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Sask. court rules essential services law unconstitutional, CTV News
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Judge rules Texas can enforce abortion law, Reuters
Court to rule on gay marriage ban in California, Reuters
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Amanda Knox seeks to overturn slander conviction in Italy, Reuters
Egyptian tycoon's sentence upheld for role in singer's murder, Reuters
Sask. court rules essential services law unconstitutional, CTV News
Dustin Paxton found guilty of aggravated, sexual assault, Calgary Herald
B.C. judge dismisses Air India defendant's appeal over legal fees, The Province
United States
Judge rules Texas can enforce abortion law, Reuters
Court to rule on gay marriage ban in California, Reuters
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As a new Ontario Superior Court ruling sheds light on the challenges of getting legal aid representation in southwestern parts of the province, Legal Aid Ontario is defending its record in the face of tight funding circumstances.
The ruling came in R. v. House & McGill last week, in which the accused had brought an application to have LAO pay what Superior Court Justice John Desotti deemed to be “extraordinary relief” of a $300-per-hour tariff to counsel Ron Ellis, of London, Ont., and his associate.
Desotti rejected the application, which centred on whether the two accused, who are facing fraud charges in Sarnia, Ont., should get representation well beyond LAO’s Tier 2 rate of $101.01 per hour given the distance between the two cities, the length of the case, the negative effect on the lawyers’ practices, and their inability to find other counsel in the area to handle the matter. LAO, Desotti noted, had already agreed to cover travel and meals for out-of-town counsel.
“To put this in context, we have not had an application like this where there is a legal aid certificate, where there has been travel authorization, and yet the accused is unable to find local counsel or any counsel outside of Lambton County other than Mr. Ellis and his associate Mr. Skinner who have their law office in London,” Desotti wrote.
Desotti rejected the application, noting the case “would not meet the threshold for an order designating specific counsel such as Mr. Ellis and Mr. Skinner as the only available competent counsel.”
The case comes as funding woes at LAO are making the news once again (see “LAO not living up to boycott bargain, lawyers say”). But in a recent presentation by LAO CEO Bob Ward and vice president David McKillop to lawyers in Ottawa and Brockville, Ont., the pair highlighted the organization’s ongoing challenges. In particular, they noted the decline in legal aid certificates to 100,387 in 2010-11 from 111,018 in 2005-06. They project the number will increase to 102,857 during the current fiscal year. Limits on the number of certificates issued, of course, are part of what has frustrated lawyers who earn less from legal aid work as a result despite the ongoing increases in the hourly tariff.
At the same time, Ward and McKillop noted the increasing concerns over the financial eligibility criteria, which set the legal aid income threshold for a single person at $10,800 or less per year. They said the certificate guidelines date back to 1995, when the government reduced them by 22 per cent. While it’s the government that sets the eligibility rates, they said LAO’s goal for this year is to conduct research “to support a plan for increasing financial eligibility over the next few years and options for funding any potential increase.”
On a positive note, Ward and McKillop reported a reduced deficit of $8 million, down from $29 million. At the same time, they noted the tariff will increase by an additional 22 per cent during the next four years and that funding rates for experts have gone up by $1 million. They also touted LAO’s move towards handling more services through its call centre and 56 courthouse locations as having improved client services.
The ruling came in R. v. House & McGill last week, in which the accused had brought an application to have LAO pay what Superior Court Justice John Desotti deemed to be “extraordinary relief” of a $300-per-hour tariff to counsel Ron Ellis, of London, Ont., and his associate.
Desotti rejected the application, which centred on whether the two accused, who are facing fraud charges in Sarnia, Ont., should get representation well beyond LAO’s Tier 2 rate of $101.01 per hour given the distance between the two cities, the length of the case, the negative effect on the lawyers’ practices, and their inability to find other counsel in the area to handle the matter. LAO, Desotti noted, had already agreed to cover travel and meals for out-of-town counsel.
“To put this in context, we have not had an application like this where there is a legal aid certificate, where there has been travel authorization, and yet the accused is unable to find local counsel or any counsel outside of Lambton County other than Mr. Ellis and his associate Mr. Skinner who have their law office in London,” Desotti wrote.Desotti rejected the application, noting the case “would not meet the threshold for an order designating specific counsel such as Mr. Ellis and Mr. Skinner as the only available competent counsel.”
