What are the leading cases on s. 6(2)(b) of the Canadian Bar Code?
Northwest Territories, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, 1996 CanLII 10200 (NWT CA):
The leading cases on s. 6(2)(b) are Skapinker v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 1984 CanLII 3 (SCC), [1984] 1 S.C.R. 357, and Black v. Law Society of Alberta (supra). In Skapinker, Ontario legislation required Canadian citizenship as a condition of membership in the bar. Skapinker was a permanent resident of Canada and Ontario who met all the necessary requirements except for citizenship.
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