One Sunday each month OnPoint Legal Research provides Slaw with an extended summary of, and counsel’s commentary on, an important case from the British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario court of appeal.

BOSWORTH V. JUROCK, 2013 BCCA 4

1. CASE SUMMARY

Areas of Law: Class Actions; Real Estate Development; Condominiums

Description: Class actions by individual strata lot owners were permitted under the Class Proceedings Act, despite representative action provisions of the Strata Property Act.

Background: The Appellants were Oswald Jurock, David Barnes, Ralph Case, Standard Apartments Ltd., Proper Tee Investments Ltd., and Greenwich Holdings Ltd. The . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
New and innovative drugs / Medical marihuana :

Takeda Canada Inc. v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al. 2013 FCA 13
Food and Drug Control – Drugs – New and innovative drugs – What constitute
The Minister of Health, through the Office of the Patented Medicines and Liaison, refused to list Takeda’s Canada Inc.’s . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries concern:
Sovereign immunity / Expert evidence / Parental benefits under EI / Metis fishing rights / Questions by criminal jury / Insurance claim and limitations / Intervenors added on appeal / Equality and matrimonial property:

Steen et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al. 2013 ONCA 30
International Law – Sovereignty – Incidents of . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week's summaries concern Matrimonial property, Covenants in easement agreement, Duties of trustee, Sufficiency of judicial reasons, Disqualification of refugees, & Definition of Indian:

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week's summaries are in Criminal law and duress / Adoptions and artificial insemination / Custody and language of education / Medical malpractice / Fatal accidents legislation and equality / Duties of insurance broker / Discovery and privileged documents:

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries are in Natural justice, Government pensions, Testifying in niqab, Definition of disability, & Right to counsel:

R. v. Stonefish (S.T.) 2012 MBCA 116
Criminal Law – Sentencing – Considerations on imposing sentence – Time already served
At his preliminary inquiry the accused pleaded guilty to one count of possession of . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week's summaries are in Jury background checks, Impaired driving , Family law settlements, Mandatory retirement, & Standing:

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week's summaries are in Search and seizure, Landlord and tenant, Criminal seduction, Matrimonial property & Hearsay:

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week's summaries are in Deportation, Sentencing, Collective bargaining, & Debtor's relief

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca. This week's summaries are in Discovery, Divorce, & Liability Insurance

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries are in Stare decisis, Discovery, Labour law, Workers’ compensation, & Admiralty:

R. v. Zentner (R.) 2012 ABCA 332
Courts – Stare decisis – Authority of judicial decisions – General principles – Authority and use of precedents – General
The accused funeral director defrauded families and the Province of $4,999 over . . . [more]

Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries at cases.slaw.ca.

This week’s summaries are in Civil Rights, Criminal Law, & Copyright:

R. v. N.Y. 2012 ONCA 745
Civil Rights – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Denial of rights – Remedies – Exclusion of evidence

N.Y. along with three other young persons and fourteen adults, were charged following a police investigation that uncovered a . . . [more]