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Recent court of appeal decision regarding the variation of spousal support and the foreseeability of material change.

I have reviewed the affidavit of service and I must say that I have grave doubts as to its accuracy.

Reflecting the daily news coverage of bribery and corruption scandals, this month’s post takes a closer look at some of the Criminal Code’s numerous offences relating to corruption, specifically bribery of officials, bribery of officers and frauds on government.

Case comment on Frank v Canada (Attorney General) in which the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld restrictions on non-residents voting in Federal elections

Podolsky v. Cadillac Fairview Corp. | 2013 CarswellOnt 1405 | Ontario Court of Justice

Recent decision in which a disabled spouse’s claim for spousal support based on need was denied by the court.

Can the defence use therapeutic records after the Crown includes them in disclosure by mistake?

I do not regard the length or thickness of the evidentiary and rhetorical record as necessarily revealing much, because a great volume of material may actually indicate that the lawyers spent too little time preparing the matter.

Elliott v. R. | 2013 CarswellNat 2540 | (T.C.C. [General Procedure]

Perhaps the persons involved in naming the Cranberry Village project were prescient in that cranberries grow naturally in bogs.

Case comment on a recent Manitoba Court of Appeal case in which a lawyer unsuccessfully challenged the validity of the Law Society's continuing professional development requirements.

George Orwell warned that lurking behind the fun offered by competitive sports is the threat of the arousal of "the most savage combative instincts".