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Judgment
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Whether an alleged informal plea agreement caused the applicant’s guilty plea; court found no provable agreement.
Criminal procedure – Plea bargaining – Distinction between statutory s 105A plea agreements and informal plea discussions; review proceedings – disputes of fact in affidavits and application of Plascon-Evans rule; whether an alleged informal promise by prosecutor not to seek custody rendered guilty plea unfair.
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Intervening negotiations severed causation between an attorney's advice and spoliation; attorney not personally liable for costs.
* Spoliation – unlawful deprivation of possession – restoration of status quo and withdrawal of opposition.
* Lien/retention – subcontractor’s right to retain premises for unpaid work.
* Attorney conduct – whether advice to client causing spoliation creates personal liability for costs de bonis propriis.
* Causation – intervening events and correspondence breaking causal link between legal advice and subsequent unlawful act.
* Costs – discretionary award where primary relief became moot; successful party entitled to costs for period of opposition.
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Act
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Citizenship and Immigration
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Education
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Environment, Climate and Wildlife
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Health and Food Safety
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Human Rights
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International Law
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Labour and Employment
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Public administration
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