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| December 5, 2017
Judges are appointed based on intelligence, ethics, integrity, experience and education, including past case experience. It is these very same qualities that sometimes pose barriers to persuading a judge of... Continue Reading...
| November 7, 2017
For those that question the likelihood that child support will really be collected should read Ontario (Director, Family Responsibility Office) v. Westerop [2014] O.J. No. 4583. Justice Platana released a... Continue Reading...
| October 3, 2017
That is the question that Justice Brown had to answer in Vaseloff v. Leo [2014] O.J. No. 4836. In this case, Vaseloff and Leo began a romantic relationship in 2002... Continue Reading...
| September 6, 2017
That is exactly what has triggered a maelstrom in the legal community with the decision of Justice Nordheimer in Jane Conte Professional Corp. v. Smith [2014] O.J. No. 5033. He... Continue Reading...
| August 2, 2017
We all know that the Child Support Guidelines provide for an annual calculation of child support so that the payor’s income determines the applicable Table sum for child support each... Continue Reading...
| June 6, 2017
As we continue to grapple with the lack of civility in the profession, I can’t help but think of how the titles we use to refer to one another influences... Continue Reading...
| May 2, 2017
What a silly question…or is it ? One of the most important qualities that a lawyer should have is awareness – awareness of the client, the issues, the law and... Continue Reading...
| April 4, 2017
The province of British Columbia established a policy to charge litigants fees based on the number of days of trial. In Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia... Continue Reading...
| February 2, 2017
Society has become more complex. Whether the subject is commerce, education, health or relationships, trial counsel have grown accustomed to relying upon experts to convince judges of the outcome sought... Continue Reading...
| September 5, 2016
In this era, the first place a person goes to find information is the internet. With trillions of websites abounding containing information from medicine to travel advisories to employment options,... Continue Reading...