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Scott C. Acheson

Litigation partner at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP in Toronto, cited in the SCC hearing audio for Atlantic Lottery Corp. v. AG Ontario as "Scott C. Acheson" — a garbling of Scott C. Hutchison.

Oct 11, 2026

speaker_1MODERATOR
125:50
Mr. Scott Ocherson.
125:52
Uh, thank you, Chief Justice.
125:54
Um, uh, uh, on, on behalf of Flutter, I'm gonna try and take you to two or three points that are articulated in the factum and that in my submission support, uh, the decision made by the majority of the Court of Appeal.
126:06
Uh, I'll, I'll just start though by making one comment with respect to, uh, a question asked by Justice Joyal, uh, in relation to whether or not participation by people outside of Ontario would amount to a crime.
126:19
And, and I simply wanna caution the court and maybe pick up on the point made by Justice Cassar that you've got lots of work to do in this case.
126:27
Whether or not, um, that activity outside of Ontario would amount to a crime is an incredibly dense, complicated issue.
126:36
It potentially invites different interpretations for peer-to-peer games versus sports betting versus casino style games.

7 MINS LATER

Malcolm RowePANELIST
133:46
And isn't in that province the key question here?
Richard WagnerMODERATOR
125:50
Mr. Scott Uchison.
125:52
Uh, thank you, Chief Justice.
125:54
Um, on, on, on behalf of Flutter, I'm gonna try and take you to two or three points that are articulated in the factum and that in my submission support, uh, the decision made by the majority of the Court of Appeal.
126:06
Uh, I'll, I'll just start though by making one comment with respect to a, a question asked by Justice Joyal, uh, in relation to whether or not participation by people outside of Ontario would amount to a crime.
126:19
And, and I simply wanna caution the court and maybe pick up on the point made by Justice Kasirer that you've got lots of work to do in this case.
126:27
Whether or not, um, that activity outside of Ontario would amount to a crime is an incredibly dense, complicated issue.
126:36
It potentially invites different interpretations for peer-to-peer games versus sports betting versus casino-style games.

7 MINS LATER

Malcolm Rowe
Malcolm RowePANELIST
133:46
And isn't in that province the key question here?
Mary T. MoreauUNKNOWN
125:50
Mr. Scott Uchison.
125:52
Uh, thank you, Chief Justice.
125:54
Um, uh, uh, on, on behalf of Flutter, I'm gonna try and take you to two or three points that are articulated in the factum and that in my submission support, uh, the decision made by the majority of the Court of Appeal.
126:06
Uh, I'll, I'll just start though by making one comment with respect to, uh, a question asked by Justice Joyal, uh, in relation to whether or not participation by people outside of Ontario would amount to a crime.
126:19
And, and I simply wanna caution the court and maybe pick up on the point made by Justice Cassar that you've got lots of work to do in this case.
126:27
Whether or not, um, that activity outside of Ontario would amount to a crime is an incredibly dense, complicated issue.
126:36
It potentially invites different interpretations for peer-to-peer games versus sports betting versus casino style games.

7 MINS LATER

Russell BrownUNKNOWN
133:46
And isn't in that province the key question here?

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