Legal Experience
Marley practised law privately from 1978 to 1980 and from 1986 to his retirement in 1997, focusing on civil and commercial litigation.
He was involved in some "victim's rights" cases. Marley successfully lobbied for an amendment to the Canada Bankruptcy Act which imposed permanent liability for civil court judgements in assault cases.
Marley also successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Mochinski case for the imposition of governmental liability respecting the negligence of independent contractors.
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