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Menziesbank Corp. assisted in the implementation of a matrimonial settlement. The Court of Appeal for Ontario granted leave to appeal to the creditors who claimed a solicitor’s lien and a salvage lien in relation to services rendered or money lent to the bankrupt taxpayer.

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The owner lent his ATV, provided the borrower only drive it on his farm -- even after the borrower breached this condition, the court upheld the vicarious liability of the owner for the motor vehicle accident that followed.

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Recent decision which denied a litigant’s request to stay a divorce order due to her being in contempt of a previous order.

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Recent decision dealing with the powers of the trial readiness and case management judges in a parental alienation case.

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Recent court of appeal decision regarding the variation of spousal support and the foreseeability of material change.

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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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Recent decision in which a disabled spouse’s claim for spousal support based on need was denied by the court.

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Ontario Court of Appeal reconciles inconsistent verdicts of criminal negligence but no dangerous driving.

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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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Recent decision in which the court awarded costs against the Children’s Aid Society for improperly obtaining an ex-parte order.

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The sale of a golf course under receivership was approved by the Court, in opposition to the wishes of the first mortgagee, who wanted to redeem the first mortgage.

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The Court of Appeal refused to hear D's attempts to challenge the constitutionality of the Code's criminal negligence provisions, since they were made without notice to the Crown and never mentioned at trial.

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