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4264
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11607
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Human rights
336
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843
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Insurance
589
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Law profession
1394
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Limitation of actions
371
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Medical malpractice
336
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Mortgages
713
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Motor vehicle insurance
581
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Motor vehicle liability
1004
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Motor vehicle offences
147
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- Motor vehicles 575
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Municipal law
1062
- Actions 45
- Building regulation 101
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Native law
426
- Aboriginal rights 71
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- Land claims 27
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Negligence
506
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- Animals 24
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Occupiers' liability
255
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- Defences 4
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- Occupiers' liabilty 1
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- Partnerships 139
- Pensions 68
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Personal injury quantum
3853
- Aggravated damages 1
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- Ankle 13
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- Back 364
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- Back, neck and jaw 2
- Back, neck and shoulder 50
- Back, neck and shoulders 16
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- Back, neck, shoulder 1
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- Back, shoulder and arm 2
- Back, shoulder and hip 5
- Back, shoulder and neck 3
- Brain 207
- Breast 4
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- Causation 102
- Chest 3
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- Chronic pain 104
- Chronic pain and myofascial pain 2
- Clavicle 1
- Collateral benefits 10
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- Dystonia 1
- Elbow 10
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- Elderly plaintiffs 7
- Evidence 1
- Eye 7
- Face 5
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- Fibromyalgia 24
- Finger 2
- Foot 11
- Future care costs 31
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- Hand 8
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- Hands 2
- Head 13
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- Hips 6
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- Intersections 1
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- Jaw 11
- Knee 68
- Knees 5
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- Leg and ankle 3
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- Loss of opportunity 5
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- Lower back 1
- Management fees 22
- Minor injuries 33
- Mitigation 10
- Multiple injuries 67
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- Myofascial pain 7
- Nausea vertigo syndrome 1
- Neck 118
- Neck and arm 2
- Neck and back 565
- Neck and hip 1
- Neck and jaw 3
- Neck and shoulder 54
- Neck and shoulders 50
- Neck, back and arm 2
- Neck, back and chest 3
- Neck, back and hip 2
- Neck, back and knee 1
- Neck, back and shoulder 154
- Neck, back and shoulders 228
- Neck, back and wrist 1
- Neck, back, and shoulder 1
- Neck, back, and shoulders 1
- Neck, back, shoulder 1
- Neck, back, shoulders 1
- Neck, shouder and back 1
- Neck, shoulder 3
- Neck, shoulder and arm 7
- Neck, shoulder and back 45
- Neck, shoulder and hip 2
- Neck, shoulder, and arm 1
- Neck, shoulder, and back 1
- Neck, shoulder, back 1
- Neck, shoulders and back 10
- Neuropathic pain 1
- Paraplegia 7
- Past and future income loss 11
- Past and future loss of earnings 3
- Past income loss 33
- Payment of judgment 2
- Pedestrians 1
- Pelvis 4
- Pentaplegia 1
- Post-traumatic stress disorder 14
- Principles 11
- Proof of damages 17
- Psychological factors 7
- Psychological injury 103
- Quadriplegia 6
- Ribs 7
- Scarring 3
- Sexual assault 37
- Shoulder 74
- Shoulder and ankle 1
- Shoulder and arm 3
- Shoulder and back 7
- Shoulder and knee 2
- Shoulder and neck 1
- Shoulder, knee and neck 1
- Shoulder, neck and back 11
- Shoulders 3
- Shoulders and neck 1
- Special damages 5
- Spinal cord, bladder 1
- Structured judgments 1
- Tax gross-up 13
- Teeth 2
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- Thumb 1
- Urological dysfunction 2
- Vertigo 1
- Vestibular disorder 1
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- Voice 1
- Whiplash 172
- Wrist 23
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- Personal property 7
- Personal property security 112
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Practice
12275
- Access to court records by non-party 1
- Accounting 6
- Actions 78
- Adding defendant 1
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- Adjournment 2
- Admissions 94
- Advance payments 17
- Advances 6
- Affidavits 106
- Amendment 1
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- Chambers proceedings 68
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- Consolidation 1
- Counterclaim 19
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- Default judgment 265
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- Discovery 297
- Discovery of documents 926
- Dismissal 11
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- Evidence 621
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- Examination for discovery 311
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- Executors and administrators 1
- Expedited litigation project 12
- Expert evidence 1
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- Fast track litigation 49
- Fatal injury claims 5
- Financial disclosure 11
- Fourth party proceedings 5
- General 1
- Guardians ad litem 18
- Indigent status 16
- Infant judgments 1
- Infant settlements 38
- Infants 2
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- Interlocutory motions 21
- Interpleader 19
- Interrogatories 31
- Intervenors 16
- Judicial case conferences 2
- Jurisdiction generally 1
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- Jury awards 109
- Jury trials 279
- Leave to appeal 4
- Letters rogatory 17
- Mediation 4
- Mistrial 1
- Money in court 7
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- No-evidence motions 4
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- Opening address 1
- Orders 398
- Parties 533
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- Physical examination and inspection 12
- Pleadings 1377
- Preliminary point of law 20
- Preservation and recovery of property 1
- Preservation of property 63
- Preservation orders 2
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- Privilege 7
- Proceedings 1
- Proceedings generally 1
- Production of documents 3
- Reconsideration 1
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- References and inquiries 15
- Representation agreements 1
- Representative proceedings 5
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- Service 32
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- Settlement of action 230
- Small claims proceedings 188
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- Special case 7
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- Subpoenas 14
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- Summary judgement 1
- Summary judgment 173
- Summary trial 724
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- Time 8
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- Trial 630
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- Trial of issue 2
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- Venue 31
- Witnesses 65
- Writ of summons 78
- Privacy 128
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Professions
200
- Accountants 38
- Acupuncturists 2
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- Commodities brokers 1
- Dental assistants 1
- Denturists 1
- Electricians 2
- Engineers 33
- Financial advisors 6
- Foresters 4
- Health professions 4
- Management consultants 2
- Massage therapists 4
- Notaries public 23
- Nurses 4
- Opticians 6
- Optometrists 4
- Pharmacists 8
- Physiotherapists 1
- Professional associations 2
- Property managers 1
- Psychologists 8
- Real estate agents 12
- Real estate appraisers 5
- Social workers 1
- Statutory officeholders 2
- Surveyors 2
- Veterinarians 19
- Prosecution of offences 2
-
Public authorities
524
- Approving officers 1
- Auditor general 2
- Benefits for developmentally disabled persons 3
- Canadian transportation accident investigation and safety board 3
- Commissioner of conflict of interest 3
- Community support 1
- Container trucking commissioner 10
- Coroners 3
- Customs 9
- Daycare regulation 2
- Director of child protection 2
- Director of civil forfeiture 123
- Director of commercial vehicle safety and enforcement 2
- Director of crime victim assistance 3
- Director of family maintenance enforcement 1
- Ferry commissioner 2
- Fire commissioner 1
- Gun control 22
- Immigration 7
- Liquor control 76
- Medical and health services 16
- Medicare 4
- Mental health 16
- Ministry of transport 1
- Pest control 1
- Pharmacare 4
- Police 134
- Public health inspectors and engineers 1
- Public trustee 11
- Representative for children and youth 1
- Safety standards appeal board 2
- School boards 3
- Sheriffs 2
- Social assistance 35
- Superintendent of family and child services 1
- Tobacco control 3
- Utilities commissions 1
- Vital statistics 12
- Public health 2
- Public health & welfare 25
- Public inquiries 4
- Public utilities 46
- Public utitlies 1
- Quantum assessment 8
-
Real property
1587
- Adverse possession 7
- Agricultural land reserve 21
- Boundaries 21
- Building schemes 51
- Caveats 3
- Condominiums 492
- Contracts 1
- Co-ownerhip 1
- Co-ownership 88
- Easement 1
- Easements 213
- Encroachments 45
- Fixtures 9
- Heritage conservation 2
- Highways 14
- Housing co-operatives 8
- Indefeasibility of title 19
- Lateral support 6
- Legislation 8
- Licences 4
- Lis pendens 298
- Partition & sale 1
- Partition and sale 138
- Plans 4
- Public parks 1
- Recovery of land 8
- Registration of interests 48
- Registration of interests in land 1
- Residential tenancies 1
- Restrictive covenants 54
- Riparian rights 4
- Statutory right of way 11
- Strata corporations 2
- Surveys 2
- Real propery 1
- Receivers 141
- Residential tenancies 1
- Resources 402
- Restitution 204
- Sale of goods 101
-
Sale of land
791
- Agreements for sale 13
- Building inspectors 4
- Completion of contract 86
- Contact 1
- Contract 191
- Contractors 3
- Contracts 7
- Contractual interest 1
- Damages 1
- Developers 24
- Misrepresentation 120
- Options to purchase 42
- Real estate agents 100
- Remedies 153
- Right of first refusal 9
- Specific performance 1
- Vendor’s title obligations 3
- Vendor's title obligations 13
- Warranties 14
- Securities 202
- Separation agreements 1
- Societies 193
- Societies & associations 1
