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S.C.C. rules on Criminal Code's s. 515(10)(c) balancing test for detention in custody of an accused.

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Court of appeal holds spousal incompetency rule does not extend to common law spouses.

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Recent Court of Appeal decision in which pleadings were struck for failure to comply with financial disclosure orders.

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Supreme Court holds ban on cannabis derivatives infringes security of the person.

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Recent decision in which the judge ruled on a motion for interim custody by creating a nesting arrangement.

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In Reckitt Benckiser LLC v. Jamieson Laboratories Ltd., the Federal Court applied the tri-partite test and granted an interlocutory injunction to restrain Jamieson from selling essentially the same product into the same channels as Reckitt Benckiser’s registered trademark.

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Recent decision which dealt with the use of illegally obtained evidence and hearsay in a high-conflict custody dispute.

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Ontario Court of Appeal finds Rule 53.03 disclosure requirements apply only to expert witnesses retained by parties.

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Recent decision which found that a provincial court judge had the discretion to order the repayment of an overpayment of spousal support.

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Supreme Court of Canada held the lawyer’s duty to disclose clients’ records under Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations to violate principles of fundamental justice.

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Recent Alberta case prevents employee alleging wrongful dismissal from double recovery after accepting recovery process under the ESA

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Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence for firearms offence unconstitutional

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