Michael McNutt Receives a 15-year Prion Term for Historic Sexual Abuse Michael McNutt was a teacher with the Halifax...
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Summer Safety Reminders
Water Safety The weather is hot and COVID-19 restrictions have eased which means more and more people are getting...
Legal Update: Supreme Court of Canada protects novel harm not yet measured by criminal law
In May 2017, Parliament enacted the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act to encourage the use of genetic testing to promote the...
Systemic Racism in the RCMP
In a statement released June 12, 2020, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Luckie acknowledged that systemic racism exists in the RCMP:...
Damages for Cyber-bullying
In the recent case of Candelora v Feser, [1] Justice Arnold held that given that the Intimate Images...
Expert Evidence: What is it, and why does it matter?
Expert evidence is often used in many areas of the law. It is particularly important in medical malpractice cases....
Apple Investigated for Anti-Competitive Behaviour
The European Commission, the legislative enforcement and policy implementation arm of the European Union (“EU”), has initiated an anti-competition...
What is HIE or Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy?
HIE stands for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. It is a type of birth injury which occurs in the intrapartum period,...
The Death of Cesar Lalo: Historical Sexual Abuse Claims Continue
Ceasar Lalo was employed as a probation and parole officer with the province of Nova Scotia between 1971 to...
Section B Set-Offs: MacKay v. Rovers, 1987 CanLII 130 (NS CA)
Every auto insurance policy includes no fault benefits which are also known as Section B benefits. These benefits are...