Accused's confession was voluntary where there was no nexus between the decision to confess and an "inducement" made by police

This excerpt provides an introduction to the principles of liability in Canadian tort law. Topics covered include volition, motive, mistake, duty to the injured party, interest harmed, burden of proof, and concurrent liability in contract and tort.

Information provided by an unknown anonymous informant amounted to reasonable and probable grounds to arrest the accused for drug trafficking

Ontario court holds "Gladue" principles apply to bail applications heard by the Court of Appeal

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Search of abandoned backpack containing shotgun and ammunition found not to violate accused's s. 8 rights.

This Sample Famly Law Memo analyzes the legal issue of whether a spouse is intentionally underemployed or unemployed such that it will impute the income for the purpose of calculating child support.

Yukon Court of Appeal holds date and locale alleged in indictment are material and must be proven by Crown

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BC court grants complainant's application to testify with pet dog on her lap at dangerous offender hearing

Court held that officer could not rely on intuition as basis for warrantless search of university student's backpack

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