The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 that the Charter’s ss. 11(d) and 7 protections for the presumption of innocence apply to inmate disciplinary proceedings involving offences punishable by disciplinary segregation or loss of earned remission, striking down a Sask. regulation that permits the imposition of these penalties on a standard of balance of probabilities rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Court allows pleadings to be amended in proposed class action against BMO
By Anosha Khan ( August 2, 2023, 2:38 PM EDT) -- The British Columbia Supreme Court has allowed a plaintiff to amend pleadings regarding a class action certification claiming that Bank of Montreal (BMO) owed vacation pay to certain employees. . . .