- Statutes 20
-
Taxation
593
- Carbon tax 1
- Corporate taxation 2
- Corporation capital tax 8
- Fire tax 2
- Fuel tax 4
- Gst 14
- Harmonized sales tax 1
- Hotel room tax 1
- Income tax 89
- Income tax offences 1
- Insurance premium tax 2
- Legislation 3
- Logging tax 3
- Mineral tax 5
- Parking rights tax 2
- Property transfer tax 44
- Real property assessment 260
- Real property tax 17
- Sales tax 109
- Social services tax 3
- Social-services tax 5
- Tax sales 4
- Tobacco tax 10
-
Torts
729
- Abuse of process 7
- Abuse of public office 14
- Abuse of statutory authority 1
- Alienation of affection 1
- Ancillary liability 2
- Assault 87
- Assault and battery 4
- Battery 27
- Breach of confidence 14
- Breach of privacy 1
- Conspiracy 33
- Conversion 58
- Damages 2
- Deceit 19
- Detinue 3
- False arrest 1
- False arrest and imprisonment 15
- False imprisonment 2
- Fraud 10
- Fraudulent misrepresentation 9
- Fraudulent preferences 1
- Harassment 2
- Inducing breach of contract 9
- Injurious falsehood 1
- Intentional infliction of mental distress 2
- Intentional interference with economic relations 1
- Interference with contractual relations 11
- Interference with economic relations 2
- Intimidation 1
- Invasion of privacy 14
- Joint and several liability 8
- Malicious prosecution 17
- Misappropriation of personality 1
- Misfeasance in public office 20
- Negligence 1
- Nuisance 68
- Passing off 27
- Products liability 20
- Sexual assault 76
- Spoliation 3
- Trespass 9
- Trespass to chattels 4
- Trespass to land 101
- Vicarious liability 17
- Wrongful arrest 3
- Trial 1
-
Trusts
384
- Administration of estate 1
- Administration of trust 27
- Advisors to the trust 2
- Beneficiaries 9
- Breach of trust 31
- Charitable trusts 19
- Constructive trust 1
- Constructive trusts 44
- Creation 11
- Disclaimer 2
- Express trust 1
- Express trusts 65
- Express, constructive and resulting trusts 1
- Express, resulting and constructive trusts 7
- Express, resulting, and constructive trusts 1
- Implied trusts 1
- Purpose trusts 2
- Rectification 1
- Remedies generally 6
- Resulting trust 2
- Resulting trusts 78
- Secret trusts 8
- Termination 8
- Trustees 54
-
Wills & estates
1151
- Actions 1
- Administration of estate 182
- Administration of the estate 1
- Common law spouses 1
- Conflict of laws 3
- Contracts 2
- Costs 77
- Debts owed to estate 1
- Executors 2
- Executors and administrators 208
- Interpretation 1
- Intestate succession 53
- Legislation 7
- Passing of accounts 1
- Practice 7
- Property of estate 1
- Settlement of action 1
- Validity 1
- Wills 291
- Wills interpretation 58
- Wills variation 252
- Workers' compensation 342
- Workers’ compensation 5
-
Commercial
15629
- Administrative law 104
- Admnistrative law 1
- Agency 49
- Agriculture 15
- Arbitration 423
- Bailment 22
- Banking 70
-
Bankruptcy
332
- Actions 43
- Administration of estate 27
- Annulment 5
- Appeals 6
- Claims 42
- Cross-border insolvencies 1
- Discharge 47
- Legislation 3
- Petitions for receiving orders 25
- Practice 17
- Priorities 6
- Proceedings generally 1
- Property of the bankrupt 22
- Proposals 39
- Receiving orders 11
- Rights of creditors 1
- Securities firm bankruptcies 1
- Settlements and preferences 8
- Stay of proceedings 8
- Trustees 19
- Bills of exchange 49
- Builders' liens 177
- Builders’ liens 3
- Carriers 21
- Charter of rights 9
- Choses in action 15
- Class actions 2
- Commissions 1
- Communications 6
- Condominiums 2
- Conflict of laws 337
- Constitutional law 32
- Construction law 330
- Consumer protection 28
- Contempt of court 140
-
Contracts
932
- Breach 169
- Breach of confidence 1
- Breach of duty 1
- Certainty of terms 8
- Collateral contracts 10
- Conditions precedent 6
- Consideration 1
- Contracts made while insolvent 1
- Discharge 49
- Enforceability 1
- Enforcement 9
- Formation 135
- Franchise agreements 6
- Interpretation 209
- Misrepresentation 16
- Mistake 8
- Mortgages 1
- Non-competition clauses 4
- Novation 4
- Parties 31
- Performance 18
- Privity 4
- Proof 5
- Rectification 14
- Releases 5
- Remedies 92
- Repudiation 2
- Restrictive covenants 23
- Restrictive coventants 1
- Tenders 3
- Termination 19
- Terms 20
- Unilateral contracts 3
- Unjust enrichment 1
- Validity 48
- Conversion 1
- Corporate opportunities 1
-
Corporations
956
- Actions 246
- Amalgamation 6
- Arrangement and compromises 7
- Arrangements and compromises 249
- Contracts 16
- Corporate opportunities 4
- Debentures 3
- Derivative actions 7
- Directors 1
- Directors and officers 50
- Dissolution 16
- Extraprovincial corporations 1
- Fraud and oppression 1
- Fraud or oppression 94
- Fraudulent conveyancesd or oppression 1
- Incorporation 1
- Liability 8
- Liability of agent 1
- Meetings 14
- Proceedings 9
- Records 5
- Redemption of shares 1
- Register of members 1
- Restoration and reinstatement 1
- Security 1
- Security agreements 1
- Security for costs 25
- Sha 1
- Shareholders 62
- Shareholders' agreements 1
- Shares 60
- Winding up 8
- Winding-up 53
-
Costs
977
- Administrative proceedings 4
- Amount involved 13
- Appeals 15
- Appeals as to costs 10
- Assessment 17
- Class actions 8
- Conduct of counsel 3
- Conduct of parties 85
- Contractual provisions 13
- Costs against non-parties 2
- Costs in the cause 1
- Costs of appeal 1
- Costs of appeals 62
- Costs of motions 29
- Disbursements 10
- Discretion of court 33
- Divided success 3
- Fast track litigation 9
- Increased costs 63
- Liability 2
- Nature of litigation 32
- Offer to settle 87
- Orders as to costs 2
- Outcome of litigation 154
- Outcome of litigaton 2
- Parties entitled to costs 10
- Parties entitled to or liable for costs 2
- Parties liable for costs 4
- Payment of costs 1
- Persons entitled to costs 1
- Persons liable for costs 4
- Practice and procedure 6
- Procedural inefficiencies 6
- Recovery 1
- Security for costs 152
- Special costs 95
- Summary trial 2
- Tariff of costs 1
- Unfounded allegations 24
- Courts 120
- Creditors' remedies 185
- Creditors’ remedies 6
- Criminal law 4
- Crown 29
- Damages 45
- Defamation 97
- Defences 1
- Directors 1
- Education 2
-
Employment
894
- Characterization of relationship 24
- Constructive dismissal 76
- Contract of employment 168
- Contracts 2
- Corporations 1
- Duties and liability of employee 40
- Duties and liability of employee/employer 1
- Duties and liability of employer 11
- Duties of employee 1
- Legislation 41
- Remuneration 26
- Severance pay 3
- Vacation pay 1
- Wages 1
- Wills interpretation 1
- Wrongful dismissal 496
- Wrongful resignation 1
- Environmental law 68
- Equity 14
- Estoppel 79
- Examination for discovery 2
- Expropriation 52
- Fiduciaries 62
- Fourth party proceedings 1
- Franchises 20
- Fraudulent transactions 104
- Gaming 5
- Gifts 1
- Guarantee 1
- Guarantee & indemnity 124
- Human rights 21
- Income tax 1
- Indemnity 1
-
Injunctions
518
- Anti-suit injunctions 9
- Anton piller orders 2
- Availability 8
- Enforcement 2
- Ex parte injunctions 20
- Interim injunction 2
- Interim injunctions 340
- Interlocutory injunctions 6
- Mandatory injunctions 7
- Mareva injunctions 106
- Mareva injunctions 1
- Permanent injunctions 4
- Pleadings 1
- Practice 1
- Remedies 2
- Statutory injunctions 6
- Variation 1
-
Insurance
200
- Actions 50
- Agents 17
- All-risks insurance 8
- Business interruption insurance 5
- Course of construction contract 1
- Course of construction insurance 2
- Creditors' insurance 1
- Creditors’ insurance 1
- Defences 2
- Directors and officers insurance 2
- Disability insurance 1
- Duties & liability of insured 1
- Duties and liability of insured 4
- Duties of insured 3
- Fidelity insurance 4
- Fire insurance 13
- Government regulation 3
- Homeowners' insurance 4
- Insurance generally 28
- Interpretation 1
- Interpretation of contract 1
- Interpretation of policy 5
- Liability insurance 17
- Liability of insurer 4
- Life insurance 1
- Marine insurance 12
- Mortgage life insurance 1
- Property and loss of income insurance 4
- Subrogation 3
- Intellectual property 28
- Interest 79
- Interest act 1
- Interim injunctions 2
- Interpretation 1
- Interpretation of policy 1
- Labour law 172
- Landlord & tenant 395
-
Law profession
286
- Conflict of interest 46
- Custodianships 3
- Discipline 3
- Duties and liability generally 32
- Law society 2
- Negligence 44
- Partnerships 13
- Removal of solicitor 2
- Remuneration 1
- Solicitor and client 1
- Solicitor’s fees 24
- Solicitor's fees 1
- Solicitors' fees 1
- Solicitor's fees 106
- Trust funds 2
- Unauthorized practice 4
- Withdrawal or removal of solicitor 1
- Liability insurance 1
- Limitation of actions 75
- Lis pendens 2
- Maintenance 1
- Mareva injunctions 1
- Maritime law 32
- Mortgages 336
- Motor vehicle insurance 13
- Motor vehicles 14
-
Municipal law
263
- Actions 4
- Building permits 2
- Building regulation 29
- Building regulations 1
- Business licences 2
- Business regulation 31
- Bylaws 9
- Bylaws and regulations 2
- Bylaws and resolutions 60
- Contracts 13
- Development cost charges 4
- Development permits 12
- Financial management 1
- Financial management of municipality 1
- Legislation 1
- Liability 13
- Municipal services 1
- Official community plans 1
- Powers 4
- Subdivision approval 1
- Subdivisions 10
- Tax sales 1
- Zoning 57
- Zoning bylaws 3
- Municpal law 1
- Native law 52
- Natural resources 3
-
Negligence
135
- Apportionment of liability 2
- Breach of statute 1
- Causation 3
- Commercial hosts 1
- Construction 3
- Contributory negligence 1
- Damages 3
- Duty of care 9
- Fires 5
- Hazardous materials 3
- Joint and independent tortfeasors 1
- Liability in particular cases 1
- Manufactured goods 1
- Negligent hiring 1
- Negligent misrepresentation 80
- Performance of contract 11
- Proof of negligence 1
- Public officials 6
- Reliance 1
- Remanufactured goods 1
- Occupiers' liability 10
- Partnerships 110
- Pensions 32
- Personal property security 101
-
Practice
3528
- Access to court records by non-party 1
- Accounting 4
- Actions 20
- Adding defendants 1
- Admissions 22
- Advances 4
- Affidavits 30
- Appeals 556
- Availability 1
- Case planning conferences 2
- Chambers proceedings 12
- Class actions 519
- Class actons 5
- Class proceedings 3
- Commencement of proceedings 32
- Counterclaim 6
- Court order interest 1
- Default judgment 84
- Disclosure 7
- Disclosure of documents 45
- Discontinuance 1
- Discovery 11
- Discovery of documents 222
- Dismissal 2
- Dismissal for want of compliance with court order 1
- Dismissal for want of compliance with order 8
- Dismissal for want of compliance with rules 5
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 100
- Documents 2
- Evidence 82
- Evidence and procedure at trial 1
- Examination for discovery 118
- Expert reports 1
- Fast track litigation 2
- Fourth party proceedings 2
- Indigent status 1
- Injunctions 4
- Interlocutory motions 5
- Interpleader 12
- Interrogatories 13
- Intervenors 7
- Jury trials 19
- Leave to appeal 2
- Letters rogatory 12
- Mediation 3
- Mining 1
- Money in court 2
- Money in trust 3
- Orders 117
- Parties 163
- Physical examination and inspection 7
- Pleadings 423
- Practice 1
- Preliminary point of law 3
- Preservation and recovery of property 2
- Preservation of property 38
- Preservation orders 1
- Pre-trial examination of witnesses 7
- Privilege 4
- Proceedings 1
- Production of documents 2
- References and inquiries 5
- Representative proceedings 2
- Sales by court 2
- Service 11
- Service ex juris 27
- Set-off 1
