“This court readily acknowledges that an 👍 emoji is a non-traditional means to ‘sign’ a document but nevertheless under these circumstances this was a valid way to convey the two purposes of a ‘signature’…” In a recent ruling by the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan,...
“A funeral brochure does not necessarily make someone a wife. Once the assertion of lawful marriage to the deceased has been denied or challenged, she carried the burden to prove the contrary”. The Appellant issued a writ at the High Court seeking among other things, an...
“It is my considered view that writing on people’s structures does not conform to the intentions of the Act and by the wording of both sections of the Act, if the Assembly decided to give notice, it has to be in writing, on paper, specifying...
“… after a writ of summons is filed at the Registry of any Court, the most important step to be taken after the issuance of the writ, is for the service of the writ on the Defendant.” The Plaintiff/Respondent (“Respondent”) filed a writ of summons at...
“… we reject the view of the trial judge, supported by the interested party, that in enacting C.I.132, the rule maker intended to take away the well-settled jurisdiction of the High Court in relation to applications for stay of execution and of proceedings pending appeal.” After...
“What it means in simple language is that upon commencement of a winding up, only secured creditors are allowed as of right to sue or continue with pending civil proceedings for the realization of their security. Any other person who has a cause of action...
“The circumstances under which a promise of marriage would be inferred must also be given considerable thought in order to solve two problems: forestalling the situation of blackmail which has discredited this action, and discouraging unscrupulous persons from taking advantage of others.” The parties met between...
“The law has been careful to limit the acts of officers and agents that could be deemed acts of the company to particular transactions. Officers and agents have no general authority for their acts to be turned into acts of the company even if they...
Even where it has not been pleaded as a remedy, “the courts have not hesitated in the interest of justice to [reverse] ‘…the unjust enrichment of [a] defendant through its retention of the benefit of [a] plaintiff’s services without any payment for them...
“…a Power of Attorney constituted by a statutory declaration attested by a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public has more gravitas than one stated on a paper signed by the donor and attested by a witness without an oath…” The Plaintiffs, two Italian nationals, instituted...