November 13, 2020

R v Christmas – Beware the Ghosts of Judgments Past

R v Christmas – Beware the Ghosts of Judgments Past       On 10 November 2020, in his decision in R v Christmas,  the Deputy Chief Military […]
October 27, 2020
Criminal Law Case

R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux

R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux On 15 September 2020, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) ‘suspended’ his CDS Designation Order, 2 Oct […]
September 26, 2020
Criminal Law Case

Military Judicial Independence: I have heard of orders, and rumours of orders …

Military Judicial Independence: I have heard of orders, and rumours of orders … It appears that the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) has, in fact, […]
September 24, 2020
Criminal Law Case

So … About that vacancy for the position of Chief Military Judge …

This past Monday, 21 September 2020, marks six months since the former Chief Military Judge, Colonel Mario Dutil, was obliged to retire when he reached 60 […]