- Settlement 2
- Settlement of action 64
- Small claims procedure 10
- Small claims proceedings 19
- Solicitor’s fees 1
- Special case 3
- Stay of execution 13
- Stay of proceedings 28
- Striking out 2
- Subpoenas 1
- Summary judgment 1
- Summary judgement 1
- Summary judgment 83
- Summary trial 278
- Third party proceedings 52
- Time 1
- Transfer to provincial court 1
- Trial 123
- Trial management conferences 1
- Trial of issue 1
- Trials 1
- Venue 5
- Witnesses 13
- Writ of summons 7
- Privacy 14
- Professions 56
- Proposals 1
- Public authorities 92
- Public health & welfare 8
- Public utilities 24
- Public utitlies 1
-
Real property
311
- Agricultural land reserve 4
- Building schemes 11
- Condominiums 87
- Contracts 1
- Co-ownership 7
- Easements 29
- Encroachments 3
- Fixtures 5
- Indefeasibility of title 2
- Legislation 5
- Licences 1
- Lis pendens 104
- Partition and sale 18
- Registration of interests 9
- Restrictive covenants 16
- Riparian rights 2
- Statutory right of way 6
- Surveys 1
- Receivers 122
- Remedies 2
- Resources 190
- Restitution 65
- Sale of goods 90
-
Sale of land
346
- Agreements for sale 7
- Completion of contract 38
- Contract 85
- Contractors 3
- Contracts 3
- Contractual interest 1
- Damages 1
- Developers 18
- Misrepresentation 26
- Options to purchase 21
- Real estate agents 50
- Remedies 70
- Right of first refusal 8
- Vendor’s title obligations 2
- Vendor's title obligations 6
- Warranties 5
- Securities 190
- Societies 19
- Societies & associations 1
- Statutes 6
- Stay of proceedings 1
-
Taxation
398
- Carbon tax 1
- Corporate taxation 2
- Corporation capital tax 8
- Fire tax 2
- Fuel tax 4
- Gst 7
- Harmonized sales tax 1
- Hotel room tax 1
- Income tax 33
- Insurance premium tax 1
- Legislation 3
- Logging tax 3
- Mineral tax 5
- Parking rights tax 2
- Property transfer tax 21
- Property transfer tax act 1
- Real property assessment 175
- Real property tax 10
- Sales tax 106
- Social services tax 3
- Social-services tax 3
- Tobacco tax 3
-
Torts
188
- Abuse of process 2
- Abuse of public office 9
- Abuse of statutory authority 1
- Assault 1
- Breach of confidence 8
- Conspiracy 13
- Conversion 30
- Deceit 11
- Detinue 2
- False arrest and imprisonment 1
- Fraud 7
- Fraudulent misrepresentation 6
- Fraudulent preferences 1
- Inducing breach of contract 6
- Injurious falsehood 1
- Interference with contractual relations 9
- Interference with economic relations 1
- Invasion of privacy 1
- Joint and several liability 3
- Malicious prosecution 3
- Misappropriation of personality 1
- Misfeasance in public office 6
- Nuisance 12
- Passing off 26
- Products liability 13
- Trespass 2
- Trespass to chattels 1
- Trespass to land 8
- Vicarious liability 2
- Wrongful arrest 1
- Trial 1
-
Trusts
92
- Administration of trust 5
- Advisors to the trust 2
- Beneficiaries 3
- Breach of trust 22
- Charitable trusts 1
- Constructive trust 1
- Constructive trusts 10
- Creation 8
- Express trusts 10
- Express, resulting and constructive trusts 1
- Purpose trusts 2
- Remedies generally 1
- Resulting trust 1
- Resulting trusts 6
- Termination 4
- Trustees 15
- Workers' compensation 33
- Wrongful dismissal 1
-
Criminal
19153
- Animals 45
- Appeal 1
-
Appeals
1176
- Abandonment 31
- Adjournment 21
- Appeal certificate 1
- Appointment of counsel 139
- Consent orders 1
- Costs 5
- Directions 5
- Dismissal 81
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 5
- Evidence of appeal 1
- Evidence on appeal 54
- Extension of time 94
- Factums 2
- Grounds for appeal 118
- Hearing before 5-judge panel 2
- Hearing of appeal 3
- Intervenors 19
- Judgments in dissent 1
- Jurisdiction of court 54
- Leave to appeal 133
- Misapprehension of evidence 2
- Notice of appeal 1
- Orders 3
- Pleas 2
- Powers of court 16
- Practice 40
- Reinstatement 2
- Release pending appeal 222
- Release release pending appeal 2
- Re-opening appeal 32
- Re-opening appeals 1
- Review applications 3
- Right of appeal 7
- Sentence appeals 18
- Stay 1
- Stay of sentence pending appeal 1
- Stay of sentencing pending appeal 1
- Stay pending appeal 17
- Summary conviction appeals 21
- Transcripts 6
- Withdrawal 1
- Arrest 186
- Arson 67
-
Assault
767
- Aggravated assault 316
- Assault causing bodily harm 169
- Assault of peace officer 37
- Assault to police officer 1
- Assault with a weapon 3
- Assault with intent to steal 1
- Assault with weapon 72
- Common assault 85
- Common asssault 2
- Defence 1
- Defences 12
- Evidence 9
- Sentence 45
- Sexual assault 2
- Sexual assault causing bodily harm 4
- Sexual assault with weapon 1
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm 1
- Wounding 1
- Bankruptcy & insolvency 1
- Carriers 1
- Charter of right 1
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Charter of rights
1023
- Application 1
- Evidence 2
- Extra-territorial application 4
- Fundamental freedoms 3
- Proceedings for relief 37
- Remedies 2
- Remedies generally 19
- Search and seizure 1
- Section 2 1
- Section 2(b) 2
- Section 6 1
- Section 7 17
- Section 7 and 24(2) 1
- Section 8 42
- Section 9 4
- Section 1 1
- Section 10 6
- Section 10(a) 6
- Section 10(a) and (b) 3
- Section 10(b) 113
- Section 11 5
- Section 11(a) 1
- Section 11(a) and (b) 1
- Section 11(b) 279
- Section 11(d) 8
- Section 11(h) 3
- Section 11(h) and (i) 1
- Section 12 24
- Section 13 1
- Section 14 4
- Section 15 4
- Section 15(2) 1
- Section 2 1
- Section 2(b) 9
- Section 24 3
- Section 24(1) 3
- Section 24(2) 43
- Section 24(b) 2
- Section 6 2
- Section 7 40
- Section 8 121
- Section 8, 24(2) 1
- Section 9 20
- Section 9 and 10(b) 1
- Sections 1 and 2(b) 6
- Sections 10(a) and (b) 1
- Sections 10(a)(b) and 24(2) 1
- Sections 10(b) and 12 1
- Sections 10(b) and 24(2) 1
- Sections 15 1
- Sections 15 and 25 3
- Sections 24(2) 1
- Sections 6 and 7 1
- Sections 7 3
- Sections 7 and 10(b) 2
- Sections 7 and 11 5
- Sections 7 and 11(b) 6
- Sections 7 and 11(d) 5
- Sections 7 and 12 1
- Sections 7 and 14 1
- Sections 7 and 15 1
- Sections 7 and 8 3
- Sections 7, 10 1
- Sections 7, 10(b) 4
- Sections 7, 11(b) 1
- Sections 7, 11(d) 1
- Sections 7, 11(d) and 24(2) 1
- Sections 7, 24(1) 1
- Sections 7, 8 and 10(b) 1
- Sections 7, 8 and 9 2
- Sections 7, 8, 10(b) 3
- Sections 7, 8, 9 1
- Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 1
- Sections 7, 9 and 24(2) 1
- Sections 7, 9, and 24(2) 2
- Sections 8 3
- Sections 8 and 10(a) 2
- Sections 8 and 10(b) 4
- Sections 8 and 24(2) 17
- Sections 8 and 9 18
- Sections 8, 10(b) 6
- Sections 8, 10(b) and 24(2) 2
- Sections 8, 24(2) 7
- Sections 8, 9 15
- Sections 8, 9 and 10 1
- Sections 8, 9 and 10(a) and (b) 1
- Sections 8, 9 and 10(b) 9
- Sections 8, 9 and 24(2) 3
- Sections 8, 9, 10 3
- Sections 8, 9, 10(a) and 10(b) 1
- Sections 8, 9, 10(b) 2
- Sections 8, 9, 10(b) and 24(2) 3
- Sections 8, 9, and 10 1
- Sections 8, 9, and 10(a) 1
- Sections 9 3
- Sections 9 and 10(b) 3
- Sections 9 and 11(e) 2
- Sections 9 and 24(1) 3
- Sections 9 and 24(2) 1
- Sections 9 and 8 1
- Sections 9, 10(a), 10(b) 1
- Sections 9, 10, 24(1) 1
- Sections 9, 24(1) 1
- Conspiracies 7
- Constitutional law 18
- Consumer protection 4
- Contempt of court 146
- Coroners 1
- Costs 1
- Counselling 13
- Courts 332
- Criminal negligence 44
- Criminal organizations 8
- Crown 117
- Currency offences 10
- Defences 248
- Disorderly or immoral conduct 26
-
Drug offences
1410
- Conspiracy to export 12
- Conspiracy to import 16
- Conspiracy to produce mdma 2
- Conspiracy to traffic 21
- Culivation of marijuana 1
- Cultivation 36
- Cultivation of marijuana 183
- Definitions 2
- Evidence 16
- Exporting 3
- Forfeiture orders 43
- Importing 55
- Legislation 30
- Possession 40
- Possession for purpose of exporting 8
- Possession for purpose of trafficing 2
- Possession for purpose of trafficking 679
- Possession for purposes of trafficking 5
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking 13
- Possession of cocaine for purpose of trafficking 1
- Precursor control 3
- Production of cannabis resin 1
- Production of ecstasy 2
- Production of fentanyl and methamphetamine 1
- Production of marijuana for purpose of trafficking 1
- Production of methamphetamine 6
- Production of methamphetamine and ecstasy 1
- Trafficking 227
- Environmental law 58
- Escapes 6
-
Evidence
1606
- Admissibility 7
- Admissibility generally 145
- Admissibility generally 1
- Admissions 4
- Affidavits 3
- Business records 1
- Certificate of conviction 1
- Character evidence 37
- Circumstantial evidence 45
- Commission evidence 1
- Competence 1
- Continuity of exhibits 2
- Criminal records 6
- Cross-examination 5
- Disclosure 1
- Disclosure by crown 102
- Dna evidence 7
- Dna testing 4
- Documents 73
- Evidence obtained out of court 2
- Evidence of judicial proceedings 2
- Evidence previously taken 11
- Exhibits 7
- Expert evidence 80
- Experts 1
- Failure of accused to testify 1
- Fingerprints 1
- Hearsay 116
- Heresay 2
- Identification 232
- Identification evidence 1
- Identity 2
- Inferences 6
- No-evidence motions 5
- Oaths and solemn affirmations 1
- Out of court statements 15
- Perjured evidence 2
- Photographs 14
- Post-offence conduct 2
- Prior consistent statements 24
- Prior inconsistent statements 9
- Prior statements 1
- Privilege 58
- Proof 16
- Publication 1
- Publication bans 26
- Rebuttal 7
- Rebuttal evidence 12
- Recognition evidence 1
- Record of accused 25
- Recovered memory 1
- Relevance 2
- Similar facts 62
- Statement of accused 1
- Statements of accused 380
- Statements of deceased 2
- Statements of young person 9
- Third party documents 2
- Tracking dogs 3
- Use of civil discovery evidence 1
- Witnesses 14
-
Extradition
572
- Appeals 11
- Application of charter 6
- Appointment of counsel 5
- Commital 4
- Committal 185
- Conduct of authorities 4
- Disclosure 48
- Evidence 57
- Extradition 1
- Judicial interim release 56
- Judicial review 6
- Jurisdiction of court 20
- Legislation 10
- Order for surrender 1
- Preliminary objections 8
- Procedure 7
- Proof of extraditable offence 3
- Property seized 2
- Publication bans 2
- Related proceedings 45
- Surrender 89
- Extraordinary remedies 102
- Failure to appear 1
-
Fisheries offences
133
- Acting as guide 3
- Depositing deleterious substance 14
- Depositing deleterious substances 1
- Destruction of habitat 24
- Disturbing marine mammal 1
- Double hauling 1
- Failing to comply with quota 4
- Failure to comply with licence conditions 2
- Fishing from unregistered vessel 1
- Fishing in closed area 9
- Fishing in closed time 19
- Fishing in non-canadian waters 5
- Fishing with prohibited gear or bait 1
- Fishing without licence 9
- Forfeiture 2
- Formal averments 1
- Foul hooking 1
- Illegal selling 4
- Illegally retaining and possessing bycatch 3
- Illegally retaining and possessing by-catch 1
- Legislation 2
- Licence condition violations 1
- Non-compliant equipment 1
- Obstruction 1
- Offences 2
- Penalty 1
- Release of fish from aquaculture facility 1
- Reporting requirements 2
- Search warrants 5
- Seizure of property 3
- Sentence 1
- Unlawful fishing for abalone 4
- Unlawful possession 1
- Unlawful trading 1
-
Fraud
258
- Attempted fraud 5
- Elements of offence 5
- Employment insurance 1
- Evidence 22
- Evidence on appeal 1
- False pretences 5
- Forgery 11
- Fraudulently inducing investment 3
- Identity theft and identity fraud 2
- Insurance fraud 4
- Mens rea 3
- Personation 10
- Secret commissions 1
- Sentence 137
- Uttering forged documents 6
- Uttering forged passport 1
- We;fare fraud 1
- Welfare fraud 29
- Gaming & betting offences 10
- Identification of criminals 8
- Immigration 39
- Income tax 65
- Indictment & information 82
- Indictment and information 1
- Interception of private communications 169
- Invasion of privacy 2
-
Judicial interim release
272
- Grounds for detention 12
- Jurisdiction of court 10
- Legislation 2
- Proceedings in case of default 7
- Recognizance 22
- Release pending appeal 2
- Release pending ministerial review 2
- Release pending new trial 6
- Release pending sentencing 4
- Release pending trial 32
- Review 2
- Review of detention order 4
- Review of detention order 116
- Review of order 36
- Revocation 3
- Vacating and varying 7
- Juries 208
- Law profession 51
- Legislation 1
- Maritime law 2
- Mental disorder 117
- Mischief 40
- Motor vehicle 1
- Motor vehicle insurance 5
-
Motor vehicle offences
1131
- Appeals 45
- Blood samples 8
- Breathalyzer evidence 91
- Changing lanes 1
- Criminal negligence causing bodily harm 6
- Criminal negligence causing death 34
- Dangerous driving 62
- Dangerous driving causing bodily harm 59
- Dangerous driving causing death 110
- Dangerous operation causing bodily harm 1
- Dangerous operation causing death 4
- Driving at excessive speed relative to conditions 1
- Driving prohibitions 20
- Driving prohitions 1
- Driving while disqualified or prohibited 77
- Driving while prohibited 6
- Driving while suspended 2
- Driving with excessive alcohol in blood 51
- Driving with excessive alcohol in blood causing death 1
- Driving without care and attention 1
- Driving without due care and attention 27
- Driving without insurance 4
- Driving without reasonable consideration 7
- Driving without valid licence 6
- Exceeding on-duty time limits 1
- Failure to display <n> sign 1
- Failure to keep log book 1
- Failure to remain at scene of accident 36
- Failure to slow for official vehicle 1
- Failure to stop at stop line 2
- Failure to stop for police officer 5
- Failure to stop for traffic light 3
- Failure to wear seatbelt 1
- Failure to yield 4
- Failure to yield to pedestrian 1
- Impaired care and control 39
- Impaired driving 96
- Impaired driving causing bodily harm 25
- Impaired driving causing death 57
- Legislation 7
- Licensing and regulation 3
- Loud and unnecessary noise 1
- Parking offences 7
- Passing on right 3
- Penalty 1
- Procedure 1
- Prosecution of offences 8
- Providing unlicensed passenger services 1
- Refusing breathalyzer 27
- Roadside screening demand 41
- Sentence 2
- Speeding 94
- Transportation of dangerous goods 5
- Unsafe passing 1
- Use of electronic device while driving 4
- Use of electronic devices while driving 25
- Vessels 1
- Motor vehicle offenses 1
- Motor vehicles 533
- Municipal law 39
- Murder 1034
- Native law 40
- Negligence 1
- Obscenity 2
- Obstruction 88
- Offences against administration of law & justice 10
- Offences against public order 61
- Offences against the administration of law and jus 2
-
Offences against the person
310
- Abduction in contravention of child custody order 5
- Abduction of a person under 14 1
- Abduction of child without consent 3
- Administering stupefying drug 3
- Aiding or counselling suicide 1
- Assault causing bodily harm 1
- Attempted kidnapping 1
- Attempting to unlawfully cause bodily harm 1
- Concealing body of child 1
- Extortion 24
- Failure to provide necessaries of life 10
- Harassment 30
- Hate propaganda 4
- Kidnapping 78
- Polygamy 3
- Threats and intimidation 101
- Unlawful confinement 40
- Unlawfully causing bodily harm 2
- Offences by public officials 9
- Pardons 1
- Parole 28
- Parties to offences 33
- Pleas 93
- Practice 59
- Preliminary inquiry 43
- Prisoners 94
- Privacy 8
- Proceeds of crime 78
- Professions 2
-
Property offences
719
- Attempted robbery 11
- Attempted theft 2
- Break and enter 1
- Break and entering and committing assault causing bodily harm 1
- Breaking and entering 131
- Breaking and entering and committing assault 3
- Breaking and entering and committing indictable offence 11
- Breaking and entering and committing mischief 4
- Breaking and entering and committing offence 1
- Breaking and entering and committing sexual assault 2
- Breaking and entering and robbery 2
- Breaking and entering and stealing firearm 2
- Breaking and entering and theft 2
- Breaking and entering with intent 1
- Breaking and entering with intent 45
- Breaking, entering and robbery 1
- Breaking, entering and theft 16
- Breaking, entering with intent 1
- Conspiracy to commit theft 1
- Copyright infringement 4
- Evidence 3
- Forcible entry 2
- Misappropriation of money held under direction 1
- Possession for stolen property 1
- Possession of break-in instrument 7
- Possession of stolen property 58
- Removal of timber from crown lands 1
- Robbery 287
- Robbery with a firearm 2
- Telecommunication offences 2
- Telecommunications offences 1
- Theft 84
- Theft of motor vehicle 2
- Theft over $5,000 13
- Theft under $5,000 6
- Unlawful entry into dwelling house 7
- Prosecution of offences 54
- Prostitution 25
- Public authorities 103
- Public health & welfare 14
- Public inquiries 2
- Recognizance to keep peace 46
- Resources 9
- Robbery 2
-
Search & seizure
763
- Admissibility of evidence 1
- Dna warrants 16
- Evidence 42
- General warrants 8
- Interception of private communications 1
- Legislation 11
- Possession of child pornography 1
- Preservation demands 1
- Production orders 4
- Return of seized property 21
- Search incidental to arrest 28
- Search warrantes 1
- Search warrants 411
- Sexual exploitation 1
- Video warrants 1
- Warrantless arrests 1
- Warrantless searches 213
- Warrants 1
- Securities 15
-
Sentencing
1149
- Aboriginal offenders 1
- Aboriginal person 1
- Aboriginal persons 41
- Adjournment 3
- Appeals 53
- Background of accused 1
- Conditional sentence orders 1
- Conditional sentences 122
- Consecutive sentences 12
- Considerations 341
- Dangerous offenders 225
- Discharge 19
- Dna orders 10
- Evidence 12
- Fines 1
- Illegal sentence 12
- Jurisdiction 2
- Long term offenders 1
- Long-term offenders 55
- Long-term supervision order 1
- Offences 1
- Period of parole inegibility 1
- Period of parole ineligibility 27
- Post-sentence reports 6
- Powers of court 1
- Presence of accused 1
- Pre-sentence reports 8
- Principles 26
- Probation 108
- Procedure 1
- Proceedings generally 12
- Prohibition orders 9
- Restitution 10
- Second degree murder 1
- Sentencing 1
- Sexual assault 3
- Sexual offender registration 1
- Stay of sentencing pending appeal 1
- Suspended sentence 1
- Terms 9
- Variation of sentence 5
-
Sexual offences
1613
- Accessing child pornography 15
- Aggravated sexual assault 33
- Bestiality 2
- Breaking and entering and committing sexual assault 10
- Buggery 3
- Charge to jury 1
- Child luring 1
- Considerations 1
- Corrupting children 1
- Dangerous offenders 2
- Defences 25
- Distributing an intimate image 1
- Distribution of child pornography 12
- Evidence 59
- Gross indecency 11
- Incest 26
- Indecent assault 33
- Indecent exposure 2
- Intercourse with person under 14 3
- Invitation to touch 8
- Jurisdiction of court 1
- Legislation 3
- Long-term offenders 1
- Luring of a child 2
- Luring of child 11
- Possession of child pornography 75
- Production of child pornography 13
- Rape 4
- Remedies 1
- Removal of child from canada 5
- Search warrants 1
- Sentence 1
- Sexual assault 843
- Sexual assault causing bodily harm 45
- Sexual assault with a weapon 2
- Sexual assault with weapon 17
- Sexual exploitation 40
- Sexual exploitation of person with a disability 2
- Sexual intercourse by threats 1
- Sexual intercourse with female under 14 8
- Sexual intercourse without consent 2
- Sexual interference 122
- Sexual interference with person under 14 2
- Sexual interference with person under 16 5
- Sexual offences 2
- Sexual offender registration 32
- Sexual touching 106
- Suspended sentence 1
- Transmission of child pornography 6
- Trial 1
- Voyeurism 9
- Special procedure & powers 38
- Special procedure and powers 13
- Special procedures & powers 1
- Statements of accused 3
- Statutes 6
- Taxation 55
- Terrorism 13
- Theft 1
- Tobacco offences 9
- Torts 8
-
Trial
349
- Addresses of counsel 5
- Adjournment 33
- Appointment of counsel 26
- Continuation of proceedings 1
- Conversion to preliminary inquiry 1
- Cross-examination 1
- Cross-examination of accused 1
- Cross-examination of witnesses 6
- Directed verdict 5
- Election by accused 22
- Exclusion of public 1
- Fitness to stand trial 18
- Intervenors 1
- Language at trial 1
- Language of trial 8
- Mistrial 61
- Multiple accused 1
- Nonsuit 1
- Presence of accused 18
- Re-opening 16
- Re-opening appeal 1
- Severance 20
- Severance of counts 20
- Stay of proceedings 28
- Unrepresented accused 26
- Venue 20
- View 3
- Witnesses 4
- Verdict 130
- Vessels 4
-
Weapons
307
- Carrying a concealed weapon 3
- Carrying concealed weapon 2
- Carrying firearm in careless manner 2
- Discharge of a firearm with intent to wound 1
- Discharge of firearm with intent to endanger life 3
- Discharge of firearm with intent to wound 5
- Discharging firearm with intent to endanger life 1
- Firearms 107
- Gun control 20
- Handling and storage 1
- Importing 2
- Possession for dangerous purpose 18
- Possession of loaded firearm 1
- Possession of prohibited firearm 4
- Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm 6
- Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition 11
- Possession of prohibited weapon 53
- Possession of restricted firearm 7
- Possession of restricted weapon 26
- Possession of unregistered firearm 4
- Possession while prohibited 5
- Possessionof prohibited weapon 1
- Reckless discharge of firearm 3
- Seizure 1
- Trafficking 11
- Unauthorized possession 2
- Use of firearm during indictable offence 6
- Use of firearm in commission of offence 1
-
Wildlife offences
51
- Accidental killing of wildlife 1
- Acting as guide without licence 4
- Appeals 1
- Destruction of habitat 1
- Disturbing marine mammals 1
- Failure to report location of harvest 1
- Failure to retrieve wildlife 1
- Hunting contrary to licence 2
- Hunting during closed time 3
- Hunting without valid licence 3
- Illegal hunting 16
- Illegal possession of wildlife 3
- Poisoning wildlife 1
- Search and seizure 1
- Seizure of property 3
- Sentence 1
- Trafficking bear parts 1
- Trafficking in dead wildlife 4
- Trafficking in wildlife 1
-
Witnesses
107
- Adverse witnesses 7
- Communication with counsel 1
- Competence 12
- Competence and compellability 3
- Cross-examination 38
- Cross-examination as to previous statements 1
- Interpreters 3
- Recalling 1
- Records relating to witnesses 2
- Subpeonas 1
- Subpoena 7
- Testimony behind screen 2
- Testimony outside court room 16
- Testimony outside courtroom 5
- Testimony with support canine 1
- Testimony with support person 3
- Witnesses called by trial judge 4
-
Young offenders
381
- Aggravated assault 17
- Aggravated sexual assault 2
- Appeals 2
- Arson 2
- Assault 13
- Assault causing bodily harm 15
- Assault with weapon 9
- Breach of probation 2
- Breaking and entering 10
- Breaking and entering and committing offence 2
- Criminal negligence causing death 3
- Dangerous driving 1
- Dangerous driving causing death 5
- Defences 1
- Disclosure of records 13
- Dna samples 8
- Drug offences 3
- Escapes 1
- Evidence 2
- Extortion 3
- Harassment 1
- Impaired driving causing death 1
- Incest 1
- Judicial interim release 18
- Kidnapping 1
- Legislation 3
- Manslaughter 19
