By clawing back into father's net estate only that portion of proceeds of life insurance policy in excess of amount required to satisfy father's family law support obligations, funds may be made available to support other dependants while discharging existing support obligations

Deceased freely and repeatedly expressed his consent to wife's use of reproductive material following his death

Accused provided drugs to victim who later died from extreme cold

The Ontario Court of Appeal found that the trial judge properly instructed the jury on the fact that it was the trier of facts and clearly instructed the jury on legal issues such as the difference between negligence and error in professional judgment, and the onus of proof.

Ontario Court of Appeal holds that Gladue factors are applicable to bail hearings

The British Columbia Supreme Court discusses how to interpret "survive ... by five days" in the Wills, Estates and Succession Act.

This digest highlights a Supreme Court of Canada decision which allowed the Attorney General’s appeal from a lower court decision allowing rectification of a contract, holding that rectification was limited to cases where the agreement between the parties was not correctly recorded in the instrument that became the final expression of the agreement.

The Alberta Court of Appeal allows a defendant in one application to be added as a respondent in the appeal of another defendant.

This digest highlights an Alberta Court of Appeal decision where the Court dismissed an appeal from a summary judgment motion dismissed the action, holding that orders made under receivership proceedings could not be subject to collateral attack.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal considers the issue of resisting production of documents in the discovery process.

This digest highlights a British Columbia Supreme Court decision where the Court dismissed an oppression remedy application, holding that the oppression remedy has no application to personal disputes about ownership of assets.

This digest highlights a Federal Court decision where the Court dismissed an application to vary Patent Office records pursuant to an agreement to assign certain rights, holding that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain a dispute which is solely a matter of contract.