LAVALIN CLAIMS VICTIM ROLE IN ABUSE OF PROCESS

   The federal prosecution service says SNC-Lavalin misunderstands the role of the attorney general in criminal cases, and should not be allowed to file new arguments as the company fights in the Federal Court of Appeal to avoid a criminal trial on corruption and fraud charges.
   In March, SNC-Lavalin lost its attempt in Federal Court to overturn the DPP’s decision, as Justice Catherine Kane ruled it was a matter of prosecutorial discretion and thus not reviewable by the court.
  But the company filed an appeal in April, and it’s seeking to introduce amendments to its initial Federal Court application so it can allege an abuse of process. Justice Kane ruled that abuse of process was the only grounds on which the DPP’s decision could be reviewed, but SNC-Lavalin had not made that allegation.