- Mischief 6
- Murder 12
- Offences against public order 6
- Possession of child pornography 1
- Prisoners 1
- Protection of privacy 4
- Release pending appeal 2
- Robbery 24
- Sentencing 72
- Sexual assault 28
- Sexual assault causing bodily harm 2
- Sexual interference 1
- Sexual offender registration 3
- Sexual touching 2
- Statements of young person 20
- Temporary detention 1
- Theft 6
- Threats and intimidation 3
- Transfer to ordinary court 9
- Transfer to youth court 8
- Trial 6
- Weapons 5
-
Family
15225
- Ability to pay 1
- Administrative law 2
- Adoption 1
- Agency 2
- Annulment 5
- Ante nuptial settlements 1
- Appeals 16
- Arbitration 32
- Banking 1
- Bankruptcy 34
- Bills of exchange 2
- Charter of rights 28
- Child protection 1
-
Children
6139
- Ability to pay 3
- Access 431
- Acess 1
- Adoption 51
- Arrears 1
- Change of name 3
- Child protection 353
- Conduct of parent 1
- Conflict of laws 11
- Continuing custody orders 1
- Costs 1
- Cusody and access 1
- Custody 1110
- Custody and access 814
- Education 37
- Guardianship 61
- Hague convention 90
- Interim custody 2
- Interim maintenance 2
- Joint custody 2
- Jurisdiction of court 112
- Maintenance 2571
- Maintenance provisions 1
- Medical care 5
- Minority rights 1
- Mobility rights 416
- Mobility tights 1
- Non-removal orders 5
- Parentage 3
- Parenting arrangements 1
- Parenting coordinator 2
- Paternity 15
- Practice 1
- Prenatal and birth expenses 1
- Protection orders 2
- Restraining orders 1
- Retroactive orders 1
- Separation agreements 1
- Shared parenting 18
- Unborn children 1
- Variation 2
- Common law spouses 524
- Conflict of laws 94
- Consent orders 1
- Constitutional law 5
- Contempt of court 140
- Contracts 19
- Corporations 1
-
Costs
964
- Administrative proceedings 1
- Appeals 8
- Appeals as to costs 4
- Assessment 14
- Conduct of counsel 8
- Conduct of parties 20
- Costs against non-parties 5
- Costs of appeals 38
- Costs of motions 20
- Disbursements 3
- Discretion of court 8
- Increased costs 9
- Increases costs 1
- Interest on costs 1
- Matrimonial litigation 5
- Matrimonial proceedings 651
- Matrimonial property 1
- Nature of litigation 3
- Offer to settle 47
- Offers to settle 1
- Orders as to costs 1
- Outcome of litigation 28
- Particular items 1
- Parties entitled to costs 6
- Parties liable for costs 1
- Payment of costs 2
- Practice and procedure 6
- Security for costs 20
- Solicitor's personal liability for costs 3
- Special costs 41
- Tariff of costs 2
- Unfounded allegations 3
- Courts 161
- Creditors' remedies 13
- Creditors’ remedies 1
- Crown 24
- Custody 1
- Custody and access 6
- Damages 5
- Declaration of irreconcilability 9
- Defamation 5
- Division 2
- Divorce 80
- Education 1
- Equity 1
- Estoppel 19
- Family compensation act 36
- Family law 122
- Fiduciaries 3
- Formation 1
- Fraudulent transactions 17
- Gifts 30
- Guardianship 1
- Hague convention 1
- Human rights 4
- Injunctions 27
- Insurance 3
- Interest 8
- Interim injunctions 1
- Interim maintenance 1
- Jurisdiction of court 2
-
Law profession
315
- Conflict of interest 36
- Conflicts of interest 1
- Custodianships 1
- Duties and liability generally 2
- Legal aid 3
- Negligence 16
- Removal of solicitor 5
- Retainer 1
- Solicitor’s fee 1
- Solicitor’s fees 44
- Solicitor's fees 4
- Solicitor's fees 196
- Trust funds 1
- Unauthorized practice 1
- Withdrawal or removal of solicitor 2
- Limitation of actions 28
-
Maintenance
1470
- Ability to pay 22
- Adult children 1
- Arrears 42
- Cancellation 2
- Children 1
- Commencement date 1
- Compensatory award 14
- Duration 2
- Education of spouse 11
- Encroachment on capital 1
- Enforcement 14
- Entitlement 291
- Foreign orders 1
- Health of spouse 22
- Implied agreements 1
- Interim maintenance 297
- Interim orders 1
- Jurisdiction of court 4
- Legislation 1
- Liability 4
- Liability of spouse's estate 3
- Lump sum 19
- Manner of payment 1
- Misconduct of payor spouse 3
- Nature of claim 1
- Orders for maintenance 32
- Parties 1
- Permanent maintenance 19
- Practice 10
- Provisional orders 11
- Retroactive orders 6
- Retroactivity 1
- Review 116
- Security 1
- Self-sufficiency 19
- Suspension 1
- Tax considerations 3
- Termination 81
- Terms 1
- Time-limited orders 22
- Variation 335
- Maintenance provisions 1
- Marriage 31
- Marriage agreements 119
- Marriage settlements 1
- Matrimonial proceedings 7
-
Matrimonial property
2219
- Advances 1
- Appeals 4
- Appreciation in value 2
- Businesses 19
- Characterization 216
- Characterization trust property 1
- Compensation 36
- Compensation orders 1
- Concealment of assets 16
- Conflict of laws 3
- Contingent liabilities 2
- Contribution of spouses 81
- Contribution of third parties 49
- Debts 55
- Diision 1
- Dissipation 7
- Distribution 1
- Division 456
- Duration of marriage 19
- Excluded property 45
- Health of spouse 9
- Inheritances 32
- Insurance proceeds 2
- Interim distribution 36
- Jurisdiction of court 3
- Lottery winnings 1
- Occupation 49
- Orders 1
- Orders for division 4
- Partition and sale 127
- Pension 1
- Pensions 87
- Pets 1
- Possession 8
- Post-trial settlement agreements 2
- Preservation 27
- Property on indian reserves 3
- Reapportionment 665
- Restraining orders 8
- Resulting trusts 3
- Security 1
- Separation agreements 1
- Trust property 7
- Valuation 103
- Variation 2
- Mental incompetence 12
- Mobility rights 1
- Mortgages 12
- Negligence 6
- Orders 3
- Parties 1
- Partnerships 1
- Pensions 6
- Personal injury quantum 4
- Personal property 2
- Personal property security 1
- Post-nuptial settlements 1
-
Practice
1544
- Actions 9
- Adding parties 1
- Adjournment 1
- Admissions 5
- Advance payments 1
- Advances 27
- Affidavit 1
- Affidavits 14
- Appeals 426
- Appointment of family advocate 5
- Appointment of joint expert 1
- Chambers proceeding 2
- Chambers proceedings 23
- Children 3
- Class actions 12
- Commencement of proceedings 7
- Consent orders 3
- Counselling costs 1
- Counterclaim 1
- Declaratory orders 1
- Default judgment 15
- Disclosure 1
- Disclosure of documents 4
- Discovery 8
- Discovery of documents 89
- Dismissal for want of compliance with order 2
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 20
- Documents held by non-parties 2
- Evidence 48
- Examination for discovery 6
- Expert reports 2
- Extension of time 1
- Fatal injury claims 6
- Financial disclosure 51
- General 1
- Guardians ad litem 2
- Indigent status 7
- Infant settlements 2
- Interim orders 1
- Interlocutory applications 1
- Interlocutory motions 7
- Interpleader 3
- Judicial case conferences 4
- Jurisdiction of court 11
- Jury trials 1
- Mediation 1
- Money in court 1
- Money in trust 1
- Motions 1
- Nervous shock 1
- Orders 190
- Orders respecting conduct 3
- Parties 45
- Pleadings 94
- Preliminary point of law 1
- Preservation of property 6
- Pre-trial examination of witnesses 4
- Publication bans 4
- References 3
- References and inquiries 4
- Re-opening 1
- Return of property 2
- Sales by court 2
- Separation agreements 1
- Service 5
- Service ex juris 3
- Settlement 3
- Settlement conferences 2
- Settlement of action 58
- Small claims proceedings 2
- Stay of execution 1
- Stay of proceedings 8
- Stay pending appeal 1
- Striking out 1
- Subpoenas 3
- Summary judgment 6
- Summary trial 75
- Third party proceedings 1
- Transfer of proceedings 3
- Trial 131
- Trial management conferences 2
- Trials 1
- Variation 1
- Venue 15
- Witnesses 6
- Writ of summons 2
- Privacy 11
- Professions 2
- Property 1
- Public authorities 19
- Public health & welfare 3
- Real property 92
- Receivers 2
- Restitution 47
- Restraining orders 54
- Sale of land 2
- Same sex couples 1
-
Separation agreements
426
- Amendment 1
- Breach 5
- Child custody and access provisions 10
- Child maintenance provisions 5
- Child support provisions 1
- Custody and maintenance provisions 8
- Effect 3
- Effect of reconciliation 5
- Enforceability 19
- Enforcement 36
- Formation 31
- Interpretation 17
- Maintenance provisions 95
- Matrimonial provisions 2
- Property provisions 25
- Remedies generally 5
- Repudiation 1
- Setting aside 15
- Validity 87
- Variation 50
- Statutes 1
- Taxation 1
- Torts 52
- Trusts 51
- Wills & estates 72
- Wills variation 1
- Workers' compensation 3
-
Insurance
2080
- Accident insurance 16
- Actions 131
- Administrative law 6
- Agency 5
- Agents 43
- All-risks insurance 23
- Arbitration 14
- Bailment 1
- Bankruptcy 4
- Brain 1
- Builders' liens 1
- Business interruption insurance 5
- Casualty insurance 1
- Charter of rights 3
- Choses in action 1
- Claims 1
- Comprehensive insurance 1
- Conflict of laws 20
- Construction law 1
- Contracts 16
-
Costs
134
- Appeals 2
- Appeals as to costs 7
- Assessment 2
- Conduct of counsel 3
- Conduct of parties 17
- Costs against non-parties 1
- Costs of appeals 11
- Costs of motions 4
- Disbursements 3
- Discretion of court 6
- Fast track litigation 2
- Increased costs 4
- Nature of litigation 4
- Offer to settle 21
- Orders as to costs 1
- Outcome of litigation 15
- Parties entitled to costs 2
- Parties liable for costs 1
- Payment into court 1
- Practice and procedure 3
- Security for costs 7
- Special costs 13
- Unfounded allegations 4
- Course of construction insurance 1
- Courts 11
- Creditors' insurance 3
- Damages 16
- Defences 1
- Directors & officers' insurance 2
- Disability insurance 89
- Duties & liability of insured 9
- Duties & liability of insurer 4
- Duties and liability of insured 1
- Duties of insured 9
- Employment 3
- Estoppel 4
- Fidelity insurance 4
- Fire insurance 37
- Fraudulent transactions 18
- Government regulation 4
- Homeowners' insurance 33
- Homeowners’ insurance 5
- Human rights 2
- Injunctions 8
- Insurance 14
-
Insurance generally
86
- By-law coverage 2
- Claims 10
- Claims adjusters 1
- Conditions of coverage 3
- Contract of insurance 2
- Deductibles 1
- Duties of insured 2
- Effective date of coverage 1
- Insurable interest 3
- Interpretation of policy 7
- Lapse of policy 3
- Legislation 9
- Liability of insurer to third parties 1
- Nature of relationship 1
- Onus of proof 1
- Overlapping coverage 5
- Proof of loss 2
- Relief from forfeiture 1
- Renewal 2
- Rights and obligations of insured 4
- Rights and obligations of insurer 2
- Subrogation 16
- Sureties 1
- Termination of policy 1
- Valuation of loss 3
- Interest 4
- Interpretation of policy 5
- Labour law 2
- Landlord & tenant 6
- Law profession 17
- Liability insurance 34
- Liability of insurer 5
- Life insurance 40
- Limitation of actions 40
- Marine insurance 13
- Maritime law 3
-
Motor vehicle insurance
575
- Actions 16
- Collector vehicles 1
- Coverage for substitute vehicles 4
- Duties of insured 3
- Duties of insurer 2
- Exclusions 10
- Government regulation 1
- Insurance generally 1
- Insurance monies 2
- Interpretation of policy 3
- Legislation 32
- Liability of insured 9
- Liability of insurer 135
- Liability of owner 2
- Mediation of disputes 2
- No fault benefits 193
- No-fault benefits 5
- Offences 7
- Overlapping coverage 1
- Practice 1
- Recovery for loss of income 5
- Replacement-cost policies 1
- Rights of insurer 2
- Structured judgments 6
- Subrogation 1
- Unauthorized driver 1
- Underinsured motorist protection 5
- Underinsured motorists 8
- Unidenitified drivers 1
- Unidentified drivers 11
- Uninsured motorists 11
- Unknown drivers 85
- Unlicensed vehicles 1
- Unqualified driver 5
- Vehicle repairs 2
- Motor vehicle liability 4
- Motor vehicles 2
- Municipal law 1
- Native law 2
