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Digest of the Week | Vexatious proceedings

The tenant-plaintiff’s action against the landlord and several others regarding an eviction was dismissed for being frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process.

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B.C. Court of Appeal finds accused had reasonable expectation of privacy in social media messages

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Word of the Week | Dial-a-Dope

R. v. Voong | 2015 BCCA 285 | British Columbia Court of Appeal

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News and Views | Police Powers

Ontario court finds strip search of accused lawful

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Federal Court of Appeal finds essential nature and function of police service was to provide policing services and that was matter within the provincial sphere.

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MacGregor v. Lethbridge College (2016) 2016 ABPC 72, 2016 CarswellAlta 563 Alberta Provincial Court

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Word of the Week | Separate and Apart

Xu v. Zhang | 2015 CarswellBC 3745 | British Columbia Supreme Court

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice parental alienation case in which the children were acting in defiance of custody order.

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Recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision in which the father was in contempt of a court order.

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Legal Wit — Man's Best Neighbour?

While it is widely accepted that the dog is man's best friend, it is less certain whether the dog is man's best neighbour.

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Turmel v. R. (2016), [2016] F.C.J. No. 77, 2016 CarswellNat 126, 2016 FCA 9 (F.C.A.) at para. 12 Pelletier, Stratas and Gleason JJ.A.)

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The Ontario Court of Appeal considers whether the motion judge had the jurisdiction to strike defendants’ pleading.

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