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Legal Wit — Declining to Take a Smell

The witness said that the odor was "peculiar perfumy odor.

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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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This post summarizes the sentencing of someone for breaching a bail condition that he could not lawfully comply with.

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Modified Objective Test

Higginson v. R.T.D. Enterprises Ltd. | 2012 CarswellBC 2560 | British Columbia Supreme Court

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Legal Wit — The Limits of Fairness

I do not think that it lies well in the mouth of the unsuccessful party whose evidence was found to be lacking to complain that the party opposite did a more thorough job marshalling its resources.

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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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Phrase of the Week - Oh, Of Course Test

Vandal v. Cousineau | 2014 CarswellAlta 2026 | Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

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Supreme Court holds mandatory minimum sentence for firearms offence unconstitutional

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Court of Appeal finds unrepresented defendant’s guilty plea not involuntary.

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Legal Wit — Pay the Piper

We have a marvellous legal system in Ontario.

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This post summarizes a NS Court of Appeal case which affirmed that negligent investigation requires a finding that police conduct fell below an acceptable standard.

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