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If a tree is cut down in the forest, and a judge hears about it, who owns that tree? This is a contest, under s.

Is s. 88.1 of Alberta's Traffic Safety Act, which mandates a temporary license suspension until alcohol related charges are resolved, constitutional?

In Reckitt Benckiser LLC v. Jamieson Laboratories Ltd., the Federal Court applied the tri-partite test and granted an interlocutory injunction to restrain Jamieson from selling essentially the same product into the same channels as Reckitt Benckiser’s registered trademark.

Lake Ontario Cement Ltd./Ciment Lac Ontario Ltée v. Canada (Director of Investigation & Research) | 1990 CarswellNat 769 | Federal Court of Canada

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt requires a high degree of proof, but it does not demand certainty.

This post summarizes a BC case in which a defamation suit was dismissed for unreasonable delay causing significant prejudice to the defendants.

Recent decision which dealt with the use of illegally obtained evidence and hearsay in a high-conflict custody dispute.

Wrzesnewskyj v. Canada (Attorney General) | 2012 CarswellOnt 12998 | Supreme Court of Canada

[The accused] is obviously pretty articulate.

This post looks at Ontario landlord and tenant law, focusing on tenancy agreements, financial issues like security deposits, post-dated cheques and automated payments, the validity of “no pets” clauses, and assigning and subletting.

This post summarizes Elmardy v. Toronto Police Services Board, a case in which the Toronto Police illegally detained and violated the Charter rights of the plaintiff.

Ontario Court of Appeal finds Rule 53.03 disclosure requirements apply only to expert witnesses retained by parties.