Saskatoon Regional Health Authority v. Dr. Kirk Ready January 15, 2015 Elizabeth J. Ulmer Saskatoon Regional Health Authority v Dr. Kirk Ready, 2014 SKQB 273, was an appeal to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench by the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority from a decision rendered by the Practitioner Staff Appeals Tribunal.
R. v. ADH, 2013 SCC 28 March 12, 2014 Stacey E. Grubb One important development in health law in 2013 is that the Supreme Court has now decided that s. 218 of the Criminal Code, the offence of abandoning a child, requires an element of subjective fault.
R. v. Mernagh, 2013 ONCA 67 March 11, 2014 Emily MacDonald R. v. Mernagh, 2013 ONCA 67, is the most recent case to challenge the constitutionality of Parliament’s regulation of the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Los Angeles Salad Co. v. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2013 BCCA 34 March 11, 2014 Andrew Brine The appellants, the Los Angeles Salad Company Inc. and the Los Angeles Salad International Inc., are American corporations that import carrots into Canada for retail sale by Costco...
Ediger v. Johnston March 06, 2014 Sheila Caston A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, Ediger v. Johnston, 2013 SCC 18, has confirmed the law with respect to causation in medical malpractice cases.
Moore v. Getahun March 05, 2014 Lonny J. Rosen The recent decision of Madam Justice Wilson in Moore v. Getahun, 2014 ONSC 237, issued on January 14, 2014, is already shaping up to be one of the most widely discussed cases of 2014…
Dr. X. v. Jennifer Everson, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation and McMaster University Medical Centre March 05, 2014 Catherine Gaulton In the introduction to his decision in Dr. X. v. Everson, 2013 ONSC 6134, Justice Reid states...
Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53 March 05, 2014 Kate Parisotto A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the law with respect to the application of Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act to the issue of consent for the withdrawal of mechanical life support.
Carter v. Canada March 05, 2014 Mandy Lawson It has been 20 years since the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the criminal prohibition on assisted suicide as being constitutional in Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General).1
Akl v. Collins March 04, 2014 Bobby Randhawa A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Akl v. Collins, 2013 ONSC 3292, has provided important guidance about what constitutes a “material” risk in relation to the doctrine of informed consent.