Martin v. Canada (Attorney General) | 2013 CarswellNat 90 | Federal Court of Appeal | Judgment: January 24, 2013

Huckle v. Spencer | 2012 CarswellNS 476 | Nova Scotia Small Claims Court | Judgment: June 1, 2012

Anderson v. Anderson | 2013 CarswellBC 216 | British Columbia Supreme Court | Judgment: January 30, 2013

R. v. Brisebois | 2013 CarswellAlta 177 | Alberta Provincial Court | Judgment: January 29, 2013

Ferguson v. Ferguson | 1878 CarswellOnt 246 | S.C.C. | June 4, 1878

D'Souza v. Linton | 2013 CarswellOnt 282 | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | Judgment: January 7, 2013

Casses v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. | 2013 CarswellBC 1094 | British Columbia Court of Appeal | Judgment: May 1, 2013

Rodriguez Hernandez v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) | 2012 CarswellNat 4784 | Federal Court | Judgment: December 4, 2012

Trynchy v. Gabriel | 2012 CarswellAlta 2022 | Alberta Court of Queen's Bench | Judgment: November 2, 2012

The death of Dr. Henry Morgentaler on May 29, 2013 has prompted many to revisit R. v. Morgentaler, the seminal 1988 decision in which Section 251 of the Criminal Code, Canada’s longstanding abortion law, was struck down as unconstitutional. The case is so significant in part because it represents one of the Supreme Court’s earliest attempts at defining the scope of Section 7 of the Charter, which guarantees the right to life, liberty, and security of the person. Ultimately, the Court concluded that Section 251 was a violation of security of the person. Thereafter, Canada’s legal landscape was dramatically changed. This week’s Digest of the Week contains summaries of the three majority opinions and the dissent that emerged from this landmark case.

R. v. J. (A.) | 2013 CarswellBC 610 | British Columbia Provincial Court | Judgment: January 30, 2013

Blue Mountain Resorts Ltd. v. Bok | 2013 CarswellOnt 1337 | Ontario Court of Appeal | Judgment: February 7, 2013