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The Canadian Bankruptcy process: A Rollercoaster of Expectations For Some Bankrupts
The Canadian Bankruptcy Process can be a rollercoaster of expectations. A bankrupt may believe the he or she is free of creditors only to find that some debts may survive a bankruptcy discharge. Or a discharge may be granted on … Continue reading
The Debt Collection Highway
Sometimes, Debt Collection can be a straight route. Invoices are rendered for goods/services. There is no issue the goods/services were provided. The debtor does not contest the quality of the services/goods. Claim, summary judgment, and hopefully a debtor who will … Continue reading
Break and Enter in Canada
Like many Criminal Offences, there are a host of different factors that come into play when sentencing the Break and Enter Defendant. A spectrum of cases exist from the less serious to the Defendants who face serious penitentiary time. A … Continue reading
Practicing Law with Professionalism, Integrity, Humility
Some of us have to know the intricacies of sentencing law. Others must ensure construction liens are registered on time. Some have to be up to date on the law of rescission. Others may have a strong working knowledge of … Continue reading
The Strands of Criminal and Civil Cases
Many cases have different legal strands weaving through them. Recognizing those strands and marshalling the facts and law around them is important to the structure/integrity of a given case. A Criminal lawyer may have many strands to worry about. There … Continue reading
Running the Litigation Path
A plaintiff commences an action for relief. The hope is the plaintiff’s action will make it to the finish line whether on settlement or at trial with the relief requested or at least a substantial part of it. Along the … Continue reading
Substance in harmony with Form: Court Matters
The substance over form principle appears in many areas of law. The Court is concerned with the essence of the matter before it regardless of the label that may be used by one of more parties. There may be advantages … Continue reading
The Law of Negligence: Value-ridden law
Duty of care, standards of care, proximity, reasonable foreseeability, risk of harm. Words we see in the law of negligence. This area of law has its foundations in important values: fairness, justice but also accountability ,but not to the point … Continue reading
The General Warrant in Canadian Criminal Law
The Oxford Minireference Thesaurus describes the word General as “usual, customary, common, ordinary, normal, standard, regular, everyday, typical, conventional, habitual, run-of-the-mill..” However a General Warrant is not intended to be common or usual. It’s role for searching is prescribed by … Continue reading
The Vexatious Litigant
The Vexatious litigant (“VL”) is a different breed. There are a number of red flags for this type of litigant and Vexatious Proceedings. However the categories of vexatious proceedings and their characteristics are not closed. The VL is often in … Continue reading