From Your Library: WestlawNext CriminalSource

Criminal lawyers – this is for you! We here at the library are very excited to announce that our library subscription to Westlaw now includes the CriminalSource package.

CrimSource

 

Loads of looseleaf titles that you’ve come to rely on over the years are now easily searchable and printable from any of the seven computers in the library, as well as numerous newsletters, journals, and other goodies. Here’s a sample of some of the contents:

  • Ewaschuk’s Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada
  • McWilliams’ Canadian Criminal Evidence
  • Gibson’s Canadian Criminal Code Offences
  • Mack’s Criminal Law Bulletin
  • Criminal Law Quarterly
  • Nadin-Davis: Canadian Sentencing Digest

And so much more. Also included in the subscription are PDF scans of cases from the original law reporters. We get requests for those quite often, so this will be an enormous time-saver for you when you’re getting ready for court.

To help get you going with this product, we will be hosting a training session on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 12:00 PM in the CCLA Library. Our local Westlaw trainer will show you how to use CriminalSource quickly and efficiently. There is no charge for this session, and it is eligible for one hour of substantive CPD for 2016. So we know how many people to expect, and as space is limited, please click here to RSVP. Also: we’ve been told the Criminal Bar likes pizza. There will be pizza.

Come in, check out the new product, and let us know how you like it!

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Boudreau v Boudreau (2015 ONSC 7956)
spousal support — equalized — income — marriage — ability to pay
Justice K. Phillips

Roberts v Bedard (2015 ONSC 7918)
ordinarily resident — baseball — enforcement — set aside the registration — motion
Justice J. Mackinnon

Hutton v Hutton (2015 ONSC 7888)
costs — interim spousal support motion — proportionality — disbursements — successful
Justice T. Ray

Thibert v Pringle (2015 ONSC 7923)
full-time basis — pursuing post-secondary education — pay child support — will — parents
Justice S. Corthorn

Daley v Daley (2015 ONSC 7775)
partial indemnity costs — discounted rate — full indemnity — valuation date — successful
Justice B. Warkentin

Donkor v Donkor (2015 ONSC 7720)
children — access — holidays — custody — father
Justice P. Smith

Terracol v Terracol (2015 ONSC 7699)
post-secondary expenses — child of the marriage — continued to pursue full-time studies — recalculation — contests
Justice M. Linhares de Sousa

Booth v Booth (2015 ONSC 7607)
spousal support — income — settlement — custody — access
Justice L. Sheard

van den Ham v Thibodeau (2015 ONSC 7662)
children — father — access schedule — affidavit — post-secondary education
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

Huang v Fraser Hillary’s Ltd. et al. (2015 ONSC 7645)
groundwater — contaminants — remediation — source — properties
Justice S. Corthorn

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Kathryn Henderson v Jesse Gordon Floyd Davis (2015 ONSC 7347)
best interests — parent — evidence — child — status quo
Justice M. Charbonneau

Bakmazian v Iskedjian (2015 ONSC 7493)
spousal support — disclosure — income — piano — financial
Justice R. Laliberte

Scherr v Scherr (2015 ONSC 7438)
pay child support for terminated — full-time attendance at school — obligation of the to pay — income — children of the marriage
Justice S. Kershman

Valoris c. ST-A., V. P., J.B., C.N. et A. ST-A. (2015 ONCS 7202)
jumelles — mère — père biologique — fractures — plan
Juge M. Charbonneau

Damien Stéphane Lavigne and Danika-Lee Lavigne (by their Litigation Guardian, Stéphane Lavigne v. Marc-André Labelle (2015 ONSC 7322)
deceased — estate — house — survivor benefits — children
Justice M. Charbonneau

Civil Matters

Tzaferis v Multicast Networks Holdings Inc. et al. (2015 ONSC 7595)
loan — testify — basis of unjust enrichment — adverse inference was drawn — corporate
Justice P. Smith

Guergis v Hamilton (2015 ONSC 7640)
parliamentary privilege — non-justiciable — reason to doubt the correctness — motion for leave — caucus
Justice B. Warkentin

The Bank of Nova Scotia v Lavoie (2015 ONSC 7483)
motion — emailed — interest at the rate — costs — heard
Justice L. Sheard

National Council of Canadian Muslims v Harper (2015 ONSC 7185)
defamatory — simplified procedure — terrorist — amended statement of defence — discovery
Justice L. Sheard

