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Click on the links above to view recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada as well as other courts across the country.

Feds fading in face of furor

A Charter challenge aiming to pave the way for foreign domiciled same-sex couples who married here to obtain Canadian divorces has opened up a can of legal worms, says a family law expert.

McLachlin spoke most for top court

Justices Marshall Rothstein and Louise Charron were the core members of most of the Supreme Court majorities in 2011, but Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote more law for the court than anyone, a Lawyers Weekly analysis discloses.

Paying for hidden costs

There is a growing focus in Canada on pricing representations that fail to clearly disclose additional costs up front. The concerns about hidden costs have manifested in several different ways.

Revealing wrongdoers

When essential information is just out of reach, many lawyers are reaching for Norwich orders to get the evidence they need.

When tweet dreams go bad

Ned Steinman’s personal flair on Twitter doesn’t quite compare with another lawyer who recently rose to notoriety.

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