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Recent decision in which the judge found a way for the applicant to access the value of her foreign property.

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News and Views | Milligan’s Criminal Law Advisor

Supreme Court of Canada rules provision of Truth in Sentencing Act violates principles of proportionality in sentencing

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Epstein’s This Week in Family Law | Medium-Term Marriage

Recent Manitoba Court of Appeal decision that dealt with spousal support in a medium-term marriage.

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Dimock Stratton's Intellectual Property Law Newsletter | Trademark

This was an appeal of the Registrar's decision to expunge the trademark "MEDINET", registered in association with the goods "computer software programs", for failing to use the mark in the preceding three years. The Federal Court allowed the appeal and ordered the Registrar to maintain the registration.

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News and Views | Police Powers

Ontario court finds strip search of accused lawful

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Recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision in which the father was in contempt of a court order.

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Recent Saskatchewan Queen Bench decision in which RRSP income was not included in the father’s annual income for child support calculation purposes.

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By order dated January 14, 2016, a general claims process was approved to determine claims against the g claims procedure was granted and the Order was made on March 14, 2016. The Order provided for a streamlined grievance claim procedure. The goal was to have such claims determined by August 31, 2016, which coincides with the conclusion of the SISP and the expiry of the DIP Financing.

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The Supreme Court of Canada held that the ‘disturbed mind’ element underlying infanticide must be a disturbance caused by the mother’s not having fully recovered from giving birth or from lactating.

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Recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case in which a father attempted to sue the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa.

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Epstein’s This Week in Family Law | Variation Based on Material Change

Recent support case which dealt with the distinction between a review provision and a variation based on material change.

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Police Powers | Liquor Licence Act

Ontario court rules search of car trunk under Liquor Licence Act unlawful

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