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Supreme Court of Canada Decision: Determining causation of manslaughter
May 18th, 2012

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on May 18, 2012: R. v. Maybin, 2012 SCC 24; File No.34011 (When does an intervening act by another person sever causal connection between accused’s act and victim’s death, thereby absolving accused of legal responsibility? &md... Read more »

Supreme Court of Canada Decision: Regulation of labour relations
May 18th, 2012

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on May 17, 2012: Tessier Ltée v. Quebec (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail), 2012 SCC 23 ; File No.33935 (Whether stevedoring activities form integral part of federally regulated undertaking &... Read more »

Canada Proclamation
May 18th, 2012

Sections of the following act were brought into force: Financial System Review Act, S.C. 2012, c.5 Please see Canada Proclamations or contact us for details. Read more »

CLE Practice Points: Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements
May 17th, 2012

In this paper written for the recent CLEBC course Commercial Arbitration, author Ludmila B. Herbst outlines some of the issues that arise in relation to interpretation of arbitration agreements. ... Read more »

Ministry of Justice Creates New Resources for Family Law Act
May 17th, 2012

John-Paul Boyd's Family Law Resource Blog points us to some new resource materials created by the Ministry of Justice for the new Family Law Act, accessible at www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislation/family-law/index.htm Boyd gives a partial breakdown of the contents on his blog, noting that the mat... Read more »

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