Thoughts on Advocacy from Stephen Goudge
In the Summer 2015 edition of the Advocates’ Journal, editor Stephen Grant interviewed former Court of Appeal Justice Stephen Goudge. Justice Goudge had been a leading counsel working with the legendary Ian Scott before his appointment to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1996. During the interview, Justice Goudge offered helpful thoughts and insights
Litigation Privilege and Justice Robert Sharpe
The litigation Bar in Ontario received a major shock when Justice Janet Wilson decided, in the January 2014 trial judgment in Moore v. Getahun, that communications between counsel and expert witnesses engaged in the preparation of an expert report ought not to occur. The prevailing understanding had been that communication with an expert witness was
A Pointless Appeal
On February 18, 2015, the Appeal Division of the Law Society Tribunal dismissed the Law Society’s appeal of a Hearing Panel decision dismissing charges of conflict of interest brought against Torys LLP lawyers Elizabeth DeMerchant and Darren Sukonick. The allegations concerned the lawyers work in representing Hollinger Inc. and Hollinger International Inc. in the sale
Eddie Greenspan In His Own Words
There have been an outpouring of tributes to Edward Greenspan since his passing on December 24, 2014. There is not much that can be added, so it is Mr. Greenspan’s own inimitable voice that seems most worth recalling. What follows are extracts from an interview with Mr. Greenspan in the Spring 2009 edition of The
Advocacy Tips from Criminal Court Judges
The most recent edition of the Criminal Lawyers Association Newsletter, For The Defence, is devoted to the subject of advocacy. In an introductory note, editor Breese Davies laments the absence of direct feedback from judges on how an advocate might have better performed in an individual case. What could they have done differently? How could