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Archives : 2015

Legal Wit — The Bricks of Evidence Stack Up

… a court can take into account erratic driving in conjunction with other pieces of evidence in determining whether there is evidence of some degree of impairment of the Accused's driving.

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The General Court of the European Union held that marks that included protecting a technical function or functionality of the goods were invalid.

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Recent Court of Appeal decision in which a contempt order against the mother in a parental alienation case was set aside.

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This post summarizes a recent Ontario case that involves nuisance, strict liability, remedies issues, and malicious prosecution

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Ross River Dena Council v. Canada (Attorney General) | 2015 CarswellYukon 67 | Yukon Territory Supreme Court

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Legal Wit — Get By With a Little Help

The law considers it generally fair that persons who commit a crime together shall be tried for it together.

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A court with in personam jurisdiction over a non-party can make an order affecting internet conduct in other jurisdictions.

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Beaudry-Mellor v. Swidnicki | 2012 CarswellSask 793 | Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench

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BC court holds police arranging contact with Punjabi speaking lawyer not amounting to interference with accused’s right to counsel.

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Legal Wit — Signatures

The back page includes a series of undertakings on behalf of the Corporate Defendants.

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This post concisely summarizes how the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act deals with people deemed inadmissible to Canada for various reasons.

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Court dismisses appeal of first degree murder conviction based on statements made in course of Mr. Big operation.

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