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.
Ontario Court of Appeal affirms commercial landlords have no duty to mitigate when leases repudiated
By Karunjit Singh ( December 10, 2024, 5:34 PM EST) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed that a landlord who rejects a repudiation of a commercial lease by a tenant does not have a duty to mitigate damages....