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Archives : 2014

Scotia Mortgage Corp. v. Manzouri | 2012 CarswellAlta 1061 | Prowse (Master)

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Legal Wit — Arguments Compared to

In his refusal to be bound by the common law, that is the authoritative interpretation of laws by judicial precedent, Mr.

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Phrase of the Week - Original Work

Robinson c. Films Cinar inc. | 2013 CarswellQue 12346 | McLachlin C.J.C.

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Legal Wit — Wishing Doesn't Make it True

Dressing up its pleading as the Plaintiff does cannot overcome the fact that absent a contract between the parties the Plaintiff cannot have an interest in the land.

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Word of the Week - Research

Public Performance of Musical Works, Re | 2012 CarswellNat 2381 | Abella J.

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Legal Wit — Making a Silk Purse out of a Dog's Ear

But as I earlier intimated, such a finding does not intimidate counsel for the defendant as he says that as council has declared that these matters amount to an "emergency" such cannot be questioned.

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Variation — L.M.P. v. L.S. Revisited — Section 17 of the Divorce Act Explained

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Phrase of the Week - IP Address

Century 21 Canada Ltd. Partnership v. Rogers Communications Inc. | 2011 CarswellBC 2348 | Punnett J.

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Word of the Week - Indexing

Century 21 Canada Ltd. Partnership v. Rogers Communications Inc. | 2011 CarswellBC 2348 | Punnett J.

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Legal Wit — A Kafka-esque Vortex. Sounds Good.

This application arises from one of what I understand are 1400 plus Canadians caught in a vortex under a portion of that legislation that would have impressed Franz Kafka.

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Hassan v. Matsqui Institution | 2012 CarswellBC 2441 | Fitch J.

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Legal Wit — Red Handed

It seems that the Bank got caught with its hand in the cookie jar.

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