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The failure to consider a relevant aggravating factor, such as the interprovincial impact of heroin trafficking in this instance, would justify appellate intervention with the sentence imposed.

Recent case which dealt with a lump-sum spousal support payment in the context of settlement structure, bankruptcy and variation.

Recent parental alienation case which dealt with the rights of a child and a police enforcement clause in a custody order.

R. v. McDonald | 2015 CarswellBC 3421 | British Columbia Supreme Court

Judicial comity aims to prevent conflicting jurisprudence and to encourage certainty in the law; however, new evidence would affect the standard of review.

Legal researchers can now review legislation in a single document instead of section by section.

It appears to me a rather challenging proposition for the defendants to suggest that I should actually interpret the phrases displayed prominently on this document, i.

Recent Ontario case which confirms that Indigenous people are not exempt from provincial laws of general application.

Andrew Peller Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue | 2015 CarswellNat 7166 | Tax Court of Canada [Employment Insurance]

The Defendants submit that in not permitting transcription of the Reasons for Decision for the summary judgment motion, Justice Wright committed a breach of natural justice because the parties have a fundamental right to have access to the Reasons for Decision.

Bill C-119 provides for enhanced protection of personal health information, the electronic health record, and new penalties and enforcement provisions.

Recent summary judgment which set aside a separation agreement for unconscionability and essential unfairness.