R v Canadian Dredge & Dock Co
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA CASE
Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. v. R.; R. v. Canadian Dredge & Dock Co.
R v Canadian Dredge & Dock Co is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on corporate liability where the Court adopted the English identification doctrine for liability, which states that culpability for acts and mental states of a corporation can be represented by employees and officers on the basis that they are the "directing mind" of the corporate entity.