Plummer v Plummer (2015 ONSC 7434)
motion — indemnity fees — hours — directions — capacity
Justice S. Corthorn

Perkins-Aboagye v Becker (2015 ONSC 7366)
severally — jointly — personally — proceedings — vexatious
Justice R. Beaudoin

Arsenault v Thevathurai (2015 ONSC 7419)
costs on a substantial indemnity — fee — binding — motion — deadline
Justice S. Corthorn

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani v Anmar Energy Ltd. (2015 ONSC 7387)
reason to doubt the correctness — motion — leave — contract — conflicting
Justice P. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v Sacca (2015 ONSC 7323)
alcohol — breath — ambulance — probable grounds — transient
Justice C.McKinnon

Attorney General of Ontario v $44,425 in Canadian currency (in rem) (2015 ONSC 7382)
money — instrument of unlawful activity — cocaine — camping trailer — currency
Justice R. Laliberte

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Via Rail Canada Inc. v MCAP (2015 ONSC 7459)
value — passenger rail — railway — hypothetical market — intercity
Justice B. Warkentin

Waye v Cook (2015 ONSC 7151)
spousal support — income — retroactive — separation — employment
Justices K. Swinton, V.J. Mackinnon, and D. Corbett

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry v PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (2015 ONSC 7369)
non-union contractor — collective agreement — damages — remedy — work
Justices K. Swinton, D. Corbett, T. Ray

Cottle v Atkinson Housing Co-operative Inc. (2015 ONSC 7320)
member of the co-operative — arrears — eviction — money orders — rent
Justices A. Molloy, D. Corbett, T. Ray

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Ahmed (2015 ONCA 848)
robbery — plastic bag — two-stage approach for appellate review — perpetrator — evidence
Justices J. Simmons, K. van Rensburg, and M. Benotto

R. v. Manship (2015 ONCA 837)
victims — assault — sentence — offences — police
Justices K. Feldman, E. Gillese, and D. Watt

Abdollahpour v. Banifatemi (2015 ONCA 834)
dowry — gift — interest in the property — marriage — transfer
Justices E. Gillese, R. Blair, and D. Brown

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Martinuk v Graham (2015 ONSC 6769)
father — child support — calendar — retroactive — expenses
Justice P. Kane

Andre v Van Gentevoort (2015 ONSC 7038)
motion — retroactive — costs — divided — successful
Justice R. Beaudoin

Neil v Goodwin (2015 ONSC 7058)
supplementary affidavit — endorsement — resubmitted — spousal — reacting
Justice M. Charbonneau

Marie Rollande Lucie Coté v Marcel John Coté (2015 ONSC 6924)
post-secondary education expenses — post-secondary studies — marriage — enrolled — amount
Justice M. Charbonneau

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. M. (2015 ONSC 5971)
children — daycare — access — foster parents — visits
Justice L. Sheard

Rothschild v Sardelis (2015 ONSC 6953)
spousal support — draft separation agreement — costs — offer — lump
Justice J. Mackinnon

Cruise v Cruise (2015 ONSC 6068)
set-off amount — child support — expenses — income — extra-curricular activities
Justice M. Shelston

Van Alstine v Jean-Vezina (2015 ONSC 6961)
make-up visits — children — email — contempt — access
Justice S. Corthorn

Civil Matters

Ottawa MacDonald Cartier International Airport Authority v Madi (2015 ONSC 7036)
picketers — costs — noise — motion — airport
Justice R. Beaudoin

Tierney (Estate) v Brown (2015 ONSC 6949)
estate trustees — fees — motion — costs — disbursements
Justice C. Hackland

Trang v Nguyen, et al. (2015 ONSC 7030)
equitable mortgage — disbursement — costs — evidence — discretion
Justice P. Smith

Nadeau v Caperelli (2015 ONSC 6944)
assignment — promissory — credited to his shareholder loan — assets — affidavit
Justice T. Ray

Steen v Gibsons LLP (2015 ONSC 6786)
offer — indemnity — costs — executor — fees
Justice C. Hackland

Xardo v New Fashion Flooring et al. (2015 ONSC 7018)
costs — offer — indemnity — fixed in the amount — discretion
Justice P. Smith

Larges v Word of Life Church (Ottawa/Hull) (2015 ONSC 6612)
assert — corporation — fiduciary — pastor — parishioners
Justice L. Sheard

Chelli-Greco v Rizk (2015 ONSC 6963)
dentist-patient relationship — dental — treatment — bridge — discovered
Justice C. Hackland

