Legal Research Archives : 2017

Digest of the Week | Incapacity and Guardianship

Mother, age 90, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease -- Her four children could not agree on her care -- M and A applied for declaration of mother’s incapacity and their appointment as guardians of her personal care and property

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Police Powers | Exigent Circumstances

Concern for officer safety constituted exigent circumstances resulting in delay in providing access to counsel

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Milligan's Criminal Law Advisor | Cash Bail

Supreme Court of Canada confirms that a recognizance has the same coercive effect as cash bail

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Digest of the Week | Intestate Succession

Although unusual, it was possible for person who dies without will to leave behind two or even more persons who might qualify as "spouse" under WESA for purposes of intestate estate distribution

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Celebrating Canada’s 150th

Thomson Reuters wishes Canada a Happy 150!

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Young Associates Lunch and Learn

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Digest of the Week | Costs Against a Personal Representative

Daughter failed in her role as fiduciary towards her father, and defendants’ posture amounted to more than mistake

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Introducing Proview Federated Search

With ProView Federated Search, you can simultaneously search content on westlaw Canada and nearly 300 eLooseleafs on ProView. View Video.

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Digest of the Week | Compensation for Estate Trustees

Trustees were entitled to reimbursement for disbursements but not to compensation, as they had not presented time dockets and had engaged in troubling conduct with suggestions about trust that were contrary to beneficiary’s interests

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Digest of the Week | Dependants' Relief

By clawing back into father's net estate only that portion of proceeds of life insurance policy in excess of amount required to satisfy father's family law support obligations, funds may be made available to support other dependants while discharging existing support obligations

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Milligan's Criminal Law Advisor | Trafficking Fentanyl

BC Court of Appeal established sentencing range of 18-36 months for street trafficking of fentanyl

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Digest of the Week | Property in Reproductive Material

Deceased freely and repeatedly expressed his consent to wife's use of reproductive material following his death

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