The case comes as funding woes at LAO are making the news once again (see “LAO not living up to boycott bargain, lawyers say”). But in a recent presentation by LAO CEO Bob Ward and vice president David McKillop to lawyers in Ottawa and Brockville, Ont., the pair highlighted the organization’s ongoing challenges. In particular, they noted the decline in legal aid certificates to 100,387 in 2010-11 from 111,018 in 2005-06. They project the number will increase to 102,857 during the current fiscal year. Limits on the number of certificates issued, of course, are part of what has frustrated lawyers who earn less from legal aid work as a result despite the ongoing increases in the hourly tariff.
At the same time, Ward and McKillop noted the increasing concerns over the financial eligibility criteria, which set the legal aid income threshold for a single person at $10,800 or less per year. They said the certificate guidelines date back to 1995, when the government reduced them by 22 per cent. While it’s the government that sets the eligibility rates, they said LAO’s goal for this year is to conduct research “to support a plan for increasing financial eligibility over the next few years and options for funding any potential increase.”
On a positive note, Ward and McKillop reported a reduced deficit of $8 million, down from $29 million. At the same time, they noted the tariff will increase by an additional 22 per cent during the next four years and that funding rates for experts have gone up by $1 million. They also touted LAO’s move towards handling more services through its call centre and 56 courthouse locations as having improved client services.
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the following four appeals this week:
Feb. 8 — Manitoba — R. v. Clato Lual Mabior
Criminal law: Clato Lual Mabior was charged with aggravated sexual assault after he had sex with various complainants without telling them he was HIV positive. Mabior’s viral counts were lowered by antiretroviral therapy and he occasionally used condoms. None of his partners contracted HIV. The issue is whether his partners were at significant risk of serious bodily harm given these facts. There is a publication ban in the case.
Feb. 8 — Quebec — R. v. D.C.
Criminal law: This case also relates to HIV. The respondent had unprotected sex with her former spouse without telling him she was HIV positive. She was convicted of sexual assault and aggravated assault but was acquitted since her viral load was undetectable at the time and therefore the risk of transmission to her partner was very low. There is a publication ban in the case.
Feb. 9 — Ontario — Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Attorney General of Canada
Labour law: The unions and associations representing federal government employees, the RCMP, and armed forces personnel sued the government for $28 million, claiming the money should be returned to their pension plans after it was improperly taken through contribution holidays and withdrawal of surplus. The case takes into consideration the time periods before and after Bill C-78 came into effect, which amended the Superannuation Acts and therefore the plans.
Feb. 10 — Ontario — Momentous.ca Corp. v. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd.
International law: Rapidz Baseball fielded a baseball team in the Can-Am League in 2008 but then chose to voluntarily withdraw under the league’s bylaws because of financial difficulties. The league’s board of directors rejected the application, terminated its membership, and drew a $200,000 letter of credit that Rapidz Baseball was required to post under the bylaws. Rapidz and its related companies sued the league and its principals who then sought to have the action dismissed on the ground that an Ontario court has no jurisdiction on this subject matter.
Update: The Supreme Court will also be releasing the decision in the broadcasting reference case, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists et al. v. Bell Aliant Regional Communication, on Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. The ruling comes out just a few scant weeks after the appeal was heard on Jan. 16 of this year.
Feb. 8 — Manitoba — R. v. Clato Lual MabiorCriminal law: Clato Lual Mabior was charged with aggravated sexual assault after he had sex with various complainants without telling them he was HIV positive. Mabior’s viral counts were lowered by antiretroviral therapy and he occasionally used condoms. None of his partners contracted HIV. The issue is whether his partners were at significant risk of serious bodily harm given these facts. There is a publication ban in the case.
Feb. 8 — Quebec — R. v. D.C.
Criminal law: This case also relates to HIV. The respondent had unprotected sex with her former spouse without telling him she was HIV positive. She was convicted of sexual assault and aggravated assault but was acquitted since her viral load was undetectable at the time and therefore the risk of transmission to her partner was very low. There is a publication ban in the case.
Feb. 9 — Ontario — Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Attorney General of Canada
Labour law: The unions and associations representing federal government employees, the RCMP, and armed forces personnel sued the government for $28 million, claiming the money should be returned to their pension plans after it was improperly taken through contribution holidays and withdrawal of surplus. The case takes into consideration the time periods before and after Bill C-78 came into effect, which amended the Superannuation Acts and therefore the plans.
Feb. 10 — Ontario — Momentous.ca Corp. v. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd.
International law: Rapidz Baseball fielded a baseball team in the Can-Am League in 2008 but then chose to voluntarily withdraw under the league’s bylaws because of financial difficulties. The league’s board of directors rejected the application, terminated its membership, and drew a $200,000 letter of credit that Rapidz Baseball was required to post under the bylaws. Rapidz and its related companies sued the league and its principals who then sought to have the action dismissed on the ground that an Ontario court has no jurisdiction on this subject matter.
Update: The Supreme Court will also be releasing the decision in the broadcasting reference case, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists et al. v. Bell Aliant Regional Communication, on Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. The ruling comes out just a few scant weeks after the appeal was heard on Jan. 16 of this year.
Canada
Imams declare honour killings as 'un-Islamic', The Globe and Mail
Quebec heads to court to sue over concrete tunnel collapse, The Globe and Mail
Calgary judge to rule Monday on charges against Dustin Paxton, The Province
United States
Global Aviation files for bankruptcy, Reuters
Lawyer tests U.S. court's secrecy in revealing man's past, Reuters
International
Norway mass killer says he represents 'Norwegian resistance', Reuters
Facebook, Google remove content after court warning of religious sensibilities, Reuters
Imams declare honour killings as 'un-Islamic', The Globe and Mail
Quebec heads to court to sue over concrete tunnel collapse, The Globe and Mail
Calgary judge to rule Monday on charges against Dustin Paxton, The Province
United States
Global Aviation files for bankruptcy, Reuters
Lawyer tests U.S. court's secrecy in revealing man's past, Reuters
International
Norway mass killer says he represents 'Norwegian resistance', Reuters
Facebook, Google remove content after court warning of religious sensibilities, Reuters
Ontario Superior Court Justice George Strathy has sent a large class action lawsuit to trial after a charitable tax donation “scheme” cost a retired Ontario staff sergeant more than $20,000 in reassessed taxes and interest.
Michael Cannon, the representative plaintiff in Cannon v. Funds for Canada Foundation, brought the motion for certification of the action as a class proceeding in August 2011 after nearly 10,000 Canadians, including himself, contributed $144 million in total to the Donations for Canada Gift Program between 2005 and 2009.
The brainchild of financial software businessman Edward Furtak, the gift program enlisted a $2,500 donation from donors like Cannon, who would then become part of a private charitable trust he created in Bermuda. This would then lead to acquired units of the trust for $7,500, ultimately resulting in $10,000 remaining in the possession of a charity for a moment before donors received a tax receipt for $2,500 in cash and a $7,5000 donation-in-kind for the trust units.
When the Canada Revenue Agency reassessed the program donations in 2009, the donors were left with a hefty bill ordering them to pay the full deduction plus interest for expecting to receive financial gains from the tax credit.
“When Michael Cannon heard about the Donations for Canada Gift Program — an opportunity to obtain a $10,000 charitable tax credit in return for a $2,500 donation — he thought it was ‘too good to be true,’” writes Strathy in Cannon. “It was. A few years later, his tax returns were reassessed by Canada Revenue Agency and he had to repay his deductions, with interest. The only thing he received for his ‘donation’ was a tax bill.”
Other donors, including teachers, lawyers, and nurses, were required to repay the full deduction plus interest as well, with one person donating $4 million, according to court documents provided in Cannon.
Additional defendants in the case also included a sizable list of Furtak’s corporations and private trusts, directors and trustees of the Funds for Canada Foundation, and Patterson Palmer Law.
Strathy also pointed out the gift program likely had an extensive sales team and written legal opinions in Cannon, as well as a large network of companies, trusts, and significant cash flow provided by Furtak’s trust.
