by Karen Sawatzky | Oct 3, 2018 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Sentencing
As I’ve mentioned before, I read “What’s hot on CanLII” every week to find out what decisions a significant number of viewers found interesting. Sometimes, I make surreptitious finds that I like to share with you.
This week, the number 2 case was R. v. Morris, 2018 ONSC 5186. What was so significant about this case? It was written reasons for sentencing, provided by Nakatsuru, J. The importance of the decision is the language and the writing. Justice Nakatsuru wrote as if he was speaking directly to the offender. He used short sentences, plain English, and he explained every detail of how he came up with his decision and why he chose to accept some evidence even though the Crown objected.
This is not the first time Justice Nakatsuru has written in this manner. In R. v. Armitage, 2015 ONCJ 64, a decision of the Gladue court in Toronto, he also wrote directly to the offender.
I find this approach incredibly heartening. To me, it shows that justice is listening to offenders and not only taking into account their background, but explaining it to them so they can understand. In a law library like we have, we’re surrounded by works that require significant literacy skills to understand. Thank you to J. Nakatsuru for considering his audience while writing his decision.
by Karen Sawatzky | Oct 1, 2018 | Caselaw, Legal Research, U.K.
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales
Here’s the Weekly Case Law Update for October 1, 2018.
If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba, and would like a copy of any of the decisions from the digest please contact the library and we will be happy to provide those for you.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Sep 26, 2018 | Library Hours
Due to filming over the weekend the library will be closed on Friday, September 28th at 5:00 pm to Monday, October 1st at 8:30 am.
No after hours access will be available. Regular hours will resume on Monday.
by Karen Sawatzky | Sep 25, 2018 | Family Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research
The September 2018 edition of the Family Law Update has been published. Selected contents include:
- SCC Adopts Multi‑factored Hybrid Approach to Hague Convention Analysis
- Limiting “Death by a Thousand Cuts of Litigation”: MBCA
- Timely Decisions Essential in Child Welfare Cases: MBCA
- Judges Have a Duty to Take a Hard Look at the Merits of Summary Judgment Claims: MBCA
- Legislative updates
- Final Report on the Review of Manitoba’s Child Welfare Legislation, Opportunities to Improve Outcomes for Children and Youth
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by Allyssa McFadyen | Sep 24, 2018 | Caselaw, Legal Research, U.K.
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales
Here’s the Weekly Case Law Update for September 24, 2018.
If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba, and would like a copy of any of the decisions from the digest please contact the library and we will be happy to provide those for you.