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| x Microsoft v. AT&T |
Microsoft v. AT&T;, 550 U.S. 437 (2007), was a United States (U.S.) Supreme Court case that restricts the extraterritorial reach of U.S. patent law. A section of U.S. patent law, 35 U.S.C. § 271(f), lets the holder of a U.S. patent block the export...
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| x Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service |
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Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991), commonly called Feist v. Rural, is an important United States Supreme Court case establishing that information alone without a minimum of original creativity cannot be...
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| x O. J. Simpson murder case |
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The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially called the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County, California Superior Court that spanned from the primary jury being sworn in on...
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| x Impeachment of Bill Clinton |
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Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice, on December 19, 1998. Two other impeachment articles, a second perjury charge and a...
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| x Adler v. Ontario |
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Adler v. Ontario, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 609 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the nature of the provincial education power and whether there was a constitutional obligation to fund private denominational education. The Court found...
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| x AG Manitoba v. Manitoba Egg and Poultry Association |
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AG Manitoba v. Manitoba Egg and Poultry Association (the Manitoba Egg Reference) [1971] S.C.R. 689 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Trade and Commerce power under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The decision was the...
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| x Ahani v. Canada |
Ahani v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigration) [2002] 1 S.C.R. 72; 2002 SCC 2 is a significant decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the areas of constitutional law and administrative law. It is a companion case to Suresh v. Canada ...
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| x Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony |
Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony is a freedom of religion decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. The court addressed whether a requirement that all licensed drivers be photographed unconstitutionally violated the Hutterites' right to...
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| x Amax Potash Ltd. v. Government of Saskatchewan |
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Amax Potash Ltd. v. Government of Saskatchewan [1977] 2 S.C.R. 576 is a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada on the application and role of the Constitution of Canada.
During the 1970s, one of Saskatchewan's biggest industry was potash mining...
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| x Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia |
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Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143 is the first Supreme Court of Canada case to deal with section 15 (equality rights) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In the case the court outlined a test, sometimes called...
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| x Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd. |
Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the utility requirement for a patent in Canada. The Court rejected a challenge by the generic drug manufacturers Novopharm and Apotex to...
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| x Apple Computer Inc. v. Mackintosh Computers Ltd. |
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Mackintosh Computers Ltd., is a Canadian case on copyright law regarding the copyrightability of software. The Court found that programs within ROM silicon chips (in this case, the Autostart ROM and Applesoft in Apple II+...
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| x Arnold v. Teno |
Arnold v. Teno (Next friend of), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 287 is a leading tort case from the Supreme Court of Canada. This decision was part of a trilogy of personal injury cases including Andrews v. Grand & Toy Alberta Ltd. (1978) and Thornton v. Prince...
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| x Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island |
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Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2000 SCC 1, is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on minority language rights. The Court found that the numbers of Francophone children in Summerside, Prince Edward Island...
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| x Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell |
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Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell; Isaac v. Bédard, [1974] S.C.R. 1349, was a landmark 5–4 Supreme Court of Canada decision holding that Section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act did not violate the respondents' right to "equality before the law" under...
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| x Attorney General of Quebec v. Blaikie |
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Blaikie, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 1016 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on language rights in the Constitution Act, 1867. The Court held that the sections of Quebec's Charter of the French Language (better...
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| x Attorney General of Quebec v. Kellogg's Co. of Canada |
Attorney General of Quebec v. Kellogg’s Co. of Canada is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the pre-Charter right to freedom of expression. The Quebec Consumer Protection Act, which prohibited advertising to children...
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| x Auton v. British Columbia |
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Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657, 2004 SCC 78 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada wherein the Court ruled that government funding for non-core medically necessary treatments is...
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| x Azoulay v. The Queen |
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Azoulay v. The Queen, [1952] 2 S.C.R. 495 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on abortion in Canada. The Court found that with evidence so complicated, a judge should summarize it to a jury.
Dr. Leon Azoulay was accused of murder after one...
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| x Baker v. Canada |
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Baker v. Canada (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817 is a leading Canadian administrative law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court provided guidance on the standard of judicial review of administrative...
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| x Bazley v Curry |
Bazley v. Curry [1999] 2 SCR 534 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the topic of vicarious liability where the Court held that a non-profit organization may be held vicariously liable in tort law for sexual misconduct by one of its employees....
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| x BCGEU v. British Columbia |
BCGEU v. British Columbia, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 214 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to picket as a freedom of expression under section 2(b) of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In November 1983, the British Columbia...
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| x Beals v. Saldanha |
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Beals v. Saldanha, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416, 2003 SCC 72 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the conflict of laws, where the Court established the requirements to enforce foreign judgments in Canada. The Court held that foreign judgments...
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| x Beauregard v. Canada |
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Beauregard v. Canada [1986] 2 S.C.R. 56 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on judicial independence. Notably, the Court found that judicial independence is based partly in an unwritten constitution, and that some institutional...
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| x Beaver v. R. |
Beaver v. The Queen [1957] is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the mens rea requirement in criminal law to prove "possession". The Court held that an offence based on possession, such as possession of a narcotic, requires the...
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| x Bedard v. Dawson |
Bedard v. Dawson, [1923] S.C.R. 681 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court held that the provinces could legislate in matters related to the prevention of crime even though the federal government had exclusive...
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| x Black v. Law Society of Alberta |
Black v. Law Society of Alberta, [1989] 1 SCR 591 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada on the freedom of mobility and freedom of association under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
A number of lawyers from an Ontario law firm attempted to...
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| x Blencoe v. British Columbia |
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Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the scope of section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and on the administrative law principle of natural...
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| x Bliss v. Canada |
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Bliss v. Canada (Attorney General) [1979] 1 S.C.R. 183 is a famous Supreme Court of Canada decision on equality rights for women under the Canadian Bill of Rights. The Court held that women were not entitled to benefits denied to them by the...
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| x Borowski v. Canada |
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Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342 is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on mootness of an appealed legal issue. The Court declined to decide whether the fetus had a right to life under sections 7 and 15 of the...
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| x British Columbia v. BCGSEU |
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British Columbia (Public Service Employee Relations Commission) v. British Columbia Government Service Employees' Union [1999] 3 S.C.R. 3, 1999 SCC 48 – called Meiorin for short – is a Supreme Court of Canada case that created a unified test to...
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| x British Columbia v. British Columbia |
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British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) v. British Columbia (Council of Human Rights), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 868, known as the Grismer Estate case, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on human rights law. The Court held that the...
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| x Brooks v. Safeway Canada |
Brooks v. Safeway Canada [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1219 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on employer discrimination of pregnant employees. The Court found that Safeway violated the provincial Human Rights Act by failing to provide equal...
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| x Calder v. British Columbia |
Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) [1973] S.C.R. 313, [1973] 4 W.W.R. 1 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. It was the first time that Canadian law acknowledged that aboriginal title to land existed prior to the colonization of...
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| x Caloil Inc. v the Attorney General of Canada |
Caloil Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada [1971] S.C.R. 543 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Trade and Commerce power under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The Court upheld a federal law...
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| x Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop |
Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop, 2007 SCC 10 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on equality rights under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the retroactivity of Charter remedies. The Court struck down...
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| x Canada (Attorney General) v. Ward |
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Ward, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 689 is a leading immigration case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on test for determining a "well-founded fear of persecution" in order to make a claim for Convention refugee status. The...
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| x Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Khosa |
Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Khosa, 2009 SCC 12, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canadian administrative law.
Khosa was a citizen of India who immigrated to Canada with his family in 1996 at the age of 14. He was found...
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| x Canada Labour Relations Board v. Paul L'Anglais Inc. |
Canada Labour Relations Board v. Paul L'Anglais Inc. [1983] 1 S.C.R. 147 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada constitutional decision on the jurisdiction of the superior courts to hear constitutional arguments. The unanimous Court found that Courts...
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| x Canada v. Mossop |
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Mossop v. Canada (Attorney General), [1993] 1 SCR 554 was the first decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to consider equality rights for gays. The case is also significant as one of Justice L'Heureux-Dube's most famous dissents where she proposes...
