Cookish v. Paul Lee Associates Professional Corporation 2013 ONCA 278 holds: Ms. Pagliaroli submits on behalf of the appellant that an assessment officer does not have the authority in any…
R. v. Parker, 2013 ONCJ 195 deals with recent amendments to the law of self-defence in Canada. It asks does the new law apply to assist an accused where the…
The blizzard is over, at least for Repulse Bay. It will linger on in Rankin Inlet for the rest of today. It was a real storm — a typical spring…
Bales Beall LLP v. Fingrut, 2013 ONCA 266 provides: Second, the motion judge held that the assessment officer erred by treating the former costs grid as the benchmark for setting…
An NCR verdict does not mean a person gets to “walk” free, nor can anyone with a mental illness use the defence to avoid jail. Story here •MYTH: An NCR…
An NCR verdict does not mean a person gets to “walk” free, nor can anyone with a mental illness use the defence to avoid jail. Story here •MYTH: An NCR…
(This is the one in China – not Nunavut)
McCready v. De Dwa Dehs Neys, 2013 ONSC 2425 holds: It is clear from judgments across the country that a true independent contractor like the Plaintiff, who is free to…
In 1932 Germany's suicide rate was four times that of the UK and double that of America. Perhaps this reflected a despair for the state of the nation that underpinned…
Tarion Warranty Corporation v. Boros, 2013 ONCA 263 reminds us that business records are not admissible hearsay unless there is proof that they are, in fact, business records: The issue…
R. v. MacIntosh 2013 SCC 23 upholds, unanimously, the decision of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in R. v. MacIntosh, 2011 NSCA 111. That case is clear that an…
Amato v. Welsh, 2013 ONCA 258 is a pleadings case. Accordingly it needs only to find a proposition of law is tenable. That said, it is a very important decision…
