r v hutchinson

R v Kirkpatrick: Can Ignorance Amount to Deceit When It Involves a Failure to Wear a Condom?

When assessing the scope of consent for sexual activity, the courts have held that consent is required at the beginning of every sexual incident. This means that consent given on one occasion is not a blanket approval for all subsequent sexual acts between the same parties.

Secretly Poking Holes in Condoms Vitiates Consent to Sexual Activity: R v Hutchinson

After two trials and cycles through the appellate court system, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has dismissed the appeal in R v Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19 [Hutchinson]. Building on the decision in R v Mabior, [2012] 2 SCR 584 [Mabior], the Court in Hutchinson further clarified the law surrounding consent to sexual activity, holding that […]