The Federal Court found C-Tow had prior use of the C-Tow marks, Sea Tow knew of that use before adopting its marks, and Sea Tow’s registrations were invalid in part.
Because the donor purchased the courseware from a promoter-created market and donated it immediately, and because no cogent expert evidence was tendered to rebut the Minister’s pleaded assumption that fair market value did not exceed the $7,000 purchase price, the Court accepts the Minister’s assumption and dismisses the appeal; the purchase price is the best indicator of fair market value in these circumstances.
The Court held Amofah's videotaped statement admissible under the principled exception given videotaping, cautions, arrest and availability for cross-examination; the trial judge did not err in rejecting the appellant's evidence on the basis of numerous inconsistencies rather than pre-trial silence; Kienapple duplications required conditional stays on counts 6, 12, 14, 15 and 16; the remainder of the appeal was dismissed.
Custody dispute involving abuse allegations and parental alienation; court awarded the mother sole custody with counselling-based reunification access for the father.
The court held the July 1999 ceremony was not a valid marriage, but varied the will to award the claimant $225,000 and offset trespass damages against it.
The court voided a transfer of the former matrimonial home to the Stocks, vested title in Patricia Bailie, and reapportioned the property 100% to her, subject to Ms. Stock’s equitable mortgage.
Voir dire on admissibility of the deceased’s sexual history and character evidence in a first-degree murder retrial; most evidence excluded, but some violence evidence admitted.