Judgments
Due to Binnie's background in business and corporate law, he has typically written many of the judgments in those areas of law. His style of judging in constitutional cases is said to lean towards giving deference to government. This can most clearly be seen in cases such as the recent Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) .
Binnie nonetheless felt that a majority of the court was too favourable to the Crown against the rights of accused in R v Sinclair, a 2010 case regarding an accused's right to counsel during police questioning.
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