1 I. INTRODUCTION It is important to appreciate‚ especially when reading older cases on the law of trusts‚ that there were‚ until 1873 in England‚ two main separate courts – courts of law and courts of equity. Trust law was a product of courts of equity. We will thus look at: (i) the meaning of “equity” that is associated with courts of equity; (ii) the origins of courts of equity; (iii) the development of the law of uses and trusts; (iv) the transfer of equity jurisdiction to Canada;
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Select a major weather event of the past 5 years. Describe the atmospheric conditions that created it. What improvements were made to weather prediction due to this event? What economic impact did this event have? In 2012 Hurricane Sandy began as a low pressure system which developed sufficient organized convection to be classified as a tropical depression. In the immediate term‚ three factors have come together to make Hurricane Sandy what it is: A huge storm with winds gusting up to 90 mph (145
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languages from all over the world that co-exists within the society. On the other hand‚ Americans are not. The examples he uses is that recent immigrants in Canada would bank with a branch that is closer to their own culture‚ for example‚ Bank of Nova Scotia in the East and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec. Roger Graves argues that Canadians are in favour of peace‚ order‚ and good government; on the other hand‚ Americans focus on life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness. According to Lipset (1990)
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Following the opening of this penitentiary many others opened; St. John‚ Nova Scotia and Halifax. These later would become federal penitentiaries after the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The purpose of these institutions was to rehabilitate the offender so that one day they could re-enter society as law abiding citizens.
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At the time the first European explorers and conquerors were following in the wake of Columbus’s voyages across the Atlantic Ocean‚ some 200‚000 indigenous people were living in North America east of the Mississippi River. One loose confederation of tribes‚ the Algonquins‚ controlled a large region stretching from Canada southward into the Ohio Valley. The Iroquois League dominated the middle Atlantic region and contended with tribes of the Algonquin nation for domination in parts of the Ohio Valley
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Imperial Tobacco V B.C Sources: http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7957/index.do http://cases.slaw.ca/post/9016675116/british-columbia-v-imperial-tobacco-canada-ltd-et-al Facts: -The British Columbia Government sued the Imperial Tobacco company. -The reason they sued was because the British Columbia government wanted the Imperial Tobacco company to pay for all the medical treatment for individuals that become ill because of smoking. -The B.C government also
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it as a bowl or dish. Since then many authors have written stories about the Grail and where it could be or is now. One such story is that the Templar knights took it from the Middle East during the crusades. And they have hidden it in “Oak Island‚ Nova Scotia’s “Money Pit‚” while local folklore in Accokeek‚
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Social Studies 10: Geography Review Package I. Geography of Canada The ten provinces are Alberta‚ British Columbia‚ Manitoba‚ New Brunswick‚ Newfoundland and Labrador‚ Nova Scotia‚ Ontario‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Quebec‚ and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Northwest Territories‚ Nunavut‚ and Yukon. The capital cities are Edmonton‚ Victoria‚ Winnipeg‚ Fredericton‚ St. John’s‚ Halifax‚ Toronto‚ Charlottetown‚ Quebec City‚ Regina‚ Yellowknife‚ Iqaluit‚ and Whitehorse. The bodies of waters
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However it did not all start like that and a fingerprinting like everything else had to develop over time. Finger printing had to progress down the years… In fact Pre-historic picture writing of a hand with ridge patterns was discovered in Nova Scotia. And In ancient Babylon‚ fingerprints were used on clay tablets for business transactions. Also In ancient China‚ thumb prints were found on clay seals. So in fact Using fingerprints to identify a person has been used for a lot longer than most
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from distillers in Canada was smuggled across the border and into the United States. Once bootlegging began‚ it quickly spiraled out of control. Alcohol was being bought and sold illegally everywhere and by the mid 1920’s vessels in Nova Scotia were specifically built for rum
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