Hezbollah rocket attacks launch jurisdiction expansion in New York
It is safe to assume that New York tort law was not on the minds of the Hezbollah teams that launched rockets into Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War. However,...
Yearly Archive: 2012
Amici Curiae: US States Legalize Marijuana
On the same day that Canada implemented harsher penalties for marijuana possession through the Safe Streets and Communities Act, two U.S. states voted in favour of legalizing the drug. A...
BULLETIN: Rob Ford Found to be in Conflict of Interest, Ousted from Mayor’s Office
At 10:00 AM this morning, Justice Hackland’s released his reasons for decision in Magder v Ford, the much anticipated application to have Mayor Ford removed from officer pursuant to the Municipal...
Spencer v Riesberry: Ontario Court of Appeal Affirms the Nature of a Beneficiary’s Interest in a Trust and its Status Under the Family Law Act
The parties were married and lived in a home owned by the Spencer Family Realty Trust (“SFRT”), a discretionary trust of which Spencer was a beneficiary and trustee. When the...
