Your client, François Macron, made a claim for refugee status in Canada five years ago which was subsequently refused. François returned to his native country, Democratic Republic of Congo, after all of his appeal rights were exhausted and his removal order came into effect.  He has gotten back onto his feet with a good job […]

Part A Consider this: an airline decides to hire only female flight attendants because the airline wants to portray a sexy image.   A male applies, is told the company is not hiring men, and he sues for sex discrimination.  The airline’s defense?  Sex is a BFOQ and yes, we are discriminating based on sex, but […]

Please read the case summary of Columbus Bar Assn. v. Watson   1. What do you think the paralegal could have rightfully done during the time Watson was bedridden?   2. Should the paralegal have been charged with a crime?   Add CItations 

You are employed by the District Attorney of Manor County. Your office recently won a murder conviction against Frank Devine who killed three people while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Although testing positive for both substances, Devine has asserted since the accident that his brakes failed and he supplied the investigating police […]

Evans v Attorney General (2015) concerned a dispute over disclosure of the so-called ‘black spider letters, correspondence written by the (then) Prince Charles to various government ministers. TheSupreme Court’s decision, in this case, drew upon constitutional principles such as the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty (which we’ll learn about in later sessions). But Evans […]

Consider the Supreme Court’s comments in Miller (No 2) about the separation of powers and politically contentious cases at paras [31], [34] & [39]-[40]. Then read Nicol’s blog on the case.       [In Miller (No 2)] the Supreme Court acted in a partisan fashion as if it were the legal wing of Remain,and […]

Alice agreed to buy Ben’s car provided Ben made a certain modifications to the car’s engine. Ben agreed  and Alice gave Ben a deposit  of 10 per cent of the purchase price. Ben made the modifications but,  before he could inform  Alice, the car was was already destroyed in a fire at Ben’s garage.    […]

To promote the psychological well being of Nevontana’s children, the State passes a child custody law intended to provide its courts standards to follow in custody disputes. The law states that children of tender years should spend most of their time with their mothers. The law further states that when male children turn 13, they […]

(Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Benefits Challenge   –   appeal of decision to pay costs of medical supplies directly to third party   according to ODSP BENEFITS OF ONTARIO , if the director decides to pay directly to the medical supplier instead of the person who applied for odsp , what can the director argue […]

Describe the current trend in hospital ownership. What impact, if any, is this trend having on access to care, cost of care, quality of care and equity of care?  Be specific in addressing each of these concerns in your response.