WestLaw, in this case, has identified this need and developed a product through its Litigator service, which provides legal precedents and
factums used in court proceedings.
Do you have a copy of
the factum used at the Court of Appeal, and is it available online?
For example, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Aurum and
Factum all use the crowdsale format.
Not exact matches
Fact: Origin: 1530 — 40; < Latin
factum something done, deed, noun
use of neuter of factus done, past participle of facere to do1
As it is
used to be said by us, Contra
factum non est argumentum.
Factum Foundation is
using technology to record and conserve the world's most fragile artefacts
If such technology were
used by CanLII, in addition to legal opinions, from its large databases of materials, other revenue - producing products would be developed for each major area of law and practice, such as: (1) a priced catalogue of the standard memoranda, which would be advertised in legal publications; (2) a service that summarizes new decisions, statutory amendments, and significant law journal articles; (3) a newsletter for each major area law and practice; and, (4) specialized databases and projects such as databases of model
factums and average sentences and settlements.
Because court filings are public records, I think that syndicating SCC
factums via public RSS feeds, and attaching to them a Canadian Creative Commons license («Attribution — no derivative — no commercial
use» comes to mind), would be not only be fair; but would promote a better understanding of the Canadian Justice system.
The
factum for the injunction says the aim is to end, at least in Canada, «the
use of a racist name and logo that has no place in Canadian society.»
I suppose some kind of disclaimer could be attached to the
factums, of the kind
used in the responsible press («these allegations have not been proved in court»)-- except that of course sometimes the allegations WILL have been proved in court — subject to the appeal, in any event....
The Mr. Big technique is not
used in the United States (see R v Osmar, 2007 ONCA 50 at para 55) and no cases have been found
using the Mr. Big technique on American soil (see Hart,
Factum of the amicus curiae at para 25 n 51).
The trial judge noted that the complainant only got angry after the alleged assault, and was far more upset when another person humiliated her that night (Crown
factum, at para 65); for an excellent paper on the gendered nature of hysteria, see Jonnette Watson Hamilton, «The
Use of Metaphor and Narrative to Construct Gendered Hysteria In the Courts» (2002) 1 Journal of Law 7 Equality 155.
Some courts even go beyond this content and
use their websites to make additional materials available to the public, including appellate
factums, transcripts, podcasts and in some specialized cases the pleadings.
In Dunkin Brands Canada Ltd. v. Bertico Inc., the Court of Appeal began its reasons with a dissection of the language
used by the appellant in the
factum, referring to «gross errors of law», evidence that was «almost completely ignored» and «blatant» mistakes of fact.
Those taking the survey noted that the chief
use of the
factums would be for legal research purposes.
The Arar
Factum has been
used in association with the Litigator service to the prejudice of the honour and reputation of the plaintiff, contrary to sections 14.1 (1), 28.1, and 28.2 (1)(b) of the Copyright Act.»
In Dunkin Brands Canada Ltd. v. Bertico Inc., the Court of Appeal began its reasons with a dissection of the language
used by the appellant in the
factum, referring to «gross errors of law», evidence that was «almost completely ignored» and «blatant» mistakes... [more]
In late 2008 I proposed that eventually someone would
use a legal blog post as an authority in their
factum.
Re: In late 2008 I proposed that eventually someone would
use a legal blog post as an authority in their
factum.