This post summarizes a Quebec Court of Appeal case which confirmed that when their liberty interest is engaged, the accused has a right to be heard.

Summarizes an Ontario Court of Appeal case in which the court had to consider the role domestic violence should play in determining best interests of the child.

This post summarizes a recent BC case which hinged on whether two colleges named after the same city led to unfair competition.

This post summarizes a recent case in which a person on trial for first degree murder successfully applied for an order directing the government to fund counsel

Summary of recent Alberta case in which claim was made that a lawyer needed to take instruction from both the husband and wife to complete a transaction.

Interesting case from Newfoundland in which the defendant claims infringement of his fair trial rights because courthouse was named after personal plaintiff.

This post summarizes a Newfoundland case in which the Court had to determine whether the parties had been validly married.

Summary of a recent New Brunswick case in which a former same sex spouse attempted to contract out of child support obligations.

Interesting case from BC Court of Appeal dealing with protection of Aboriginal religious rights under s 2(a) of the Charter.

Summary of an interesting Supreme Court case in which the validity of the federal Child Support Guidelines was challenged in the Federal Court

Can the defence use therapeutic records after the Crown includes them in disclosure by mistake?

A classic from the cows-on-highway genre: is it reasonably foreseeable that cows will swim?