About Joshua Beckie

Joshua Beckie earned his B.Comm. from the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary in 2014.

Whatever Happened to … David Chen and Citizen Arrests

September 5, 2014 By Peter Bowal, Ivan Via and Joshua Beckie

Arrest consists of the actual seizure or touching of a person’s body with a view to his detention. The mere pronouncing of words of arrest is not an arrest, unless the person sought to be arrested submits to the process and goes with the arresting officer. – R. v. Latimer, [1997] 1 SCR 217 The […]

Filed Under: Famous Cases Tagged With: case law, citizen arrests, criminal law, legislation

Authors:

Peter Bowal

Peter Bowal is a Professor of Law at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta.

Ivan Via

Ivan Via is a fourth year student at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary (2014).

Joshua Beckie

Joshua Beckie earned his B.Comm. from the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary in 2014.

Regulation of Employment Agencies

September 5, 2014 By Peter Bowal, Kymbat Yermekbayeva and Joshua Beckie

. . . the essential duty of the employment service shall be to ensure . . . the best possible organization of the employment market as an integral part of the national programme for the achievement and maintenance of full employment and the development and use of productive resources. – International Labour Organization, Employment […]

Filed Under: Employment Law Tagged With: employment, employment agencies, job seekers, legislation

Authors:

Peter Bowal

Peter Bowal is a Professor of Law at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta.