Jonathan’s Jots

From time to time, I get hired to pursue defamation claims. For some reason it seems to happen in London and in Sarnia of all places. Defamation is a broad term, which includes two strands of law, one being slander and the other being libel. Slander is spoken, and libel

In a criminal trial, it is possible to have a witness testify via video link. The court in Walkerton recently took some time to consider this issue. The Crown put forward some evidence that an important civilian Crown witness lived out West and that arrangements had been made to have

Lawsuits are governed, procedurally, by the “rules of civil procedure.” These rules are in large hard bound books, with the accompanying forms in a companion soft cover addition. The reason the books are so large, is that they contain case precedent annotations- but, I digress. There are some special rules governing

Fixed term employment contracts have become quite popular these days, given the fluidity inherent in the modern labour market. These will often have “termination for just cause” provisions and or damage limitation clauses. Often, however, the courts will find that the impugned worker conduct does not merit a just cause

Some of you may wonder what goes on in a first interview in a criminal file. First, many people bring a support person, who is often a parent or spouse. This can cause confidentiality concerns, especially if that support person could become a witness for either the government (Crown) or

To understand this topic, one must have a general grasp of what the phrase “civil litigation” means. It can mean a legal dispute between two parties, that is not family law, or criminal law. That is not an all encompassing definition, but it will do for now. You will be filled with