October 5, 2026
Caruso v. Law Society Of Ontario: Where Paralegal Scope Ends
What can a paralegal do in Ontario? In Caruso, the Court of Appeal read By-Law 4 as a closed list. Here is the method, and where scope ends.
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September 28, 2026
Legal Argument: What Makes It Persuasive Beyond Knowing The Law
Knowing the law gets you into the room. What moves a decision-maker is the order, the record and one clear theory of the case.
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September 27, 2026
Provincial Offences Act: Where The File Is Lost On Procedure
Under the Provincial Offences Act, most files are not lost on the evidence. They are lost on the track the charge set and a step nobody took in time.
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September 14, 2026
When The Procedure Changes Under You, CPD Is The Fix
Procedure moves quietly, and the gap shows up at the counter rather than at renewal. Run this five question currency check on your own last ten files.
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April 1, 2026 Frank Alfano
Cross-Examination: One Question. One Fact. Every Time.
Most people who have never done it think cross-examination is a fight. It isn’t. Cross-examination is controlled storytelling — and you are the only one holding the pen.The witness doesn’t…
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April 1, 2026 Frank Alfano
Why Continuing Legal Education Is Non-Negotiable – And What “Practical” CPD Actually Looks Like
You went to law school. You passed the bar. You survived articles. And then the real education began - case by case, file by file, courtroom by courtroom.That's the part…
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