Back to our comfort zone - basics of criminal law! Today we bring you R v Maybin, an SCC seminal decision which deals with causation in the context of the Criminal Code. Before Karly takes you through the decision, Zach and Karly chat context, 'but for' causation, intervening acts, legal journalism, public legal knowledge, accessibility of legal education to the public, and putting criminal cases in the contexts in which they belong. Don't miss this important criminal decision - especially 1L students! 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2012/2012scc24/2012scc24.html?resultIndex=1

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Today we bring you the second installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode two contains the Preface and the Introduction of the Summary of the Final Report of the TRC. This provides an overview of what is contained in the report, and a general overview of the history and legacy of Residential Schools. 

CW: We ask that you take care while engaging with this material. 

Special thanks to Teddy Weinstein, who recorded this episode. 

Please check out the Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada if you wish to follow along while listening and/or see the photos which accompany the report. 

This is a project we will be unveiling throughout the summer of 2021, thanks in no small part to the many people who offered to volunteer to guest read. We will be providing a podcast format version of the entire Executive Summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report, in addition to other TRC content. We hold space for Indigenous people who have been and continue to be harmed by colonialism. This recording is our way of engaging with Call to Action #27 - which calls upon legal professionals to ensure they have appropriate cultural competency training. We hope this can assist both legal professionals and the public in becoming culturally competent on this issue. We feel it our responsibility as settlers and as legal professionals to do this work and we thank you for listening.

These episodes will not be appearing on our YouTube feed. Instead, we ask you to please visit the #ReadtheTRC page on YouTube - linked here. This is an amazing project which provides YouTube videos of people reading the entire Executive Summary report and is perfect for those who wish to engage with the report with both an audio and visual component. We want to ensure full credit is given to Chelsea Vowel (link to work site here) who was one of the organizers of the #ReadTheTRC project. We hope our work serves as a companion piece and allows individuals to engage with the material in an accessible and available manner.

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering from trauma invoked by past abuse. The number is 1-866-925-4419.

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We're stepping out into another area of law today with our first ever estates case! Antonio Giamberadino, who was a solo practitioner at the time he recorded this (he is no longer - audio production takes time folks) is going to bring you Milne Estate (Re), a 2019 decision which went all the way to the Ontario Divisional Court. Since Karly and Zach know precious little about wills & estates, we leave this one mostly to Antonio to chat about primary & secondary estates, probate, privately held asset wills, drafting conventions and some general context. We're eternally grateful to Antonio for both recording this one and bringing it to our attention! 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onscdc/doc/2019/2019onsc579/2019onsc579.html?autocompleteStr=Milne%20Estate&autocompletePos=4

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Today we venture in to some more new territory - our first mental health law decision! We bring you Williams (Re), which is an ONCA decision stemming from an Ontario Review Board decision. Before Karly takes you through the decision, Zach and Karly chat NCRMD, the impacts of Covid on individuals deemed NCRMD, how the ONCA thinks the ORB should be handling evidence from hospitals, and a whole host of other issues. This was an amazing foray for us into a new area of law an we're thrilled it share it with you! 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2021/2021onca90/2021onca90.html?autocompleteStr=Re%20Williams%202021&autocompletePos=1

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Today, in honor of her birthday, we have another special guest reading by dear friend of the podcast Claire Allsop! Claire, our resident family law expert, will be reading the 2021 family law decision of Burrell v Burrell. In addition to being a decision out of Z + K's home jurisdiction of Windsor, this is an excellent decision to grapple with the recent changes to the Divorce Act. Before Claire takes it away, Z + K chat the changes, "custody" and "access" and how Covid-19 denialism is playing out in family law decisions. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc681/2021onsc681.html?autocompleteStr=Burrell%20v%20Burrell%2C%202021&autocompletePos=1

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This is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice.

Link to the eNews article "How do you ask for a court interpreter? Do you have to pay?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-08-08-2017

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Contact Info for Local Court Registry: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/courthouse-locations

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Clicklaw: https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/content/languages

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Welcome to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we present a bonus episode, in collaboration with Little Legal Summaries. Zach reads the Little Legal Summaries May 2021 recap - recapping the most important decisions from May from the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Little Legal Summaries is an amazing law project founded and run by all-around genius super human and wonderful human being, Sara Little. Check out the project here: https://www.littlelegalsummaries.com/. Going forward, we will be providing the companion audio content for Sara's monthly recap summaries so viewers have the option to read or listen or both! We will be tagging these episodes #LSSCollab going forward - look for them each month!

Link to May 2021 Recap: https://www.littlelegalsummaries.com/legalsummaries/may-2021-recap

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We're throwing it back today with an oldie - but a goodie - with the 1988 SCC decision of Crocker v Sundance. This fundamental tort law decision about voluntary assumption of risk and foreseeability of harm is brought to you by our extra special guest Lisa Rodríguez (@_rodriguez_lisa) who recently graduated from the University of Calgary! Zach and Karly have a tiny intro and then we leave it to Lisa to explain why she chose the decision! 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1988/1988canlii45/1988canlii45.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQASY3JvY2tlciB2IHN1bmRhbmNlAAAAAAE&resultIndex=1

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CW: This decision concerns sexual assault - please take care when listening.

We're thrilled to bring you Part II in the SCC decision of R v JA! This decisions concerns the legality of advance consent to sex while unconscious. This is the dissenting opinion of Fish J. If you want to hear the Majority opinion or listen to what Zach and Karly thought about the case - head on back to episode 85. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2011/2011scc28/2011scc28.html?autocompleteStr=R%20v%20J.A.&autocompletePos=1

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Welcome to Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is our Thing!

Today we're dropping a teaser of our June bonus episode - especially for Patrons! Take a quick listen to Karly and Zach chatting about theshort-lived yet cult favorite 2015-2016 Fox TV show "The Grinder", starring Robe Lowe & Fred Savage. Want to listen to the whole episode? Become a Patron! To become a patron, unlock fun bonus content, and support the project head on over to patreon.com/LegalListening and subscribe for as little as $3/month.

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