not unanimous, the Canadian Judicial Council has reviewed the recommendations of its inquiry panel on Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Déziel and recommends he remain on the bench.

The Canadian Citation Committee is no longer listed as a standing or ad hoc committee of the Canadian Judicial Council and the word «citation» doesn't even appear in their 2012 - 2013 Annual Report.

Slansky v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2013 FCA 199 Evidence — Witnesses — Privilege — General — Public interest privilege Following a murder trial, counsel for the defence (Slansky) filed a complaint about the trial judge with the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC).