Category: Published Articles

The evidentiary burden for overturning government’s choice of regulatory instrument: The case of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs

“The evidentiary burden for overturning government’s choice of regulatory instrument: The case of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs” (2010) 60(2) University of Toronto Law Journal 397. PR. 28 pages This article explores Michael Trebilcock’s claim that the federal government’s present restrictions on direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs should not withstand a Charter challenge and his argument that a less intrusive, more nuanced regulatory regime could be implemented. The author explores the...

The contextual turn: Iacobucci’s legacy and the standard of review in administrative law

“The contextual turn: Iacobucci’s legacy and the standard of review in administrative law” (with Lorne Sossin) (2007) 57(2) University of Toronto Law Journal 581-606 (Cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, [2008] 1 SCR 190). PR. 26 pages No judge of the Canadian Supreme Court in a generation can claim the same level of influence over the development of administrative law as Justice Frank Iacobucci. His...