Hession v Black Construction Services Inc. (2015 ONSC 7047)
costs — third — masters — motion — discontinued
Master C. MacLeod

Criminal Matters

R. v Carson (2015 ONSC 7127)
communities — point-of-use water treatment systems — funding — business relating to the government — pilot project
Justice B. Warkentin

R. v Shaver (2015 ONSC 6948)
reasonable suspicion — confidential informant — drugs — entrapment — buy
Justice C. Hackland

R. v Norris (2015 ONSC 6929)
complainants — women — treatment — collusion
Justice C. McKinnon

R. v Montemurro (2015 ONSC 6863)
attempt to obstruct justice — fraud — sentence — presentence — deception
Justice L. Ratushny

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Li v Hu (2015 ONSC 7144)
changed the locks — vexatious — landlord — around — rent
Justices K. Swinton, J. Mackinnon, and D. L. Corbett

Li v Hu (2015 ONSC 7208)
lawyer — acknowledges — interpreter — likened — plenty
Justices K. Swinton, J. Mackinnon, and D. L. Corbett

The Society of Energy Professionals v Ontario Power Generation Inc. (2015 ONSC 7101)
arbitrator — posting — collective agreement — job classification — reassignments
Justices K. Swinton, J. Mackinnon, and D. L. Corbett

Lum, Konjarski v Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee of the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (2015 ONSC 7227)
bias — intemperate — public communications — professional — organizations
Justices K. Swinton, J. Mackinnon, and D. L. Corbett

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Butters (2015 ONCA 783)
child pornography — computer — images — search — shop
Justices E. Gillese, D. Watt, and G. Pardu

R. v. Ghadban (2015 ONCA 760)
sentence — imposed — deterrence — fresh evidence — bail pending
Justices R. Sharpe, C. W. Hourigan, and M. Benotto

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Martinuk v Graham (2015 ONSC 6769)
father — child support — calendar — retroactive — expenses
Justice P. Kane

Tracy Neil v Lee Goodwin (2015 ONSC 6828)
retroactivity — spousal support — divorce — temporary — child
Justice M. Charbonneau

Daley v Daley (2015 ONSC 6741)
separation — matrimonial home — spousal support — line of credit — financial
Justice B. Warkentin

Hutton v Hutton (2015 ONSC 6698)
income — life insurance — secure the spousal support — separation — calculation
Justice T. Ray

Hutton v Hutton (2015 ONSC 6683)
feelings of self-worth — concentrate — wishes to retrain — exclusive possession — pleading
Justice T. Ray

Daher v Burrowes (2015 ONSC 6636)
father — expenses — child support — retroactive — variation
Justice P. Kane

Civil Matters

Re: Amberwood Productions (Rob the Robot II) Inc. (2015 ONSC 6850)
bankruptcy — creditors — corporation — distributor — debts
Master C. MacLeod

Criminal Matters

R. v Hardy (2015 ONSC 6665)
waiver — affidavit — guilty plea — protected by solicitor client privilege — sexual
Regional Senior Justice J. MacNamara

R. v J.H. (2015 ONSC 6482)
invitation to sexual touching — offences — victim — sexual interference — counts
Justice C. Aitken

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Bernstein v Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and Borg (2015 ONSC 6724)
reasonableness — medical services — clinics bearing his name — advertisements — cautioned
Justices A. Molloy, M. Linhares de Sousa, and H. Wilton-Siegel

Reid v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (2015 ONSC 6578)
wage loss — assault — report — medical — problems
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly, and C. Hackland

Roni Excavating Limited v Sedona Development Group (2015 ONSC 6576)
privity of contract — motion — trust — owners — claimants
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly, and C. Hackland

Sauliman et al v Mielczarek (2015 ONSC 6574)
receivership — funding — business — preserve — restaurant
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly, and C. Hackland

de Pelham v Peel Regional Police Services (2015 ONSC 6558)
function — complaints regarding privacy breaches — parliamentary — institutions — investigate
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly, and C. Hackland

Divisional Court and Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

C.H. Clement v Seguin Racine et al. (2015 ONSC 6833)
fact-finding powers — motions judge determined — evidence — architect — omission
Justices F. Marrocco, C. Herold, and A. Whitten

Hickey v Princ (2015 ONSC 5596)
spousal support — retirement — motion — income — payor
Justices T. Heeney, T. Lofchik, W. Matheson

