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I cannot help but comment that the courts as public institutions are already bursting at the seams with all manner of claims.

Perimeter Search of Residence is Violation of section 8

R. v. Lefthand | 2007 CarswellAlta 850 | Slatter J.A.

A cottage, a camp, a cabin, a country house, a ranch: these are the different names given to second homes across Canada.

When are young offenders liable for an adult sentence? When seeking an adult sentence, the Crown is required to rebut a presumption of reduced moral blameworthiness. This post explores when the Crown may apply for an adult sentence as well as the procedure involved in an adult sentencing hearing.

Child Protection — Do Foster Parents Have a Right of Appeal?

R. v. Whalen | 2014 CarswellOnt 5880 | Ontario Court of Justice

R. v. Florence | 2013 CarswellBC 298 | Watchuk J.

If a voyage aboard the Love Boat is at the top of the happiness scale in seafaring surely the North Atlantic on a trawler during the winter months must be very near, if not precisely at, the bottom.

R. v. Yussuf | 2014 CarswellOnt 3939 | Ontario Court of Justice

R. v. Penno | 1990 CarswellOnt 1003 | Lamer C.J.C.

… copyright law does not require novelty in order to find a work original.