- Negligence 19
- Personal injury quantum 10
-
Practice
438
- Actions 2
- Admissions 3
- Advance payments 2
- Appeals 58
- Chambers proceedings 1
- Class actions 21
- Default judgment 6
- Disclosure of documents 2
- Discovery 11
- Discovery of documents 54
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 20
- Evidence 20
- Examination for discovery 16
- Fast track litigation 4
- Fourth party proceedings 1
- Interrogatories 2
- Jury awards 2
- Jury trials 36
- Orders 12
- Parties 24
- Parties under disability 1
- Pleadings 39
- Preservation of property 1
- Privilege 2
- Settlement of action 14
- Small claims proceedings 2
- Special case 1
- Stay of proceedings 3
- Subpoenas 1
- Summary judgment 5
- Summary trial 30
- Third party proceedings 10
- Trial 27
- Trials 1
- Writ of summons 3
- Privacy 5
- Property & loss of income insurance 3
- Property and loss of income insurance 2
- Public authorities 1
- Restitution 3
- Rights & obligations of insurer 1
- Rights of insurer 2
- Societies 1
- Statutes 5
- Sureties 2
- Taxation 5
- Torts 19
- Travel insurance 9
- Trusts 3
- Underinsured motorists 2
- Unknown drivers 1
- Wills & estates 2
- Wrongful dismissal 1
-
Labour & employment
4248
- Abandonment 1
- Administrative law 70
- Agency 8
- Appeals 1
- Arbitration 88
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- Bankruptcy 2
- Bills of exchange 1
- Carriers 2
- Characterization of relationship 18
- Charter of rights 32
- Class actions 1
- Collective agreements 51
- Commissioners 1
- Conflict of laws 44
- Constitutional law 6
- Constructive dismissal 91
- Contempt of court 50
- Continuation 1
-
Contract of employment
235
- Apprenticeships 2
- Benefit plans 6
- Breach 10
- Conflict of laws 2
- Distinguished from other contracts 10
- Distinguished from other relationships 4
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- Fixed term 19
- Fixed-term 1
- Formation 4
- Frustration 3
- Implied terms 5
- Interpretation 24
- Legislation 1
- Non-competition clauses 30
- Parties 10
- Public service contracts 3
- Repudiation 5
- Share options 5
- Stock options 4
- Termination 12
- Termination provisions 42
- Terms 26
- Validity 1
- Contracts 59
- Corporations 13
-
Costs
207
- Administrative proceedings 2
- Amount involved 15
- Appeals 7
- Appeals as to costs 1
- Assessment 1
- Conduct of counsel 4
- Conduct of parties 14
- Contractual provisions 2
- Costs of appeals 12
- Costs of motions 7
- Disbursements 1
- Discretion of court 7
- Fast track litigation 7
- Increased costs 14
- Nature of litigation 12
- Offer to settle 27
- Orders as to costs 1
- Outcome of litigation 40
- Parties entitled to costs 3
- Practice and procedure 2
- Procedural inefficiencies 1
- Prospective costs 2
- Security for costs 7
- Small claims proceedings 1
- Special costs 14
- Summary assessment 1
- Unfounded allegations 1
- Courts 96
- Creditors' remedies 13
- Crown 11
- Damages 6
- Defamation 29
- Defences 1
- Duties & liability of employee 38
- Duties & liability of employee/employer 1
- Duties & liability of employer 41
- Duties and liability of employee 4
- Duties and liability of employer 2
- Duties of employee 1
- Education 6
- Employment 63
- Employment legislation 20
- Estoppel 14
- Fiduciaries 9
- Fraud 1
- Fraudulent transactions 1
- Grievance arbitration 85
- Guarantee & indemnity 1
- Health professions 1
-
Human rights
194
- Canadian human rights act 1
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- Discrimination on basis of family status 10
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- Judicial review 80
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- Jurisdiction of court 1
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- Interest 4
- Interest arbitration 2
- Judicial review 1
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- Medicine 29
- Municipalities 1
- Negligence 24
- Partnerships 10
- Pensions 66
- Personal injury quantum 1
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- Pharmacists 1
- Picketing 35
-
Practice
591
- Actions 4
- Admissions 3
- Affidavits 2
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- Class actons 1
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- Discovery 3
- Discovery of documents 42
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- Examinations for discovery 1
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- Intervenors 2
- Jury trials 5
- Mediation 1
- Orders 16
- Parties 8
- Pleadings 127
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- Service ex juris 1
- Settlement of action 10
- Small claims proceedings 6
- Stay of proceedings 4
- Subpoenas 1
- Summary judgment 9
- Summary trial 49
- Third party proceedings 3
- Transfer to provincial court 1
- Trial 30
- Trial management conferences 1
- Venue 1
- Witnesses 4
- Writ of summons 2
- Privacy 22
-
Professions
153
- Accountants 9
- Acupuncturists 2
- Architects 2
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- Dentists 11
- Denturists 1
- Doctors 20
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- Foresters 1
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- Notaries public 5
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- Public authorities 37
- Public health 2
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- Remuneration 31
- Restitution 12
- Sale of land 3
- Societies 2
- Successor rights 1
- Taxation 2
-
Torts
51
- Abuse of process 1
- Abuse of public office 1
- Assault 1
- Battery 1
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- Breach of privacy 1
- Conspiracy 4
- Conversion 10
- Deceit 1
- Fraud 1
- Harassment 1
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- Misfeasance in public office 1
- Passing off 3
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- Trespass 2
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- Wrongful dismissal 613
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Municipal
2239
- Actions 33
- Administrative law 35
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- Animals 12
- Arbitration 8
- Building regulation 100
- Building regulations 1
- Business regulation 43
- Bylaws 1
-
Bylaws & resolutions
238
- Animal control 4
- Animal regulation 1
- Bylaws <under preparation> 3
- Enactment 25
- Enforcement 69
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- Health bylaws 1
- Interpretation 3
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- Noise bylaws 11
- Parking bylaws 1
- Residential bylaws 1
- Service cost recovery 1
- Sign control 3
- Smoking bylaws 3
- Soil removal bylaws 4
- Standing to challenge 1
- Traffic and parking bylaws 11
- Utility services 1
- Validity 82
- Waste management bylaws 1
- Zoning 1
- Bylaws and regulations 5
- Bylaws and resolutions 64
- Capital expenditures 1
- Carriers 1
- Charter of rights 13
- Condominiums 1
- Constitutional law 15
- Construction law 8
- Contempt of court 17
- Contracts 50
-
Costs
109
- Advance costs 1
- Appeals 2
- Assessment 5
- Conduct of parties 10
- Costs of appeal 1
- Costs of appeals 6
- Costs of motions 1
- Discretion of court 2
- Increased costs 4
- Nature of litigation 15
- Offer to settle 12
- Outcome of litigation 29
- Parties entitled to costs 1
- Parties liable for costs 1
- Practice and procedure 1
- Security for costs 7
- Special costs 7
- Summary trial 1
- Unfounded allegations 3
- Courts 28
- Crown 1
- Defamation 12
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- Employment 3
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- Estoppel 10
- Expropriation 31
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- Human rights 7
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- Injunctions 65
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- Insurance 11
- Interest 2
- Landlord & tenant 9
- Law profession 8
- Legislation 5
- Liability 42
-
Liability of municipality
158
- Abuse of public office 5
- Abuse of statutory authority 1
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- Arbitration of disputes 4
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- Building inspection 2
- Defamation 2
- Duty of care 1
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- Negligence 40
- Nuisance 7
- Occupier’s liability 2
- Occupier's liability 39
- Occupiers’ liability 1
- Police 28
- Procedure 1
- Sidewalks 1
- Slip and fall 1
- Torts 2
- Unjust enrichment 4
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- Municipal councils 42
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- Municipal services 18
- Municipalities 1
- Native law 8
- Negligence 8
- Occupiers' liability 5
- Offences 1
- Official community plans 8
- Permits 5
- Personal injury quantum 1
- Powers 2
- Powers of municipality 10
-
Practice
324
- Actions 17
- Affidavits 3
- Amendment 1
- Appeals 87
- Chambers proceedings 2
- Class actions 17
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- Default judgment 1
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- Jury trials 3
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- Reconsideration 1
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- Settlement of action 5
- Stay of execution 1
- Stay of proceedings 1
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- Summary trial 19
- Third party proceedings 8
- Trial 10
- Trial of issue 1
- Witnesses 1
- Writ of summons 2
- Privacy 13
- Property 9
- Property of municipality 1
- Public authorities 15
- Public utilities 4
- Real property 49
- Resources 16
- Sale of land 1
- Societies 1
- Statutes 1
- Subdivisions 43
- Tax sales 4
- Taxation 72
- Torts 37
- Trusts 5
- Workers' compensation 1
- Zoning 220
-
Personal injury
12106
- Administrative law 9
- Animals 3
- Animals on roadway 1
- Arbitration 15
- Back 2
- Bankruptcy 9
- Carriers 35
- Charter of rights 9
- Choses in action 1
- Chronic pain 2
- Class actions 2
- Conflict of laws 41
- Constitutional law 4
- Consumer protection 1
- Contempt of court 1
- Contracts 3
-
Costs
1183
- Amount involved 54
- Appeals 1
- Appeals as to costs 22
- Assessment 54
- Conduct of counsel 26
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- Costs in any event of the cause 1
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- Fast-track litigation 1
- Increased costs 32
- Multiple actions 1
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- Outcome of litigaton 1
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- Payment into court 1
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- Small claims proceedings 6
- Solicitor's personal liability for costs 3
- Special costs 27
- Taxation 1
- Unfounded allegations 6
- Courts 99
- Creditors' remedies 6
- Crown 85
- Damages 88
- Defamation 5
- Discovery 1
- Discovery of documents 1
- Duties & liability of employer 1
- Education 3
- Employment 9
- Equity 1
- Estoppel 16
- Evidence 1
- Fiduciaries 9
- Fraudulent transactions 17
- Gifts 1
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- Highways & streets 7
- Human rights 3
- Injunctions 4
- Insurance 160
- Interest 23
- Intersections 1
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- Landlord & tenant 3
- Law profession 189
- Left turns 1
- Licensing and regulation 1
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- Maintenance 1
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-
Medical malpractice
335
- Actions 1
- Administration of drugs 1
- Anaesthetists 3
- Anesthetists 1
- Appeals 1
- Cardiologists 1
- Causation 1
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- Dentists 10
- Diagnosis 1
- Duty to inform 17
