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OCA orders new trial for defendant questioned using controversial technique but declines rule change

OCA orders new trial for defendant questioned using controversial technique but declines rule change

Court said existing frameworks minimize the likelihood that Reid Technique will yield false confessions

Ont. Court of Appeal rules negligence claim against township over 1980s construction is time-barred

Ont. Court of Appeal rules negligence claim against township over 1980s construction is time-barred

McMurrich Monteith's conduct did not qualify as a 'continuous act or omission': court

Ontario Superior Court affirms Crown's immunity from compelled discovery in highway collision case

Ontario Superior Court affirms Crown's immunity from compelled discovery in highway collision case

The case arose from a series of accidents on the Trans-Canada highway during a winter storm

Order restricting father's time with child with Down Syndrome must have review mechanism, OCA rules

Order restricting father's time with child with Down Syndrome must have review mechanism, OCA rules

The OCA noted that grown-up children with disabilities may not 'age out' of parenting orders

Ontario Court of Appeal denies leave to Crown to appeal threatened species case

Ontario Court of Appeal denies leave to Crown to appeal threatened species case

Home builder acquitted for damaging turtle habitat under Endangered Species Act

Superior Court awards substantial indemnity costs in motor vehicle accident case

Superior Court awards substantial indemnity costs in motor vehicle accident case

Damages won for loss of care, guidance, companionship, household services, financial support