Breaking News > The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the acquittal of a Quebec naturopath convicted of unlawful act manslaughter after her patient died following an injection, in a 5-2 judgment which clarifies the fault elements of the crimes of criminal negligence causing death and unlawful act manslaughter and the actus reus of unlawful act manslaughter: R. v. Javanmardi 2019 SCC 54. MORE TO COME.

Civil Litigation

SCC refuses to stay Quebec divorce action in case involving competing divorce claims in Belgium

Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 5:16 PM | By Cristin Schmitz

In a Quebec divorce case involving a wealthy couple with competing matrimonial property claims in Quebec and Belgium, the Supreme Court of Canada has 6-1 refused to stop the Quebec court...

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