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This post summarizes a Quebec Court of Appeal case which confirmed that when their liberty interest is engaged, the accused has a right to be heard.

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Summarizes an Ontario Court of Appeal case in which the court had to consider the role domestic violence should play in determining best interests of the child.

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This post summarizes a recent BC case which hinged on whether two colleges named after the same city led to unfair competition.

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This post summarizes a recent case in which a person on trial for first degree murder successfully applied for an order directing the government to fund counsel

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Summary of recent Alberta case in which claim was made that a lawyer needed to take instruction from both the husband and wife to complete a transaction.

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Interesting case from Newfoundland in which the defendant claims infringement of his fair trial rights because courthouse was named after personal plaintiff.

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This post summarizes a Newfoundland case in which the Court had to determine whether the parties had been validly married.

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Summary of a recent New Brunswick case in which a former same sex spouse attempted to contract out of child support obligations.

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Interesting case from BC Court of Appeal dealing with protection of Aboriginal religious rights under s 2(a) of the Charter.

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Summary of an interesting Supreme Court case in which the validity of the federal Child Support Guidelines was challenged in the Federal Court

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Can the defence use therapeutic records after the Crown includes them in disclosure by mistake?

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A classic from the cows-on-highway genre: is it reasonably foreseeable that cows will swim?

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