One of CANLII’s lesser known resources is its Foreign reported decisions database which “includes some decisions issued by foreign courts and tribunals and that are of special interest for Canadian …
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Unnecessary Legalese, Mostly Archaic
Commence
This word is unavoidable as a technical term in litigation: one commences an action under the Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, for example.
But don’t use …
[ more ]Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
Miscellaneous Horrors
Readers send me examples of bad things. I shudder and pass them on, so you will never commit the same grievous faults.
Arms length
You keep something or someone at …
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