Legal Insight
Current news, cases, and ideas affecting law and practice.

With Valentine’s Day behind us, gifts are on our minds. But here at the Insight blog, we’re more fascinated by the concept of legal gifts. When is something presumed to be a gift? This post looks at presumptions within the context of gifts between husband and wife, parent and child and between strangers, as well as in the purchase of land in the name of another.

This post discusses a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case that examines notice periods for franchise contracts.

This post summarises a recent Manitoba Queen's Bench case in which a lawyer unsuccessfully challenged the validity of the Law Society's continuing professional development requirements.

O'Brien Paving Inc. v. Hill | 2012 CarswellOnt 8794 (Ont. L.R.B.) | Waddingham Vice Chair

I have no doubt the Accused was operating the motor vehicle on the date and time in question.

This post summarises a recent Manitoba Court of Appeal case which examines multiple issues regarding spousal support.

Kelly v. Perth (County) | 2014 CarswellOnt 9528 (Ont. S.C.J.) | Grace J.

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The impact of encrypted information in police investigation and its role in criminal cases.

Recent appeal case finds evidence of impairment insufficient to support conviction for impaired driving.

This post discusses a recent Nova Scotia Supreme Court case which the custodial parent sought permission to relocate from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.

This post summarises a recent Nova Scotia Supreme Court case in which charges were stayed due to unreasonable delay caused, in part, by late Crown disclosure.