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What's Solicitor-Client Privilege, and Can I Use it to Protect My Documents...
There are lots of legal information privileges out there. Spousal privilege. Informer privilege. Even priest-penitent privilege (in Quebec).The thing all those privileges have in common is the...
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What's the Difference Between A Barrister and a Solicitor? Inquiring Minds...
Barrister in Traditional Court Attire (Canada has now dispensed with wigs)Photo credit: WikipediaI'm frequently asked the question: "what's the difference between a Barrister and a Solicitor?" It's...
View ArticleWHY A WILL IS THE BEST BARGAIN YOU'LL EVER RECEIVE IN LEGAL SERVICES
One of the understandable realities of private legal practice is clients wanting to know how much a legal service is going to cost. Unlike buying a television, usually clients don't ask "how much?" so...
View ArticleWHY A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IS THE SECOND BEST BARGAIN YOU'LL EVER RECEIVE...
If you read my last post on wills being the best bargain you'll ever receive in legal services, you might be wondering why I rank real estate transaction as the second best bargain - instead of perhaps...
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MUST I GIVE OUT MY SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER (SIN) TO A PRIVATE BUSINESS?
Canada's Just Retired Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart. Photo Credit: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) used to be tossed around like middle names....
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ANIMAL LAW 101 PART III: CONTRACT DISPUTES CONCERNING PETS
Yes, you can indeed adopt a recuse pot belly pig from the SPCA, but such an adoption still involves contract law. This is Ophelia. One of our core courses in first year law school was contract law,...
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Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Liability of Employees, Supervisors, Executives...
Image courtesy of Suat Eman, freedigitalphotos.net.What if this crane collapses, and hits workers on the construction site below it? Could you be liable to charges if you were operating the crane at...
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HOW TO BEST SUPPORT YOUR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT DEFENCE
Credit: Jennifer Wilson; University Western Ontario NewsAnyone who is a professional risks being accused of misconduct at some point in her or his career. Because the standard for proving that...
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FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESSFUL APPEALS OF ADVERSE TRIAL JUDGMENTS
1. BE ON TIME WITH FILING THE APPEALIt might strike you as strange that it's more important to be on time with an appeal, than to have great grounds of appeal, but really that's how life works in...
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THE LEGAL SENSELESSNESS OF DOGGIE RACISM
Pittbull? Probably not. Vizslador (Vizsla/Labrador), yes.Photo credit: Natalie RoweIt's unfortunate that throughout history there have been legislative trends, where legislators around the country,...
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Do I Need a Lawyer to Fight an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP)? And...
Source: Reproduced in Evaluation of Administrative Monetary Penalties (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2012)Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) have been around for a long time, though they used...
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Should I Appeal My Negative Judgment in Family Court?
In Canada, we don't elect our family court (or other) judges, however who you draw as the single judge hearing your family court case can make a lot of difference to the outcome. Source: Campaign...
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Can I Appeal an Appeal I Lost?
Interior of Supreme Court of Canada.Source: Wikipedia.Regardless of the level of court you start at with your appeal, there will always be a chance of at least one more appeal level if you lose the...
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Should I Hire an Out of Town Lawyer?
In days of old, your only lawyer choice was the one whose office you walked or drove by everyday, because s/he was in your neighbourhood. While the Yellow Pages and print advertising might have...
View ArticleTHE BEST OF ... PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE-MISCONDUCT DEFENCE
I recently got to thinking: hey, if radio and televisions shows can do 'the best of' reruns, that people still enjoy and get something out of, maybe because they missed the program the first time...
View ArticleTHE BEST OF ... TAX LAW
Continuing in my "Best Of ... " series of greatest blog hits, today I offer you tax law. There may be no area of law that strikes terror into the hearts of the public and lawyers alike as does tax law....
View ArticleTHE BEST OF ... ANIMAL LAW
My regular readers (at least those who also occasionally take a look at my firm's Facebook page) might be aware that I'm a supporter of animal causes. Not every cause under the sun, or every group. I'm...
View ArticleTHE BEST OF ... APPELLATE PRACTICE
I especially like doing appeals. I find I can often obtain the best results for my clients when I am permitted to carefully clarify for a court what are the legal as opposed to factual issues at play,...
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Do I Need to Lawyer to Declare Bankruptcy? What if I'm a Creditor Pursuing...
Yes, this is a real game. Credit: Tangent Games, http://www.tangent-games.com/bankruptcy.htmlUsually, you don't need a lawyer to deal with your bankruptcy. You'll definitely need a trustee in...
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