Acquittals

Nortel Executives are Acquitted of Fraud: A Comment on the Recent Decision in R. v. Dunn

On January 14, 2013, three former Nortel executives were acquitted on two counts of fraud. The Crown alleged that the accused, Nortel’s former directing minds, had manipulated Nortel’s financial statements during a time that...more

Addressing Workplace Hazards: Law To Be Clarified By Alberta’s Highest Court

The Alberta Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an employer’s appeal of a judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench which overturned acquittals, by a Provincial Court judge, of two charges under the Alberta Occupational Health...more