R. v. Sinasac (2015 ONCA 735)
sentence — pre-sentence custody — imposed — exceeded — multiple
Justices J. Laskin, G. Pardu, and L. Roberts

Holgate v. Sheehan Estate (2015 ONCA 717)
codicil — estate — mid-trial motion — trusts — accumulating wealth
Justices E, Cronk, C. W. Hourigan, and M. Benotto

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Bennett v Breuers (2015 ONSC 6540)
undertakings — spousal support — based on unjust enrichment — set aside — delay
Justice R. Laliberte

Morin-Savard v Savard (2015 ONSC 6329)
lawyer — contact — attend — procedural — attended at the matrimonial home
Justice K. Phillips

Lambert v Limoges (2015 ONSC 6487)
father — status quo — partner — best interests of the child — daycare
Justice P. Kane

Smith v Sanftenberg (2015 ONSC 6393)
motion — lawyer — setting aside — uncontested — set
Justice T. Minnema

Civil Matters

Ménard. v Parsons (2015 ONSC 4123)
pre-existing landfill site — property — vendor — purchasers — discontinued landfill site
Justice R. Maranger

Ottawa MacDonald Cartier International Airport Authority v Madi (2015 ONSC 6336)
noise levels — parkade — drumming — picketers — injunction
Justice R. Beaudoin

Schellings v DTE Industries Limited (2015 ONSC 6469)
oil tank — warn — plead — tanks — amendments
Justice P. Roger

Manthorne v Canadian Breast Cancer Network (2015 ONSC 6216)
motion — privilege — documents — costs — bring
Justice R. Beaudoin

Dhawan v Wehbe (2015 ONSC 6104)
mediation — administrative dismissal — set this proceeding — motion — inadvertence
Justice P. Kane

McMurtry v McMurtry (2015 ONSC 6281)
oppression remedy — derivative — pre-trial conference — motion for leave to amend — examinations for discovery
Justice S. Corthorn

Mills v Minto Developments Inc. (2015 ONSC 5753)
offer to settle — costs — favourable — disbursements — substantial indemnity basis
Justice S. Kershman

Boyse v Saxe (2015 ONSC 6381)
structurist — preferred shares — corporations — international — securities
Justice P. Kane

Raji v Downtown Legal Services (2015 ONSC 6391)
sub-rule — vexatious — frivolous — endorsement — mail
Justice R. Beaudoin

Raji v Royal Canadian Mounted Police (2015 ONSC 6392)
sub-rule — vexatious — frivolous — endorsement — mail
Justice R. Beaudoin

1395804 Ontario Limited (Blacklock’s Reporter) v Canadian Vintners Association (2015 CanLII 65885)
copyright — paywall — subscription — punitive damages — dealing
Deputy Judge L. Gilbert

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Reid v Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (2015 ONSC 6578)
wage loss — assault — report — medical — problems
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly and C. Hackland

Roni Excavating Limited v Sedona Development Group (2015 ONSC 6576)
privity of contract — motion — trust — owners — claimants
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly and C. Hackland

Sauliman et al v Mielczarek (2015 ONSC 6574)
receivership — funding — business — preserve — restaurant
Justices A. Molloy, P. Hambly and C. Hackland

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Rompre (2015 ONCA 707)
traffic — confirmatory — evidence of the arresting officer — testimony — arose out of a routine
Justices D. Watt, C. W. Hourigan and G. Huscroft

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Bruce v Giroux (2015 ONSC 5698)
father – access – time – parenting – brother
Justice P. Kane

Kahsai v Hagos (2015 ONSC 5756)
costs – spousal medium – motion – offer to settle – spent
Justice M. Shelston

Deslauriers c. Pommainville (2015 ONCS 5869)
convention d arbitrage — médiation — chap — procéder à l arbitrage — surseoir
Juge A. Doyle

Holowach v Jeffrey (2015 ONSC 5813)
school — father — child’s needs — will — program
Justice T. Minnema

Civil Matters

1860035 Ontario Ltd v Velika Realty Inc. (2015 ONSC 5630)
contempt – Motion – landlord – mold – stucco
Justice P. Kane

Murray v Errett (2015 ONSC 5691)
undischarged bankrupt – business – security for costs – motion – murky
Master C. MacLeod

Cole v Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2015 ONSC 5728)
motion – dismiss year delay for implementation – sub-rule – deemed to be abandoned – unopposed
Justice S. Corthorn

