Despite s. 39 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act¸ the Provincial Court of British Columbia imposed a custodial sentence of 16 months on a young offender who harassed women with threats of doxing, or publishing their identifiable personal information on the Internet.

Recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in which gifted money placed in a joint account was excluded from net family property.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approves a key employee retention plan and grants a sealing order, denying a request to disclose the compensation information and terms of individual contracts.

Between conviction and sentencing of the accused, the release of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision amounted to a fundamental restatement of the law that created a rebuttable presumption where no defence had previously existed – although new arguments on appeal were generally prohibited, the appellate court overturned the accused’s conviction and ordered a new trial.

Recent joint family venture decision which provides a useful review of the principles of constructive trust and unjust enrichment.

The Supreme Court of Canada held the unpaid concessionaire of a toll highway could not block the licence renewal of a driver who obtained a discharge from bankruptcy listing outstanding tolls.

Recent case finds passenger not arbitrarily detained at roadside when vehicle pulled over by police

Recent decision in which a Saskatchewan court refused to retroactively vary a fixed and definite child support agreement.

In anticipation of an attack on the adequacy of the police investigation as a defence to the first-degree murder charge, the Crown sought to lead some investigative hearsay evidence. Although a voir dire was held, the Court declined to rule on its admissibility in the absence of any indication that the accused would be raising such a defence.

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

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

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