This is a tale of two crimes and two punishments: the first, a conviction for price-fixing under §45(1) of the Competition Act in Québec in which the guilty party was sentenced to a term of 12 months imprisonment; the second, a conviction for terrorist financing under §83.03(b) of the Criminal Code in British Columbia in which the … Continue reading
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has overturned a $12.4 million personal injury jury award to a woman injured in three separate car accidents because the award was inordinately high and the trial judge erred in summarizing the evidence to the jury and in providing the jury with instructions. (see Ciolli v. Galley, 2011 … Continue reading