Osteria Da Luca Inc. v 1850546 Ontario Inc. (2015 ONSC 5606)
lease – holding – meeting – email – rent
Justice P. Kane

Central Station Security v Avenue Security Centre, et al. (2015 ONSC 5731)
enforcement of the arbitration – affidavit – sub-rule – application – dissolution
Justice S. Corthorn

Raji v Downtown Legal Services (2015 ONSC 5770)
gang – sub-rule – requisition – criminals – proceedings
Justice R. Beaudoin

Sproule v Tony Graham Motors Group (2015 ONSC 5794)
summary judgment motion – concessions – partial indemnity – actual Incurred costs – scale
Master C. MacLeod

Justice v Massey (2015 ONSC 5792)
construction costs – agreement – cost – unit – purchase
Master C. MacLeod

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

McNaught v McNaught (2015 ONSC 5010)
matrimonial home — offer to settle — costs — appraisal — disclosure
Justice M. Shelston

Rothschild v Sardelis (2015 ONSC 5572)
income — spousal support — retirement — pension — unreduced
Justice J. Mackinnon

Novick v Faille (2014 ONSC 4940)
spousal support — child support — costs — argues — motion
Justice S. Kershman

Toscano v Toscano (2015 ONSC 5499)
spousal support — offer — validity of the marriage contract — successful — costs
Justice J. Blishen

Guertin v Guertin (2015 ONSC 5498)
offer to settle — net proceeds — disbursements — partial indemnity costs — spousal support
Justice J. Blishen

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v A.S. (2015 ONSC 5497)
maternal grandparents — child — paternal — methadone — cocaine
Justice A. Doyle

Civil Matters

Dumais v Hobbs (2015 ONSC 5643)
cross examination — privilege — parol evidence rule — answered — questions
Master C. MacLeod

Southern Oregon University v Peterson et al (2015 ONSC 5505)
security for costs — amount — undertaking — fees — will
Master P. Roger

Williams Estate v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 66 (2015 ONSC 5479)
water infiltration — amendments — condominium — problems — ongoing
Justice R. Maranger

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

2249740 Ontario Inc. v. Morguard Elgin Ltd. (2015 ONCA 605)
lease — anchor tenant — motion — bad faith — oral agreement
Justices K. Feldman, J. Simmons, and B. Miller

R. v. Humoud (2015 ONCA 600)
hair — seller — passenger seat on the driver — description — exited
Justices J. Laskin, W. Hourigan, and G. Pardu

R. v. MacIsaac (2015 ONCA 587)
puck — collision — speculative reasoning — ice — hit
Justices J. Laskin, P. Lauwers and W. Hourigan

From Excelling at Articles 2015: 20 Legal Research Sites in 20 Minutes

On Friday, August 28, I was happy to present at the OBA’s 2015 Excelling at Articles and the LLP seminar here in Ottawa. This is the third time that either Brenda or I have been asked to present, and we love using this opportunity to give a run down of 20 great sites for articling and LPP students to keep in mind (or even better, keep bookmarked on their toolbar) for when they’re carrying out research.

To take a look at the presentation from this year, follow this link: 2015-Excelling-at-Articles

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

La Société de l’aide à l’enfance d’Ottawa c. (R.B.) (2015 ONCS 5144)
père — mère — visites — évaluation des capacités parentales — soins
Juge R. Beaudoin

Ascani v Robert (2015 ONSC 4585)
father — child — parent — daycare — school
Justice A. Doyle

Fifield v Cochrane (2015 ONSC 5363)
best interests of the children — daycare — parent — status quo — custodial
Justice K. Phillips

Civil Matters

Steen v Gibsons LLP (2015 ONSC 4933)
estate — brothers — executor — firm — testator
Justice C. Hackland

Fernandes v Carleton University and BCE Inc. (2015 ONSC 5319)
proceeding — discretion — indemnity costs in the amount — unnecessarily — litigants
Justice P. Smith

Tofcon Construction Inc. v Canada (Attorney General) (2015 ONSC 5308)
project — particulars — without leave to amend — motion — contract
Justice B. Warkentin

Criminal Matters

R. v Humaid (2015 ONSC 5345)
jury — screening — parole ineligibility period — faint hope clause — murder
Justice D. Rutherford

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Arsenault v Thevathurai (2015 ONSC 5357)
application for an eviction — motion to quash — landlord — tenant — transcript
Justice S. Corthorn