Legal Research Archives : 2015

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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This post examines the general principles behind the interpretation of contracts, and an overview of the burden of proof for construction and interpretation.

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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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This post explains how to set up a KeyCite Alert in westlaw Canada to automatically monitor citing references.

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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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Case comment on Frank v Canada (Attorney General) in which the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld restrictions on non-residents voting in Federal elections

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

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Case comment on a recent Manitoba Court of Appeal case in which a lawyer unsuccessfully challenged the validity of the Law Society's continuing professional development requirements.

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

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