By LegalMatters Staff • When a couple decides to start living together or get married, they typically face many decisions, big and small. However, the question of whether to get a cohabitation or prenuptial agreement may not be a decision they see as a priority. It should be. In the glow of love, you may […]
Prenuptial, cohabitation agreements just make good sense Read More »
By LegalMatters Staff • The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled in late October that those convicted of designated sexual offences should not be automatically included in a national sex offenders registry, since that infringed on rights guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “A law cannot deprive the life, liberty, or security of
Judges will now decide who is listed in sex offender registry Read More »
By LegalMatters Staff • After an early morning shooting left a 40-year-old man dead in the quiet community of Douglasdale outside of Calgary recently, police reported the killing had “all the hallmarks of organized crime.” Weeks before, police searched 17 properties in Canmore, Alta., as part of a multi-provincial operation that recovered more than 100
Organized crime operations on the increase across Alberta Read More »
By LegalMatters Staff • It wasn’t long ago that there was confusion in family courts when it came to applying the appropriate framework for determining retroactive adjustments of child support obligations. Courts needed to consider a number of factors when considering applications under s. 17 of the Divorce Act. However, in Colucci v. Colucci, 2021
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By LegalMatters Staff • A hate crime is defined by the Calgary Police Services as being an offence committed against a person or property that is motivated by hate, bias or prejudice. People can be singled out due to their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language or gender. Calgary Criminal lawyer Matthew Deshaye of Dunn
Reports of hate crimes are surging in Alberta’s capital city Read More »
By LegalMatters Staff • Crime is often viewed as an urban issue. It is not. Recent studies show that rural crime rates are rising across Canada, especially in the Prairies. The RCMP reports that while property crimes have decreased in Alberta in recent years, the incidence of overall rural crime rate remains high. Their numbers
Rural crime is on the increase across the Prairies Read More »
By LegalMatters Staff • People are turning to their computers for online shopping as the holiday season approaches. At the same time, those engaged in online fraud are also gearing up for a record season, as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports that more than $400 million has been lost to internet fraud this year. One
This is the season for online shopping and online fraud Read More »
One year ago LegalMattersCanada.ca joined the evolving ranks of online legal marketing, confident we were offering a product of value to those in the Canadian legal profession. It appears we were right. As we go into our second year of operation we are grateful to have a growing clientele that draws from many areas of the
Celebrating a year of giving law professionals a greater voice Read More »
As 2020 comes to a conclusion and we reflect on this tumultuous year, we want to take this opportunity to wish everybody a happy holiday season and a healthy, successful new year. LegalMattersCanada.ca launched last February, a month before the pandemic shutdown. Starting a business in the best of times can be a challenge and
Seasons greetings from the LegalMattersCanada staff Read More »
