The Supreme Court of Canada is giving more and more deference to Trial Judges and the result is that Trial Judges have enhanced power not only within the legal system and also within the government, since the judiciary branch is 1 of 3 branches of government. Sean Fine, Justice Writer for The Globe and Mail, […]
Month: July 2015
On the Record, Episode 4 is our first interview and we kick the interviews off talking about opening statements. Michael Hassell has the honour of interviewing his father Jim Hassell. Jim is recently retired from Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, where he has 4 decades of experience in labour relations and employment law. Jim conducted hundreds […]
While cross-examination may be more exciting, direct examination is still very important. A good direct examiner remains quietly in the backdrop, helping the witness tell the story. Witness preparation for direct examination is very important so the witness appreciates they are the star storyteller and what to do with open-ended questions. The nature of open-ended […]