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2010
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The Meaning of "Forum Conveniens" By Brian Madigan LL.B. The latin expression "forum conveniens" simply means "convenient forum". It is to be distinguished from the expression "forum non conveniens", or the inconvenient forum. The Court gets to make this decision at the outset of every case. The ...
01/30/2010
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The Meaning of "Eiusdem Generis" By Brian Madigan LL.B.The latin expression "eiusdem generis" simply means "a like group of things", "things of like nature" or "part of the general group".The term has come into legal parlance as an expression synonomous with one of the rules of statutory inter...
01/30/2010
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The Meaning of "Corpus Juris" By Brian Madigan LL.B.The latin expression "corpus juris" simply means "body of law". In fact, it's the entire body of laws in a country or a jurisdiction. Commonly, the expression is used in the United States, but used somewhat less frequently in other jurisdicti...
01/28/2010
Responsible Communication (7) ~ Controversial Views By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible commu...
01/28/2010
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Responsible Communication (6) ~ Repetition By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible communication"...
01/27/2010
Responsible Communication (5) ~ Necessary Statement By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible commu...
01/27/2010
Responsible Communication (4) ~ Two Sides to Every Story By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible ...
01/27/2010
Supreme Court: Tests for Responsible Communication (3) ~ The Source By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest r...
01/27/2010
Supreme Court: Tests for Responsible Communication (2) By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible co...
01/26/2010
Supreme Court: Tests for Responsible Communication (1) By Brian Madigan LL.B.The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with the matter of defamation. The Court decided that there should be a new defence to such an action based in libel and slander, and that is : "public interest responsible co...
01/26/2010