The program also involved legitimate charities, including Biathlon Canada, the Canadian Lacrosse Association and the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts.
The charities are not facing allegations of wrongdoing in court.
Ultimately, the CRA revoked the charitable status of the program in 2009, declaring it a “scheme.” An audit by the agency revealed it had issued $176.5 million in receipts received through a tax shelter at that time.
“This was not just a victory on procedural grounds authorizing the certification of the class action,” says Samuel Marr, lead counsel for Cannon and partner at Landy Marr Kats LLP. “Faced with two defendants’ motions for summary judgment, Justice Strathy took a hard look at the merits of the case, and determined that it was a meritorious case that should proceed to trial.”
The result, Marr adds, will likely permeate the legal community for some time.
“Behaviour modification is an important goal of the class proceedings legislation,” says Marr. “Law firms, for the protection of themselves and the public would, in my view, be well advised to carefully consider the role which their lawyers play in the marketing of their clients’ products.”
A trial date has not yet been set.
Michael Cannon, the representative plaintiff in Cannon v. Funds for Canada Foundation, brought the motion for certification of the action as a class proceeding in August 2011 after nearly 10,000 Canadians, including himself, contributed $144 million in total to the Donations for Canada Gift Program between 2005 and 2009.
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| Law firms would be well advised to carefully consider the role which their lawyers play in the marketing of their clients’ products, says Sam Marr. |
When the Canada Revenue Agency reassessed the program donations in 2009, the donors were left with a hefty bill ordering them to pay the full deduction plus interest for expecting to receive financial gains from the tax credit.
“When Michael Cannon heard about the Donations for Canada Gift Program — an opportunity to obtain a $10,000 charitable tax credit in return for a $2,500 donation — he thought it was ‘too good to be true,’” writes Strathy in Cannon. “It was. A few years later, his tax returns were reassessed by Canada Revenue Agency and he had to repay his deductions, with interest. The only thing he received for his ‘donation’ was a tax bill.”
Other donors, including teachers, lawyers, and nurses, were required to repay the full deduction plus interest as well, with one person donating $4 million, according to court documents provided in Cannon.
Additional defendants in the case also included a sizable list of Furtak’s corporations and private trusts, directors and trustees of the Funds for Canada Foundation, and Patterson Palmer Law.
Strathy also pointed out the gift program likely had an extensive sales team and written legal opinions in Cannon, as well as a large network of companies, trusts, and significant cash flow provided by Furtak’s trust.
The program also involved legitimate charities, including Biathlon Canada, the Canadian Lacrosse Association and the New Brunswick Foundation for the Arts.
The charities are not facing allegations of wrongdoing in court.
Ultimately, the CRA revoked the charitable status of the program in 2009, declaring it a “scheme.” An audit by the agency revealed it had issued $176.5 million in receipts received through a tax shelter at that time.
“This was not just a victory on procedural grounds authorizing the certification of the class action,” says Samuel Marr, lead counsel for Cannon and partner at Landy Marr Kats LLP. “Faced with two defendants’ motions for summary judgment, Justice Strathy took a hard look at the merits of the case, and determined that it was a meritorious case that should proceed to trial.”
The result, Marr adds, will likely permeate the legal community for some time.
“Behaviour modification is an important goal of the class proceedings legislation,” says Marr. “Law firms, for the protection of themselves and the public would, in my view, be well advised to carefully consider the role which their lawyers play in the marketing of their clients’ products.”
A trial date has not yet been set.
Canada
Shafia patriarch wields influence from jail cell, The Globe and Mail
Vancouver tycoon gets probation after confining prostitute, The Province
Accused in Calgary murder trial told police he 'shot the guy in the head', The Calgary Herald
United States
Judge orders hearing on Loughner's competency, Reuters
Appeals court sanctions Calif. lawyers behind 9-11 conspiracy case, Reuters
International
NZ court denies bail to Megaupload founder, Reuters
UN court orders life sentence to Khmer Rouge prison chief, Reuters
Shafia patriarch wields influence from jail cell, The Globe and Mail
Vancouver tycoon gets probation after confining prostitute, The Province
Accused in Calgary murder trial told police he 'shot the guy in the head', The Calgary Herald
United States
Judge orders hearing on Loughner's competency, Reuters
Appeals court sanctions Calif. lawyers behind 9-11 conspiracy case, Reuters
International
NZ court denies bail to Megaupload founder, Reuters
UN court orders life sentence to Khmer Rouge prison chief, Reuters
As the world becomes more interconnected through the rapid development of technology, law schools are capitalizing on it for the benefit of their students.
