Cases for Case Brief Assignment - Pick 1 Peterson v. College of Psychologists of Ontario OR Lauzon v. Ontario (Justices of the Peace Review Counsel) OR Google LLC v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada, A.G. Canada, et al.

All 2023 cases.

Three cases will be eligible for briefing - CHOOSE ONE These cases are ALL 2023 Decisions. None of them are trials/initial hearings. again, short - fewer than 700 wourds (please write number of words) Descriptive writing: Clarity and Accuracy are KEY QUALITIES of excellent briefs

Structured summary of key elements of a case. Elements Citation (who, what court, when) - see resources from CJ Nyssen Facts Procedural history Issues Decision Ratio Reasons Procedural history - what is the history of decisions in this specific case - where did it start (trial? Administrative hearing?) what were the outcomes of decisions below. Issues - a key job of courts is narrowing all of messy disputes into a few legal issues. You need to summarize them. Suggestion: write in yes/no question form. Decision - specific to the case - e.g., Joe did commit murder when he did x, y & z before the action resulting in the death of Jane Ratio - AKA 'the rule' -- General principle that can be taken from a case - eg. X and Y, taken together constitute premeditation sufficient to find someone guilty of murder Ratio/Rule - foundation of our common law system -> Rules, derived from particular cases, are applied in future cases that are sufficiently similar Reasons - Concise summary of main reasons given by the Court