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- General practitioners 56
- Gynaecologists 4
- Gynecologists 1
- Hematologists 1
- Hospitals 6
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- Interns 1
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- Neurosurgeons 8
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- Obstetricians 21
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- Opthamologists 1
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- Otolaryngologists 7
- Pathologists 2
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- Pediatricians 1
- Plastic surgeons 5
- Proceedings generally 18
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- Radiologists 5
- Surgeons 29
- Surgical assistants 1
- Urologists 3
- Uro-oncologists 1
- Wrongful birth 2
- Medicine 6
- Mental incompetence 6
- Mortgages 1
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Motor vehicle insurance
496
- Actions 15
- Collector vehicles 1
- Coverage for substitute vehicles 2
- Duties of insured 2
- Duties of insurer 1
- Exclusions 3
- Insurance generally 1
- Insurance monies 2
- Legislation 24
- Liability of insured 7
- Liability of insurer 85
- Liability of owner 2
- Mediation of disputes 2
- No fault benefits 198
- No-fault benefits 5
- Offences 1
- Overlapping coverage 2
- Recovery for loss of income 3
- Structured judgments 7
- Subrogation 2
- Unauthorized driver 1
- Underinsured motorist protection 5
- Underinsured motorists 11
- Unidenitified drivers 2
- Unidentified drivers 12
- Unidentified vehicles 1
- Uninsured motorists 11
- Unknown drivers 84
- Unlicensed vehicles 1
- Unqualified driver 3
- Motor vehicle lability 1
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Motor vehicle liability
1000
- — animals on roadway 1
- Animals of roadway 1
- Animals on roadway 16
- Appeals 5
- Backing 12
- Bicycles 64
- Changing lanes 28
- Children 30
- Contributory negligence 26
- Controlled intersections 1
- Disabled vehicles 3
- Emergencies 8
- Emergency vehicles 10
- Excessive speed 5
- Highways 9
- Intersections 176
- Left turns 61
- Liability of owner 49
- Lntersections 1
- Mechanical failures 6
- Motorcycles 11
- No fault benefits 1
- Objects falling from vehicle 1
- Obstructed visibility 2
- Obstructions on roadway 9
- Oncoming vehicles 40
- Parked vehicles 8
- Parking 9
- Parking lots 5
- Passenger falling from vehicle 3
- Passing 33
- Pedestrians 156
- Police 2
- Police vehicles 2
- Proper lookout 10
- Public transit 12
- Racing 1
- Railway crossings 1
- Rear end collisions 50
- Rear-end collisions 2
- Recreational vehicles 3
- Right turns 1
- Single vehicle accident 1
- Single-vehicle accident 53
- Snow and ice 8
- Special considerations 2
- Turns 21
- U-turns 1
- Vehicle crossing roadway 1
- Vehicle entering roadway 35
- Vehicle repairs 1
- Motor vehicle offences 3
- Motor vehicles 3
- Municipal law 80
- Native law 3
- Neck and back 1
- Neck, back and shoulders 1
-
Negligence
301
- Air traffic control and related services 3
- Aircraft 1
- Airlines 1
- Animals 24
- Apportionment of liability 5
- Bars to damage claims 1
- Boating 5
- Building maintenance 3
- Care facilities 2
- Care providers 1
- Carriers 2
- Causation 38
- Children 9
- Commercial hosts 8
- Construction 1
- Contributory negligence 3
- Correctional facilities 1
- Damages 2
- Dangerous activities 2
- Defences 11
- Drinking establishments 2
- Duty of care 14
- Electrolysis 1
- Farm operations 1
- Fires 2
- Food poisoning 2
- Food products 2
- Foreseeability 5
- Grocery stores 1
- Grounds maintenance 2
- Group home operators 1
- Highway maintenance 13
- Hospitals 1
- Infliction of mental distress 2
- Joint and independent tortfeasors 11
- Joint and several tortfeasors 1
- Ladders 1
- Laser treatments 1
- Manufactured goods 2
- Negligent infliction of mental suffering 2
- Negligent misrepresentation 1
- Nervous shock 16
- Obstructions 1
- Occupiers' liability 1
- Oil slicks 1
- Paramedics 1
- Pedestrians 1
- Police 1
- Proof 1
- Proof of negligence 16
- Public officials 7
- Reflexologists 1
- Res ipsa loquitur 1
- Rescues 4
- Restaurants 1
- Retail stores 1
- Sale of alcohol 1
- Schools 6
- Sidewalks 2
- Ski instructors 1
- Social host liability 5
- Sports and recreation 30
- Standard of care 5
- Trail riding facilities 2
- Transport of goods 2
- Vehicle repair and maintenance 1
- Voluntary activities 1
-
Occupiers' liability
253
- Bridges 2
- Churches 1
- Commercial premises 100
- Construction sites 9
- Deep-sea terminals 1
- Defences 4
- Farms 4
- Hospital premises 1
- Independent contractors 1
- Legislation 1
- Lighting conditions 3
- Occupiers 7
- Outdoor premises 4
- Private roads 1
- Proceedings generally 2
- Public premises 20
- Recreation facilities 1
- Recreational premises 13
- Residential premises 35
- Rural premises 3
- Schools 6
- Semi-commercial premises 1
- Sidewalk 1
- Sidewalks 3
- Snow and ice 16
- Stairways 10
- Stairways and sills 1
- Utility rights of way and corridors 2
- Occupiers' liabilty 1
- Occupiers’ liability 6
- Personal injury quantum 34
-
Practice
3035
- Actions 15
- Adding defendant 1
- Admissions 41
- Advance payments 16
- Advances 1
- Affidavits 7
- Appeals 245
- Bankruptcy proceedings 1
- Calculation of time 1
- Case planning conferences 7
- Chambers proceedings 10
- Class actions 215
- Counterclaim 1
- Counterclaims 1
- Default judgment 23
- Disclosure of documents 10
- Discontinuance 1
- Discovery 251
- Discovery of documents 351
- Dismissal for want of compliance with order 9
- Dismissal for want of compliance with rules 7
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 54
- Documents 1
- Evidence 308
- Examination for discovery 87
- Expedited litigation project 12
- Expert evidence 1
- Fast track 1
- Fast track litigation 37
- Fatal injury claims 5
- Fourth party proceedings 1
- Guardians ad litem 8
- Indigent status 1
- Infant judgments 1
- Infant settlements 38
- Infants 2
- Interest 1
- Interlocutory motions 1
- Interrogatories 10
- Intervenors 2
- Jury awards 108
- Jury trials 234
- Leave to appeal 1
- Mistrial 1
- Money in court 2
- No-evidence motions 3
- Notice of civil claim 1
- Orders 34
- Parties 137
- Physical examination and inspection 1
- Pleadings 140
- Preliminary point of law 3
- Preservation of property 3
- Pre-trial conferences 1
- Pre-trial examination of witnesses 13
- Service 1
- Service ex juris 1
- Settlement of action 51
- Small claims procedure 3
- Small claims proceedings 15
- Special case 1
- Stay of execution 1
- Stay of proceedings 9
- Subpoenas 1
- Summary judgment 12
- Summary trial 116
- Third party proceedings 45
- Time 4
- Transfer to provincial court 14
- Trial 210
- Trial management conferences 5
- Trial of issue 1
- Trials 1
- Use of transcript 1
- Venue 6
- Witnesses 25
- Writ of summons 44
- Privacy 3
- Professions 1
- Public authorities 87
- Quantum 7
- Quantum assessment 5
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Quantum assessment
3810
- Aggravated damages 1
- Aggravation of pre-existing condition 147
- Ankle 13
- Ankle and back 1
- Ankles 2
- Appeals 100
- Apportionment of damages 3
- Arm 11
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- Arms 1
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- Back 360
- Back and hip 28
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- Back and leg 1
- Back and neck 84
- Back and shoulder 11
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- Back, hip and shoulder 1
- Back, neck and hip 3
- Back, neck and jaw 2
- Back, neck and shoulder 50
- Back, neck and shoulders 17
- Back, neck and wrist 1
- Back, neck, shoulder 1
- Back, neck, shoulder and hip 2
- Back, shoulder and arm 2
- Back, shoulder and hip 5
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- Brain 204
- Breast 4
- Burns 3
- Causation 103
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- Face 5
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- Foot 11
- Future care costs 30
- Future income loss 1
- Hand 8
- Hand and elbow 1
- Hand and wrist 1
- Hands 2
- Head 13
- Headaches 41
- Hearing 8
- Hip 30
- Hip and shoulder 1
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- Hip, neck and shoulder 1
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- Internal injuries 6
- Intersections 1
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- Knee 68
- Knees 5
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- Loss of homemaking capacity 3
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- Loss of opportunity 5
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- Loss of profit 2
- Loss of sick leave benefits 2
- Lower back 1
- Management fees 22
- Minor injuries 34
- Mitigation 10
- Multiple injuries 68
- Multiples injuries 1
- Myofascial pain 7
- Nausea vertigo syndrome 1
- Neck 118
- Neck and arm 2
- Neck and back 551
- Neck and hip 1
- Neck and jaw 3
- Neck and shoulder 50
- Neck and shoulders 52
- Neck, back and arm 2
- Neck, back and chest 3
- Neck, back and hip 2
- Neck, back and knee 1
- Neck, back and shoulder 154
- Neck, back and shoulders 219
- Neck, back and wrist 1
- Neck, back, and shoulder 1
- Neck, back, and shoulders 1
- Neck, back, shoulder 1
- Neck, back, shoulders 1
- Neck, shouder and back 1
- Neck, shoulder 3
- Neck, shoulder and arm 7
- Neck, shoulder and back 45
- Neck, shoulder and hip 2
- Neck, shoulder, and arm 1
- Neck, shoulder, and back 1
- Neck, shoulder, back 1
- Neck, shoulders and back 10
- Neuropathic pain 1
- Paraplegia 7
- Past and future income loss 11
- Past and future loss of earnings 3
- Past income loss 32
- Payment of judgment 2
- Pedestrians 1
- Pelvis 4
- Pentaplegia 1
- Post-traumatic stress disorder 14
- Principles 11
- Proof of damages 17
- Psychological factors 7
- Psychological injury 103
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- Ribs 7
- Scarring 3
- Sexual assault 37
- Shoulder 74
- Shoulder and ankle 1
- Shoulder and arm 3
- Shoulder and back 7
- Shoulder and knee 2
- Shoulder and neck 1
- Shoulder, knee and neck 1
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- Shoulders 3
- Shoulders and neck 1
- Special damages 5
- Spinal cord, bladder 1
- Structured judgments 1
- Tax gross-up 13
- Teeth 2
- Thoracic outlet syndrome 13
- Thumb 1
- Urological dysfunction 2
- Vertigo 1
- Vestibular disorder 1
- Visual-vestibular disorder 2
- Voice 1
- Whiplash 171
- Wrist 22
- Restitution 1
- Solicitor's fees 2
- Statutes 10
- Summary trial 1
- Taxation 1
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Torts
249
- Abuse of public office 2
- Ancillary liability 2
- Assault 90
- Assault and battery 4
- Battery 29
- Conspiracy 3
- Damages 1
- False arrest and imprisonment 3
- Harassment 1
- Inducing breach of contract 1
- Intentional infliction of mental distress 1
- Invasion of privacy 5
- Joint and several liability 4
- Nuisance 1
- Products liability 15
- Sexual assault 74
- Vicarious liability 11
- Wrongful arrest 2
- Trusts 4
- Wills & estates 1
- Workers' compensation 141
- Workers’ compensation 1
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Real property
9410
- Administration of estate 1
- Administrative law 65
- Administrative review 1
- Adverse possession 6
- Agency 13
- Agricultural land reserve 20
- Appeals 1
- Arbitration 73
- Banking 3
- Bankruptcy 28
- Bills of exchange 1
- Boundaries 21
- Builders' liens 212
- Builders’ liens 8
- Building schemes 51
- Bylaws & resolutions 2
- Caveats 2
- Characterization of relationship 1
- Charter of rights 3
- Choses in action 5
- Civil resolution tribunal 1
-
Condominiums