For this year’s annual Vis Friendly Canadian Round, where students participate in a friendly moot to prepare for the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna and Hong Kong every year, students from four Canadian law schools connected with law students from other parts of the world via videoconference.
Teams from Osgoode Hall Law School, the University of Ottawa, the Université de Montréal, and Queen’s University linked up with teams in Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, and the United States.
“Videoconferencing is something that we have been hoping to do for some time,” said Osgoode law professor and team coach Janet Walker, who is also an organizer of the event. “We are thrilled this year to have state-of-the-art technology to provide high-quality video links for the rounds. With the facilities at the newly established Helliwell Centre at Osgoode Hall Law School and at ASAP Reporting Services in downtown Toronto, we have been able to include teams who might not be able to attend pre-moots.”
However, there were some minor technical difficulties at times.
“Our connections to the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt and the University of Georgia in the U.S. were crystal clear, as long as we remembered to jiggle the mouse from time to time to keep the system on active mode,” said Queen’s assistant law professor and team coach Joshua Karton.
Also, the connection failed at one point during the Bahrain/Montréal round so they improvised by using teleconference and Skype on an iPad to continue the round.
Not only were students able to practise their mooting skills, but they also received feedback from arbitration practitioners including Barry Leon, a partner at Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP and head of its international arbitration group.
For this year’s annual Vis Friendly Canadian Round, where students participate in a friendly moot to prepare for the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna and Hong Kong every year, students from four Canadian law schools connected with law students from other parts of the world via videoconference.
Teams from Osgoode Hall Law School, the University of Ottawa, the Université de Montréal, and Queen’s University linked up with teams in Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, and the United States.
“Videoconferencing is something that we have been hoping to do for some time,” said Osgoode law professor and team coach Janet Walker, who is also an organizer of the event. “We are thrilled this year to have state-of-the-art technology to provide high-quality video links for the rounds. With the facilities at the newly established Helliwell Centre at Osgoode Hall Law School and at ASAP Reporting Services in downtown Toronto, we have been able to include teams who might not be able to attend pre-moots.”
However, there were some minor technical difficulties at times.
“Our connections to the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt and the University of Georgia in the U.S. were crystal clear, as long as we remembered to jiggle the mouse from time to time to keep the system on active mode,” said Queen’s assistant law professor and team coach Joshua Karton.
Also, the connection failed at one point during the Bahrain/Montréal round so they improvised by using teleconference and Skype on an iPad to continue the round.
Not only were students able to practise their mooting skills, but they also received feedback from arbitration practitioners including Barry Leon, a partner at Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP and head of its international arbitration group.
Canada
Manitoba court rejects CBC's attempt to dismiss Nygard's case, Montreal Gazette
Canadian man arrested in Bahrain court, CBC
Man charged with prostituting 16-year-old girl on the Internet, The Globe and Mail
United States
JPMorgan drops most of $710M Lehman bankruptcy claim, Reuters
NY court finds lack of evidence in shoplifting case, Reuters
International
India court orders licences to be revoked in telecom scandal, Reuters
Pakistan PM facing contempt of court hearing, Reuters
Manitoba court rejects CBC's attempt to dismiss Nygard's case, Montreal Gazette
Canadian man arrested in Bahrain court, CBC
Man charged with prostituting 16-year-old girl on the Internet, The Globe and Mail
United States
JPMorgan drops most of $710M Lehman bankruptcy claim, Reuters
NY court finds lack of evidence in shoplifting case, Reuters
International
India court orders licences to be revoked in telecom scandal, Reuters
Pakistan PM facing contempt of court hearing, Reuters
G20 legal probe draining Toronto police fund
Written by Michael McKiernan Wednesday, 01 February 2012
John Morden’s G20 investigation is taking its toll on the Toronto Police Services Board’s finances.
