36153 Ryan Glenn Ziegler v. Her Majesty the Queen (Criminal law – Dangerous offender)
36039 Dhillon v. Jaffer (Law of professions – Barristers and solicitors – Breach of fiduciary duty – Damages)
- Historical Background
Unlike the United States, Canada was not created by a unilateral declaration of independence from the colonial occupation of England.
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL DISMISSED
38144 Ronald Baldovi v. Her Majesty the Queen
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Courts – Judges – Reasonable apprehension of bias
The Court of Appeal has recently overturned a High Court decision and limited the circumstances in which an After the Event (ATE) insurance policy can be used to defeat an application for security for costs. What should claimants and defendants consider when deciding whether to offer or accept such a policy?
We recently reported on the first judgment handed down in relation to the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (the TP Act 2010). Hot on the heels of that decision another judgment has been delivered, this one providing guidance on the transitional provisions of the Act.
Happy National ESIGN Day! Eighteen years ago this week, Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, ensuring the legal validity of contracts entered into using electronic signatures and records. National ESIGN Day was established by Senate Resolution 576 and House Concurrent Resolution 290 on June 30, 2010.
A fact of business today is that customers – both consumers and other businesses – and employees expect to transact digitally. To remain competitive, companies find themselves increasing their efforts to digitally transform their businesses.
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In December 2016 we posted on the NSW Law Reform Commission’s recommendation to replace section 6 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW). Six months later, we can now confirm that section 6 is (finally) dead and herald the new era of the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) (Act). The new Act is now live (from 1 June 2017) and is a welcome clarification of the confusion and ambiguity caused by section 6.
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