The appellate court overturned the decision not to return the children to Germany, a decision based on an assessment of the children’s best interests rather than on their habitual residence under the Hague Convention.
In days of old, masters of witty social commentary, such as Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce, relied on a fine turn of phrase to poke humour or ridicule.
Haymour v. Acielo (2016), 2016 CarswellAlta 1644, 2016 ABCA 251 (Alta. C.A.) at para. 33, 39 Rowbotham J.A. (Berger and Martin JJ.A. concurring)
The Ontario Divisional Court reviews the powers and duties of an appellate court when considering new evidence on an appeal.
This digest highlights a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case where the Court held that summary judgment to dismiss an action against a bank was not available when there were glaring inconsistencies in the documents submitted to the bank, and the bank should arguably have made reasonable inquiries based on these inconsistencies.
This digest highlights a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision where the Court remitted the matter back to the lower court for redetermination of entitlement to and quantum of damages in a section 8 NOC action where the trial judge improperly relied on hearsay evidence.
Litigation work is a paper-heavy process. See what users of Case Notebook had to say about efficiency both before and after Case Notebook in our Survey Findings.
BC court grants complainant's application to testify with pet dog on her lap at dangerous offender hearing
Canada Industrial Relations Board lacked jurisdiction to certify bargaining unit of employees working for commercial manufacturer of medical cannabis
York University and CUPE, Local 3903 (Davidson), Re (2016) 2016 CarswellOnt 120 Ontario Arbitration
General discussion on the appointment of executors and administrators and their rights and duties in these roles.
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