Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Hull & Hull Blog 2. PierreRoy & Associés 3. Le Blogue du CRL 4. Legal Post Blog 5. FACL BC Podcast

Hull & Hull Blog
Must Dependant Support Claims Be Heard in Family Court?

Family law and estate litigation are similar practice areas in many ways; the parties to a litigation matter in our area of practice are often family, by blood or marriage, and the roots of a given conflict in that relationship can be decades deep. And yet, these areas of law are not the same. These two practice areas can overlap where there exists a domestic contract (whether it is a cohabitation agreement, a marriage agreement or even a separation agreement), and one of the parties to that agreement dies. It is sometimes asked whether matters involving a claim for support under these circumstances should properly be heard by the Family Court. But would this be correct? …

PierreRoy & Associés
Erreurs courantes à éviter en matière de REER

Le régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite (REER) est l’un des outils les plus puissants dont disposent les Canadiens pour se bâtir un avenir financier sûr. En offrant des avantages fiscaux et en encourageant l’épargne à long terme, les REER peuvent jouer un rôle essentiel pour aider les particuliers à atteindre leurs objectifs de retraite. Toutefois, comme tout outil financier, il comporte des nuances qui peuvent vous faire trébucher si vous ne faites pas attention. …

Le Blogue du CRL
Cardin c. R., 2024 QCCA 1567

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Rien ne permet d’établir une distinction dans la norme de persuasion applicable à la première étape de la démarche exposée dans R. c. Carter (C.S. Can., 1982-06-23), SOQUIJ AZ-82111064, J.E. 82-660, [1982] 1 R.C.S. 938, entre les infractions de complot et les infractions substantielles; la norme de preuve hors de tout doute raisonnable s’applique lorsque le juge des faits détermine, à cette étape, si la preuve démontre l’existence d’un projet commun pour une infraction de complot ou une infraction substantielle. …

Legal Post Blog
Opinion: CRA loss in former Blue Jays’ tax case a win for Canadian sport fans

The names Russell Martin and Josh Donaldson invoke memories of some fantastic seasons for many Toronto Blue Jays fans. For tax professionals, they are now also important players in a crucial court judgment released this month. The ruling by the Tax Court of Canada involves a form of pension plan called a Retirement Compensation Arrangement (RCA). These arrangements are commonly used by those temporarily working in Canada, who may not be eligible for other retirement plans or who may be subject to contribution restrictions on other Canadian plans. …

FACL BC Podcast
Episode 38: Navigating Clerkships from an EDI Perspective

This episode is an edited live recording of the FACL BC event moderated by Jennine Punzalen, FACL BC VP Internal, on November 29th 2023. In this episode, we speak with Stephen Hsia, Christine Yan, Brian Reigh, and Mark Iyengar on their judicial clerkship experiences ranging from the Federal Court, provincial trial and appeal courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada. In their discussion, our panelists discuss the substantive differences between clerking at each court, and share insights on their experiences of diversity and inclusion within their cohorts and with their respective judges. …

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