The total bill for the former associate chief justice’s independent civilian review into matters relating to the G20 Summit hit $784,000 by the end of 2011 and looks set to cross the $1-million threshold before its targeted completion date of March 2012, according to the board’s agenda for its Jan. 20 meeting.
The review was only supposed to take 12 weeks when it was announced in July 2010, but by the time Morden, now counsel at Heenan Blaikie LLP, was hired in September 2010, the deadline had disappeared. The board didn’t set a specific budget but has been paying Morden’s $480-per-hour bills out of its special fund.
At its January meeting, the board approved the latest monthly bill and revealed its special fund is now virtually drained with just $17,000 left in the pot on Dec. 31. The board’s policy demands a balance of at least $150,000 at all times in the special fund, so the it had to go to the city for permission to transfer $480,000 out of its 2011 operating budget surplus to cover the remaining costs of the review.
City council gave the approval at its November meeting based on Morden’s estimated budget for the review’s final six months. The review was broken down into four phases: background research, document review, interviews, and report writing.
The third phase wrapped up in October after in-depth interviews with members of the board and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Morden is now focused on writing the report.
More than 18 months after the last world leader jetted out of the country, Morden’s review isn’t the only G20 straggler. Last month, the Ontario Independent Police Review Director released a 172-page report that recommended disciplinary charges for five officers accused of using unnecessary force against a protester.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is still waiting to hear on its complaint to the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP. At the same time, some criminal proceedings are still winding their way through the courts and a class action is edging its way towards the certification stage.
For more, see “Tallying the G20’s legal costs.”
The total bill for the former associate chief justice’s independent civilian review into matters relating to the G20 Summit hit $784,000 by the end of 2011 and looks set to cross the $1-million threshold before its targeted completion date of March 2012, according to the board’s agenda for its Jan. 20 meeting.
The review was only supposed to take 12 weeks when it was announced in July 2010, but by the time Morden, now counsel at Heenan Blaikie LLP, was hired in September 2010, the deadline had disappeared. The board didn’t set a specific budget but has been paying Morden’s $480-per-hour bills out of its special fund.
At its January meeting, the board approved the latest monthly bill and revealed its special fund is now virtually drained with just $17,000 left in the pot on Dec. 31. The board’s policy demands a balance of at least $150,000 at all times in the special fund, so the it had to go to the city for permission to transfer $480,000 out of its 2011 operating budget surplus to cover the remaining costs of the review.
City council gave the approval at its November meeting based on Morden’s estimated budget for the review’s final six months. The review was broken down into four phases: background research, document review, interviews, and report writing.
The third phase wrapped up in October after in-depth interviews with members of the board and Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. Morden is now focused on writing the report.
More than 18 months after the last world leader jetted out of the country, Morden’s review isn’t the only G20 straggler. Last month, the Ontario Independent Police Review Director released a 172-page report that recommended disciplinary charges for five officers accused of using unnecessary force against a protester.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is still waiting to hear on its complaint to the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP. At the same time, some criminal proceedings are still winding their way through the courts and a class action is edging its way towards the certification stage.
For more, see “Tallying the G20’s legal costs.”
Canada
BlackBerry losing popularity among lawyers, The Globe and Mail
Court rebukes gov't for handling of int'l prison transfers, The Globe and Mail
Congolese citizens seek SCC's approval for mining lawsuit, Winnipeg Free Press
United States
Halliburton not liable for some pollution claims: court, Reuters
Retired cardinal competent to testify in sex abuse trial: judge, Reuters
International
Soccer player accused of racial abuse faces trial, Reuters
Indian oil refiner ordered to pay entry tax on crude, Reuters
BlackBerry losing popularity among lawyers, The Globe and Mail
Court rebukes gov't for handling of int'l prison transfers, The Globe and Mail
Congolese citizens seek SCC's approval for mining lawsuit, Winnipeg Free Press
United States
Halliburton not liable for some pollution claims: court, Reuters
Retired cardinal competent to testify in sex abuse trial: judge, Reuters
International
Soccer player accused of racial abuse faces trial, Reuters
Indian oil refiner ordered to pay entry tax on crude, Reuters
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