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The Ontario Court of Appeal Declines to Extend the Doctrine of Unconscionability into the Performance of Contracts
Canada - January 27 2016 In the 14 months since the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its landmark decision in Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 [1] the general organizing…
Right Back Where You Came From: Does the law of your birthplace govern your estate without you even knowing it?
Canada - July 13 2016 If an individual is born in Alberta, lives and works in BC for more than a decade, then lives and works in Saskatchewan for more than a decade, then…
The Ontario Court of Appeal Weighs in on the Jordan Framework for Trial Within a Reasonable Time
Canada - October 12 2016 As discussed in our previous post, the Supreme Court of Canada recently dramatically altered the framework applicable to the right to a criminal trial…
Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies test to be applied at Rule 48.14 status hearings
Canada - December 15 2014 In Kara v. Arnold, 2014 ONCA 871, the Ontario Court of Appeal seized an opportunity to revisit its recent jurisprudence regarding status hearings and…
R. v. Jordan - The Supreme Court of Canada Dramatically Alters the Framework Applicable to the Right to a Criminal Trial Within a Reasonable Time
Canada - July 15 2016 For decades members of the judiciary have publicly raised concerns about the swelling length and complexity of criminal cases. In October 2005…
