A Wrong Turn Can Lead to the Right Destination: The SCC Gives the Green Light to Public Interest Litigation Funding in R v Caron
On February 4, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") reasserted its support for interim costs in relation to public interest litigation in R v Caron, 2011 SCC 5. In this case, the SCC had to determine for the first time whether a superior court could grant interim costs in favour of litigants participating in proceedings […]