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Century 21 Canada Ltd. Partnership v. Rogers Communications Inc. | 2011 CarswellBC 2348 | Punnett J.

This application arises from one of what I understand are 1400 plus Canadians caught in a vortex under a portion of that legislation that would have impressed Franz Kafka.

Copyright Infringement — What is a Substantial Part of a Work?

Hassan v. Matsqui Institution | 2012 CarswellBC 2441 | Fitch J.

It seems that the Bank got caught with its hand in the cookie jar.

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Right to counsel — Access to the Internet to Facilitate

Fennemore v. Mercer | 2013 CarswellNfld 220 | Kendra J. Goulding J.

I reject as absurd fabrication the 'dead animal carcass' on the side of the road defence.

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Mobility — Voice of the Child, Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule

R. v. MacDonald | 2014 CarswellNS 16 | Supreme Court of Canada