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OPINION COUNSEL [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
CONT

On a motion or application for the approval of a judge under this rule, the following shall be served and filed with the Notice of Motion or Notice of Application, as may be... a certificate of the solicitor or counsel acting for the committee or litigation guardian as to his opinion in respect of the proposed settlement or compromise and making full disclosure of any arrangements as to costs....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Pour obtenir l'approbation d'un juge conformément à la présente règle, les documents suivants doivent être signifiés et déposés en même temps que l'avis de motion ou l'avis de requête, selon le cas : [...] un certificat de l'avocat représentant le curateur ou le tuteur d'instance contenant son opinion sur le règlement ou le compromis proposé et divulgant tout arrangement relatif aux dépens [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

Bowmans counsel objected to Smith s testimony, arguing that his statements constituted "non-verbal hearsay, "improper lay testimony, and opinion testimony offered to prove an ultimate issue of fact.

OBS

Hearsay in its most general and oldest meaning is a term used in the law of evidence to describe an out of court statement offered to establish the facts asserted in that statement. Hearsay is generally not admissible in common law courts because it is of suspect value, but there are many exceptions to this prohibition.

Key term(s)
  • nonverbal hearsay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Droit de la preuve

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Foreign Trade
  • Parliamentary Language
OBS

opinion: An evaluation or judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert.

CONT

Legal advice includes a course of action recommended or suggested by the Legal Branch or any course of action which is based on a legal opinion. Legal advice is more than a mere legal opinion, which is often requested and given in the abstract.

OBS

The context was taken in a letter from Jennifer Mc Queen, Deputy Minister at Labour Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
OBS

avis : Opinion donnée à titre consultatif en réponse à une question.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Régimen jurídico
  • Comercio exterior
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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Record 4 1986-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

Any form of counsel, suggestion, opinion, or recommendation offered by a person in a staff relationship to other positions. The person in a staff relationship has the authority to offer advice, but not the authority to command that it be accepted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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