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| x Canada v. Schmidt |
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Canada v. Schmidt, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500, is a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the applicability of fundamental justice under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on extradition. While fundamental justice in Canada included a variety...
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| x Canada v. Vaid |
Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667, 2005 SCC 30 is the leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on parliamentary privilege. The Court developed a test for determining when a claim of parliamentary privilege can protect a...
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| x Canadian Aero Service Ltd. v. O'Malley |
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Canadian Aero Service Ltd. v. O'Malley, [1974] S.C.R. 592, is a leading civil case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on corporate director and officer liability.
Canadian Aero Service Limited ("Canaero") was a company whose main business was...
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| x Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada |
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Labour Relations Board), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 157 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on judicial review. The decision affirms the "pragmatic and functional approach" to labour relations and rules...
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| x Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada |
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Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 236, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case on the law of standing in Canada. In particular, the case sets out the criteria a public-interest group...
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| x Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson |
Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157 is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on standing to challenge a law as a violation of the Constitution of Canada. The Court expanded the exception first established in R. v....
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| x Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta |
Canada Western Bank v. Alberta [2007] 2 S.C.R. 3 is a landmark decision in Canadian constitutional law by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) relating to the division of powers between Federal and Provincial legislative bodies.
In 2000, Alberta...
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| x Capital Cities Communications v. CRTC |
Capital Cities Communications v. CRTC (1977), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 141 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the legislative jurisdiction of cable television. Chief Justice Laskin, writing for the majority of the Court, held that all television, even...
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| x Carnation Co. v. Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board |
Carnation Co. Ltd. v. Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board [1968] S.C.R. 238 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the federal authority over trade and commerce under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The...
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| x Casimir v. Quebec |
Okwuobi v. Lester B. Pearson School Board; Casimir v. Quebec (Attorney General); Zorilla v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 16, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on minority language rights. The Court held that parents in Quebec who...
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| x CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada |
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CCH Canadian Limited v. Law Society of Upper Canada, [2004] 1 SCR 339, 2004 SCC 13 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case that established the bounds of fair dealing in Canadian copyright law. A group of publishers sued the Law Society of Upper...
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| x Central Alberta Dairy Pool v. Alberta |
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Alberta Dairy Pool v. Alberta (Human Rights Commission), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 489, is a leading Human Rights decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court expanded on the concept of accommodation up to undue hardship first established in Ontario...
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| x Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud |
Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 970 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada where the Court found that an employer was under a duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of employees to the point of undue hardship....
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| x Central Trust Company v. Rafuse |
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Central Trust Co. v. Rafuse, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on liability of solicitors in negligence and breach of contract as well as the doctrine of discoverability under the Statute of Limitations.
Jack...
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| x Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36 |
Chamberlain v. Surrey District School Board No. 36, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 710, 2002 SCC 86, was a case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held that a local school board could not impose its religious values by refusing to permit the use of books that...
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| x Chaoulli v. Quebec |
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Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 791, 2005 SCC 35 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court ruled that the Quebec Health Insurance Act and the Hospital Insurance Act prohibiting private medical insurance in...
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| x Charkaoui v. Canada |
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Charkaoui v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 SCC 9 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of procedures for determining the reasonableness of a security certificate and for reviewing...
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| x Charlebois v. Saint John |
Charlebois v. Saint John (City) [2005] 3 S.C.R. 563 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on minority language rights in New Brunswick. The Court found no statutory obligation on municipalities for bilingualism in court proceedings.
Mario...
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| x Chartier v. Chartier |
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Chartier v. Chartier, 1999 1 S.C.R. 242 is a leading Canadian case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on the legal role of step parents in a marriage. The Court held that a step parent who is found to be in loco parentis cannot unilaterally...
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| x Cherneskey v. Armadale Publishers Ltd. |
Cherneskey v. Armadale Publishers, [1979] is a leading decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the use of a defence of fair comment against an action for libel.
An action for libel was brought by a Morris Cherneskey, an alderman for Saskatoon...
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