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The Use Of History In Canadian Constitutional Adjudication, Frederick Vaughan
The Use Of History In Canadian Constitutional Adjudication, Frederick Vaughan
Dalhousie Law Journal
It is only in recent years that the use by judges of extrinsic materials has become an issue openly discussed in Canadian legal periodicals. Chief Justice Brian Dickson virtually occasioned a debate on the question in a public address in 1979. The Chief Justice said: ". . . the Supreme Court of Canada recently signalled an increasing receptiveness to the use of extrinsic materials in the Anti-Inflation Reference. Accordingly, I expect that we will see an increasing use by appellate courts of extrinsic evidence". Dickson gave the impression that extrinsic material was not widely used by Canadian courts prior to …
Equitable Damages In Nova Scotia, Peter M. Mcdermott
Equitable Damages In Nova Scotia, Peter M. Mcdermott
Dalhousie Law Journal
Section 2 of the Chancery Amendment Act 1858 (Lord Cairns' Act) conferred jurisdiction upon the Court of Chancery to award damages, in certain instances, either in addition to or in substitution for an injunction or specific performance. Lord Cairns'Act was based upon the report of the Chancery Commissioners who recommended that courts of equity should be empowered to award damages in a suit for an injunction, or for the specific performance of a contract. It may have been thought that the raison d'tre of Lord Cairns' Act would have ceased upon the commencement of the Judicature Act 1873. However, Lord …