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Court of Appeal finds unrepresented defendant’s guilty plea not involuntary.

We have a marvellous legal system in Ontario.

This post summarizes a NS Court of Appeal case which affirmed that negligent investigation requires a finding that police conduct fell below an acceptable standard.

Calgary (City) and CUPE, Local 38 (Policy Grievances), Re | 2012 CarswellAlta 1446 | (Alta. Arb.)

Recent decision which found a minor did not need a litigation guardian in order to sue a parent for child support.

In Black & Decker Corp. v. Piranha Abrasives Inc., the Federal Court found trademark infringement on the basis of high resemblance between two marks, but dismissed allegations of passing off and depreciation of goodwill.

It is an elementary part of a Judge's training to be taught to consider pleas dispassionately and on their legal merits even where, as for instance, in some cases involving the repudiation of gaming debts, such consideration may involve applying his mind where he is tempted to avert his nostrils.

A recent decision of the Federal Court considered whether using copies of keyword meta tags in the metadata of a website constitutes copyright infringement.

In a recent CCAA proceeding a secured creditor successfully opposed fees payable to a special restructuring committee created by the board of directors.

The Court does not live in a vacuum.

Recent decision in which an application to vary a spousal support order based on material change was dismissed.

The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Fearon balances privacy rights and the needs of law enforcement to provide limited guidance on the warrantless search of a mobile phone.