Gitxaala First Nation in BC goes to court over automatic mineral rights

The nation based on BC’s northern coast filed a petition for judicial review in October 2021

The British Columbia First Nation challenging the province over an online registry it uses to automatically grant mineral rights is “very hopeful” the BC Supreme Court will side with it following a two-week hearing in Vancouver, its chief councilor said.

Linda Innes of the Gitxaala Nation told a news conference Monday that the claims process violates the government’s constitutional obligation to consult with Indigenous nations.

“In their legal argument in our case, BC has the audacity to say that giving away mineral rights in

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Trump: Ron DeSantis Would Be Working at a Law Firm “or Maybe a Pizza Hut” If Not for My Endorsement

one of Donald Trump‘s big knocks on Ron DeSantis is that he, in the ex-president’s telling, is a little shit who hasn’t shown sufficient loyalty to the man who made him. “Ron came to me in desperate shape in 2017…when I endorsed him, it was as though…a nuclear weapon went off,” Trump told his Truth Social followers in November. “When I hear [DeSantis] might run, I consider that very disloyal,” he similarly fumed of the Florida governor’s potential candidacy in January. Trump even claimed in a February interview that DeSantis was elected Florida’s governor “because of me,” adding, “You

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What is Communication & modes of Communication under the Indian Contract Act?

According to Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act 1872, An agreement enforceable by law is a contract. Before a contract comes into existence the promisor has to signify his willingness and a promise has to signify his assent. It, therefore, becomes necessary to explain what is meant by such signification and what should be the mode of the same.

To bring into notice the willingness or assent of the parties to enter into a contract one needs to communicate. This mode of communication can be postal or instantaneous. Section 3 of the Indian Contract Act states that communication can

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Michael Cohen Has One Word of Advice for Trump Lawyers: ‘Run!’

Amid a looming potential indictment for Donald Trump over a 2016 hush-money payment that sent his former attorney Michael Cohen to prison, Trump’s ex-fixer urged his current lawyers to get as far from their client as possible.

During an interview with MSNBC hosts Chris Hayes and Cohen, the names of several of Trump’s lawyers were mentioned, including Joe Tacopina, Alina Habba and Evan Corcoran. Tacopina has been speaking to the press about a potential indictment, which reportedly could come next week, while Habba and Corcoran are involved in the Mar-a-Lago classified investigation documents. (A federal judge on Friday ordered Corcoran

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Saint John legal clinic pairs newcomers with law students

Newcomers who live in Saint John now have a legal clinic to turn to when dealing with issues not covered by New Brunswick Legal Aid.

The Saint John Newcomers Center launched Legal Support and Advice for Racialized Newcomers last fall, in partnership with the University of New Brunswick.

Doaa Higazy, the project lead at the Saint John Newcomers Centre, said she saw the need for help, so her team applied for funding right away when they learned it had become available through the federal Department of Justice.

“For newcomers, accessing the Canadian law system is very hard,” said Higazy. “Most

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Lawyers say accused killer’s decision to represent himself at Sask. trial could be a big mistake

The murder trial of Greg Fertuck has been full of surprising twists, but the most recent — and perhaps the most unexpected — came from Fertuck himself.

He decided to represent himself for the remainder of the trial.

“I didn’t kill nobody, and all I’m gonna do is tell the truth. I’m an innocent victim. I haven’t killed nobody and I can prove it in court myself,” Fertuck told CBC during a phone interview .

“I don’t need a shady lawyer to take my money.”

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Fertuck. He’s charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing

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Resignation of an executor.

At times an executor was appointed by a testator in their will and the executor was ill equipped or unwilling to act as executor. In these circumstances, it is necessary for an executor to formally renounce their role as executor.

Quite often executors are confused if they can resign as an executor of a Will or how to go about it.

Renouncing an execution is a formal legal process and involves lodging documents with the Supreme Court of Victoria (or relevant court in other states) after the death of the testator. The documents should be drafted by a lawyer and

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