483
- Actions 26
- Administration 34
- Appointment of administrator 3
- Arbitration 5
- Bylaws 68
- Bylaws and resolutions 6
- Civil resolution tribunal 52
- Common expenses 11
- Common facilities 3
- Common property 87
- Disclosure statements 9
- Fines and levies 18
- Judicial review 1
- Legislation 9
- Liens 11
- Maintenance and repair 2
- Maintenance fees 9
- Occupation rent 1
- Owners 6
- Prospectus 1
- Restrictive covenants 2
- Statutory holdbacks 1
- Strata corporations 69
- Strata councils 16
- Strata plans 14
- Unit entitlement 8
- Voting 5
- Conflict of laws 12
- Constitutional law 18
- Construction law 119
- Constructive trusts 1
- Contempt 1
- Contempt of court 32
- Contract 1
-
Contracts
220
- Breach 49
- Breach of duty 1
- Certainty of terms 4
- Collateral contracts 1
- Conditions precedent 2
- Consensus ad idem 1
- Discharge 8
- Enforcement 6
- Formation 41
- Interpretation 37
- Misrepresentation 2
- Mistake 3
- Mortgages 1
- Performance 4
- Privity 1
- Proof 2
- Rectification 4
- Releases 2
- Remedies 14
- Termination 5
- Terms 1
- Unjust enrichment 1
- Validity 30
- Co-operative housing 1
- Co-ownerhip 1
- Co-ownership 119
- Corporations 55
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Costs
518
- Administrative proceedings 1
- Amount involved 12
- Appeals 15
- Appeals as to costs 5
- Assessment 11
- Conduct of parties 34
- Contractual provisions 5
- Costs against non-parties 2
- Costs of appeal 1
- Costs of appeals 46
- Costs of motions 11
- Disbursements 1
- Discretion of court 10
- Fast track litigation 3
- Increased costs 30
- Matrimonial proceedings 3
- Nature of litigation 13
- Offer to settle 75
- Offers to settle 2
- Orders as to costs 4
- Outcome of litigation 106
- Outcome of litigaton 1
- Parties entitled to costs 4
- Parties liable for costs 1
- Practice and procedure 3
- Procedural inefficiencies 2
- Recovery 1
- Security for costs 22
- Small claims proceedings 2
- Special costs 85
- Unfounded allegations 5
- Courts 92
- Creditors' remedies 22
- Creditors’ remedies 1
- Crown 32
- Damages 16
- Defamation 6
- Development permits 2
- Director of civil forfeiture 1
- Easement 1
-
Easements
207
- Cancellation 24
- Cancellation or modification 15
- Creation 14
- Damages 1
- Encroachments 1
- Enforcement 10
- Equitable easements 12
- Extent of easement 4
- Interference with use 14
- Interpretation 55
- Location 1
- Modification 8
- Nature and incidents 10
- Rectification 2
- Remedies 1
- Termination 1
- Unregistered easements 3
- Use by licensees 1
- Validity 9
- Water 3
- Employment 2
- Encroachments 41
- Environmental law 58
- Equity 15
- Estoppel 66
- Expropriation 118
- Family law 8
- Fiduciaries 13
- Fixtures 9
- Foreign judgments 1
- Fraudulent transactions 79
- Gift 1
- Gifts 28
- Guarantee & indemnity 33
- Heritage conservation 2
- Highways 7
- Highways & streets 18
- Housing co-operatives 9
- Human rights 7
- Indefeasibility of title 14
- Injunctions 175
- Insurance 31
- Intellectual property 1
- Interest 26
- Interim injunctions 1
- Landlord & tenant 934
- Lateral support 6
- Law profession 82
- Legislation 8
- Licences 5
- Limitation of actions 55
- Lis pedens 1
- Lis pendens 262
- Mental incompetence 2
- Mining 1
- Misrepresentation 1
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Mortgages
719
- Assignment of rents 2
- Cancellation 1
- Contracts 66
- Costs 2
- Discharge 13
- Effect of restraint orders under criminal legislation 1
- Equitable mortgages 11
- Foreclosure 538
- Liability of covenantor 8
- Mortgage broker 1
- Mortgage brokers 14
- Order nisi 1
- Priorities 31
- Proceedings generally 2
- Redemption 8
- Registration 3
- Remedies generally 1
- Repayment 5
- Sale 3
- Validity 7
- Municipal law 125
-
Municipalities
391
- Actions 3
- Building regulation 63
- Business licences 1
- Business regulation 5
- Bylaws and resolutions 77
- Contracts 6
- Development cost charges 3
- Development permits 12
- Highways and streets 2
- Liability 22
- Liability of municipality 4
- Municipal councils 7
- Municipal services 8
- Official community plans 4
- Powers 4
- Property 8
- Subdivisions 26
- Tax sales 3
- Zoning 133
- Native law 178
- Natural resources 3
- Negligence 41
- Occupiers' liability 16
- Partition & sale 58
- Partition and sale 49
- Partnerships 31
- Plans 4
-
Practice
1314
- Actions 10
- Adjournment 1
- Admissions 7
- Affidavits 6
- Amendment 1
- Appeals 327
- Chambers proceedings 6
- Class actions 26
- Commencement of proceedings 22
- Counterclaim 3
- Default judgment 29
- Disclosure of documents 9
- Discovery 1
- Discovery of documents 26
- Dismissal 3
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 61
- Evidence 35
- Examination for discovery 18
- Fast track litigation 1
- Interlocutory motions 2
- Interpleader 1
- Interrogatories 2
- Jury trials 1
- Leave to appeal 1
- Mining 1
- Money in court 1
- No-evidence motions 2
- Orders 59
- Parties 109
- Physical examination and inspection 3
- Pleadings 203
- Preliminary point of law 4
- Preservation of property 12
- Privilege 1
- Proceedings 1
- Reconsideration 1
- References and inquiries 2
- Representation agreements 1
- Representative proceedings 3
- Sales by court 1
- Service 5
- Settlement of action 17
- Small claims proceedings 10
- Special case 3
- Stay of execution 4
- Stay of proceedings 8
- Striking out 1
- Subpoenas 1
- Summary judgement 1
- Summary judgment 26
- Summary trial 136
- Third party proceedings 34
- Time 2
- Trial 56
- Trials 1
- Venue 1
- Witnesses 2
- Writ of summons 3
- Privacy 6
- Professions 30
- Public authorities 13
- Public parks 1
- Public utilities 2
- Real property 42
- Real property assessment 14
- Receivers 42
- Recovery of land 7
- Registration of interests 84
- Registration of interests in land 1
- Residential tenancies 4
- Resources 93
- Restitution 48
- Restrictive covenants 50
- Riparian rights 4
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Sale of land
795
- Agreements for sale 15
- Building inspectors 4
- Completion of contract 84
- Contact 1
- Contract 191
- Contractors 3
- Contracts 8
- Contractual interest 1
- Damages 1
- Developers 27
- Misrepresentation 121
- Options to purchase 41
- Performance of conditions 1
- Real estate agents 102
- Real estate salespersons 1
- Remedies 151
- Right of first refusal 9
- Specific performance 1
- Vendor’s title obligations 3
- Vendor's title obligations 12
- Warranties 14
- Societies 5
- Statutory right of way 12
- Strata corporations 2
- Surveys 2
- Taxation 309
-
Torts
198
- Abuse of process 1
- Abuse of public office 1
- Abuse of statutory authority 1
- Breach of confidence 1
- Conspiracy 3
- Conversion 10
- Deceit 8
- Fraud 1
- Fraudulent misrepresentation 3
- Fraudulent preferences 1
- Inducing breach of contract 1
- Injurious falsehood 1
- Interference with contractual relations 1
- Invasion of privacy 1
- Joint and several liability 2
- Misfeasance in public office 3
- Negligence 1
- Nuisance 53
- Trespass 6
- Trespass to land 99
- Trial 2
-
Trusts
108
- Administration of trust 2
- Beneficiaries 4
- Breach of trust 7
- Charitable trusts 3
- Constructive trusts 12
- Creation 4
- Express trust 1
- Express trusts 22
- Express, constructive and resulting trusts 1
- Express, resulting and constructive trusts 2
- Express, resulting, and constructive trusts 1
- Implied trusts 1
- Purpose trusts 1
- Remedies generally 3
- Resulting trust 1
- Resulting trusts 38
- Termination 1
- Trustees 3
- Unjust enrichment 1
- Wills & estates 3
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Wills & estates
2747
- Actions 1
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Administration of estate
209
- Actions 48
- Collection of assets 2
- Contracts binding on estate 2
- Debts owed by estate 2
- Debts owed to estate 6
- Directions 12
- Distribution 21
- Intestate succession 1
- Legal fees 3
- Legislation 4
- Legislation affecting estate 1
- Non-contentious estates 1
- Obligations binding on estate 8
- Obligations of estate 1
- Passing of accounts 30
- Probate 24
- Property of estate 16
- Related matters 5
- Revocation of grant 4
- Sale of assets 1
- Sale of property 7
- Tax considerations 2
- Administration of the estate 1
- Agency 25
- Banking 3
- Bankruptcy 3
- Bills of exchange 1
- Charter of rights 6
- Common law spouses 1
- Conflict of laws 27
- Contracts 28
- Corporations 6
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Costs
241
- Advance costs 2
- Appeals 3
- Appeals as to costs 3
- Assessment 8
- Conduct of parties 18
- Conduct of paties 1
- Costs of appeals 20
- Costs of motions 5
- Disbursements 1
- Discretion of court 13
- Increased costs 2
- Nature of litigation 5
- Offer to settle 28
- Outcome of litigation 56
- Parties entitled to costs 1
- Parties liable for costs 4
- Practice and procedure 1
- Procedural inefficiencies 1
- Procedure 1
- Prospective costs 3
- Security for costs 4
- Special costs 42
- Tariff of costs 1
- Unfounded allegations 1
- Courts 30
- Crown 1
- Damages 3
- Debts owed to estate 1
- Defamation 1
- Disclosure of documents 1
- Equity 2
- Estoppel 19
- Executors 1
- Executors & administrators 139
- Executors and administrators 63
- Family law 13
- Fiduciaries 10
- Fraudulent transactions 9
- Gift 1
- Gifts 113
- Injunctions 14
- Insurance 6
- Interest 1
- Interpretation 1
- Intestate succession 53
- Landlord & tenant 1
- Law profession 75
- Legislation 6
- Liability of estate 1
- Limitation of actions 20
- Lis pendens 1
- Mental incapacity 1
- Mental incompetence 205
- Mortgages 3
- Native law 4
- Passing of accounts 1
- Pensions 34
- Personal property 4
-
Practice
353
- Accounting 1
- Actions 4
- Affidavits 1
- Appeals 63
- Chambers proceedings 3
- Class actions 6
- Commencement of proceedings 11
- Default judgment 4
- Disclosure 2
- Disclosure of documents 2
- Discovery 5
- Discovery of documents 34
- Dismissal for want of compliance with rules 1
- Dismissal for want of prosecution 15
- Evidence 9
- Examination for discovery 5
- Executors and administrators 1
- Guardians ad litem 6
- Infant settlements 1
- Interest 1
- Interlocutory motions 1
- Interpleader 2
- Interrogatories 1
- Jury trials 1
- Leave to appeal 1
- Orders 17
- Parties 21
- Partition and sale 1
- Pleadings 54
- Preservation of property 3
- Sales by court 1
- Settlement of action 23
- Special case 1
- Stay of proceedings 2
- Summary judgment 6
- Summary trial 23
- Third party proceedings 1
- Trial 15
- Witnesses 1
- Writ of summons 3
- Professions 4
- Public authorities 7
- Public health & welfare 3
- Real property 32
- Receivers 1
- Removal 3
- Restitution 47
- Sale of land 2
- Settlement of action 1
- Taxation 2
- Torts 7
-
Trusts
280
- Administration of estate 1
- Administration of trust 23
- Advisors to the trust 1
- Beneficiaries 5
- Breach of trust 2
- Charitable trusts 13
- Constructive trusts 42
- Creation 3
- Disclaimer 2
- Express trusts 51
- Express, resulting and constructive trusts 5
- Implied trusts 1
- Judicial imposition of trust 2
- Legislation 1
- Legislation affecting trusts 1
- Nature and effect 1
- Purpose trusts 2
- Rectification 1
- Remedies generally 4
- Resulting trusts 41
- Secret trusts 8
- Solicitors' trust accounts 1
- Statutory trusts 6
- Termination 6
- Trust property 2
- Trustees 55
- Validity 2
- Wills 541
- Wills & estates 18
- Wills interpretation 10
- Wills variation 44
Cases in Crown lands Reset [x]
Chessman v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests)
Docket Number:
2025 BCSC 1027, Nelson S22901
Judgment Date:
June 4, 2025
Judge(s):
Lyster J.