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.

How, according to Hart, does the limited ability of humans to predict changing circumstances affect the social goals a law seeks to realize and thereby introduce uncertainty into the application of laws? What is the primary compromise/trade-off he maintains all laws must seek to balance as a result of that uncertainty? What, according to Hart, […]

Alec wants to buy a unit. He approaches two of his closest friends, Omar and Mohammed for a loan. Omar and Mohammed agree to loan Alec $200,000. Both Omar and Mohammed contribute to the loan equally. The loan is to be secured by way of a mortgage. Omar and Mohammed are then registered as joint […]

Maxwell and Fitzgerald are cousins and were very good friends. Maxwell told Fitzgerald that Maxwell was looking at a used Honda ZTX motorcycle and it was best looking bike that Maxwell had ever seen. Maxwell explained that the Honda ZTX motorcycle were not made any more and they were rapidly becoming collector bikes. He told […]