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Intellectual property 2025 FC 27

Sea Two v C-Town

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.

  • Trademark registration
  • Incontestability
  • Distinctiveness
  • Bad faith
  • Confusion
  • Chain of title
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Tax law 2019 TCC 204

Miller v. The Queen

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.

  • Fair market value
  • Charitable donation tax credit
  • Reassessment
  • Valuation by promoter-created market
  • Hearsay/principled exception
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Criminal law 2013 ONCA 512

R. v. Adjei

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.

  • Firearms offences
  • Hearsay/principled exception
  • Right to silence
  • Multiple convictions/kienapple
  • Probation breach
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Family law 2013 BCSC 359

D.A.M. v. D.M.T.

Custody dispute involving abuse allegations and parental alienation; court awarded the mother sole custody with counselling-based reunification access for the father.

  • Custody and guardianship
  • Parental alienation
  • Allegations of child sexual abuse
  • Hearsay/principled exception
  • Access and reunification
  • Child support
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Wills and estates 2011 BCSC 1114

Morgan v. Pengelly Estate

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.

  • Validity of marriage ceremony
  • Revocation and revival of wills
  • Wills variation act claims
  • Marriage/cohabitation agreements
  • Effect of prenuptial agreements
  • Unjust enrichment
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Family law 2010 BCSC 946

Bailie v. Bailie

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.

  • Fraudulent conveyance
  • Reapportionment of family property
  • Family relations act s.66(3)
  • Hearsay/principled exception
  • Promissory notes and corporate debt
  • Purchaser in good faith for value
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Criminal law 2001 BCSC 371

R. v. Dempsey

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.

  • Sexual history evidence
  • Character evidence
  • Hearsay/principled exception
  • Voir dire
  • Admissibility
  • Self-defence
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Tort 2000 BCSC 650

Russell v. HMQ & Matsqui

In a prison assault negligence claim, the court held the inmate failed to prove the Crown breached the standard of care. The action was dismissed.

  • Negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Causation
  • Hearsay/principled exception
  • Prisoner safety and supervision
  • Justiciability of policy decisions
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