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News and Views Archives : 2015

Recent case imposes constructive trust on certain proceeds held by a Receiver in order to prevent an inequitable and unjust result.

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Recent decision in which RRSP withdrawals were included in spouse’s presumptive income for interim support purposes.

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News and Views — WeirFoulds Estates & Trusts Newsletter

This post discusses physician-assisted suicide and the Supreme Court of Canada case Carter v Canada (Attorney General).

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Recent case notes that amendments to the Ontario Family Law Rules did not change the role of expert witnesses, but rather restate their common law duties.

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The post provides an update on Indian Residential School class action Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General).

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Recent case provides a primer on rescinding child support arrears and Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act default orders.

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This post discusses a recent Ontario Court of Justice case in which the Court ruled that the Crown must justify keeping defendants in handcuffs in the prisoner's dock.

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This post by the editor of the Index to Canadian Legal Literature describes a number of new types of material now included in the Index.

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The Combating Counterfeit Products Act, S.C. 2014. c. 32 provides Canada Border Services Agency with authority to take action against commercial movement of counterfeit goods at border and adds new criminal offences relating to counterfeit goods.

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An appeal court issued its first decision regarding the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines and provided a detailed standard of review analysis.

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News and Views — WeirFoulds Estates & Trusts Newsletter

This post provides an update on recent changes to the Estate Administration Tax Act, 1998 in Ontario.

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Mobile in Practice: The Benefits of a Virtual Law Firm

The move to a virtual practice represents a number of potential cost savings and benefits for solo and small law firms. Discover what they are in the White Paper written by Jared Correia.

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