Alexi provides high-quality answers to complex legal questions in memo format for lawyers. Below you can see a collection of sample excerpts from just some of the thousands of research memos we produce.
Is there any case law where a contractor has been found in breach of a maintenance contract?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the current state of the law on the sale of divorce kits?
California, United States of America
What is the test for lack of consent in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for ordering a second defence medical?
Ontario, Canada
What is the current state of the law on counsel's conduct?
California, United States of America
What is the test for unlawful restraint in sexual assault cases?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a jury at trial convict a defendant who was wearing a mask?
California, United States of America
What is the case law in the United States when it comes to the case of a lay-man who is not qualified to stand trial?
Alberta, Canada
What is the insurer's duty to the insured?
California, United States of America
Can events arising from a prior action be the foundation for a new action?
Alberta, Canada
How have the courts interpreted statements of counsel in a personal injury trial?
California, United States of America
Does the statute of limitations affect the enforcement of the power of sale contained in a deed of trust?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a contract is certain enough to be enforced?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a renewal application under the Wills Variation Act?
British Columbia, Canada
Is evidence of a prior conviction admissible in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
Does a judge have jurisdiction to resentence a criminal defendant after execution of sentence has begun?
California, United States of America
What is the test for estoppel, cause of action and abuse of process?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a claim against a defendant who failed to raise a vouching objection at trial?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of proving a cause of action has no merit?
California, United States of America
Can a court refuse to certify a proceeding as a class proceeding solely on any of the following grounds?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for using "in relation to" language in jury instructions in a sexual assault case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of a motion to revoke release bond from a defendant in a federal criminal case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for good cause in a motion for disclosure of a juror's personal information?
California, United States of America
Can a no contest plea under section 1203.4 of the California Penal Code be reduced to a charge of assault against an illegal immigrant?
California, United States of America
What is the test for admitting evidence in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a judge of "competent jurisdiction" to determine what remedy is appropriate and just in a particular case?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a motion for a new trial be entertained by a district court without a remand?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What facts support reasonable suspicion in this case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a cause of action arising from a speech?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a motion be successful in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
Does implied bias need to be considered as an implied bias?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a police officer stop and briefly detain a person for investigative purposes?
California, United States of America
Does a failure to identify the statutory basis for a protective order issued by a court under section 1203.097/ 273.5, or section 136.2?
California, United States of America
Does the affidavit need to be pled?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining who is insured under the Family Benefits Insurance Act?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a jury to find that a reasonable person would have known that a man would be assaulted if he was walking with a member of another race?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is an arbitration clause in a contract enforceable?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the difference between conduct that is oppressive and that which gives rise to unfair prejudice?
British Columbia, Canada
Does a plea entered voluntarily constitute an involuntary or induced plea?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for making a will in Scotland?
Alberta, Canada
Can an expert witness be cross-examined in a personal injury trial?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to be called?
Ontario, Canada
What is a trial court's duty to instruct a defendant on general principles of law?
California, United States of America
Is a federal district court's decision to exclude hearsay evidence reviewed for abuse of abuse of power?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the quantum of a motion judge’s award for material change of circumstances?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for experienced trial judge?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of proof, and what is the appropriate forum?
Ontario, Canada
If defendant's motion to appeal a non-appealable order is construed as a writ petition, what is the proper filing?
California, United States of America
What is the current state of the law relating to costs in estate litigation?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for assessing trustworthiness in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
Does section 11 of the Charter apply to extradition proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a release under a settlement agreement fair and reasonable?
Ontario, Canada
When a defendant says that he does not want to talk about certain subjects in an interview, does that constitute a right to silence?
California, United States of America
What are the implications of a finding of not guilty on count 2 of a charge of sexual assault?
California, United States of America
Can a plaintiff bring a claim for assault, malicious arrest, and violation of his Charter rights before a jury?
Manitoba, Canada
What is the test for overturning a judgment of conviction and remanding the case for a new trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for admitting evidence of a prior crime?
California, United States of America
Can a jury consider "any other circumstance which extenuates the gravity of the crime"?
California, United States of America
What is the scope and method of voir dire in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for opposing an anti-SLAPP motion?
California, United States of America
What is the test for an application under section 10 of the Rules of Maintenance Table?
British Columbia, Canada
Can an action for back pay and punitive damages be brought under the Tort Claims Act?
California, United States of America
What is the tender rule in real estate law?
California, United States of America
What is the test for settlement in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a federal judge required to abstain from addressing a personal injury claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the testator's testamentary capacity in making a will?
California, United States of America
Is there any case law in which a plaintiff can sue her former attorney for negligence?
California, United States of America
Is voluntary intoxication a defense in general intent crimes such as assault with a deadly weapon?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether misstatements in a statement to an investor in a securities transaction are "immaterial as a matter of law"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Are lots described in a certificate of title as according to plan "Q"?
Saskatchewan, Canada
Can a plaintiff plead breach, breach and equity concurrently?
Ontario, Canada
What is the definition of "exhibition of the genitals, pubic or rectal area" under section 311.11 of the California Penal Code?
California, United States of America
Does the reasonable doubt test apply to determine whether a confession was voluntary?
California, United States of America
Does the district court err by denying a motion to suppress a plastic bag containing heroin seized at the time of his arrest?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a challenge to the sufficiency of evidence to support a conviction?
California, United States of America
What is the relevant statutory reference to the "right to appeal" in the California Court of Appeal?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted Section 605.05.6(1) of the Criminal Code and what are the exceptions to the section?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for the existence of warning signs in a residential property?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for admissibility of a video containing instructions for making explosive devices?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a state law requirement under Section 1983 of the US Constitution the same as the Fourteenth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a defendant have a sua sponte duty to instruct on imperfect self-defense?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a prosecutor comment on the failure of the defense to call logical witnesses?
California, United States of America
Is it improper for a prosecutor to appeal to the jury's sympathy for the victim?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted the Miranda safeguards in the context of a claim that a police officer improperly obtained a witness statement?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of review for a motion to dismiss an evidence under section 402 of the California Evidence Code?
California, United States of America
Does failing to advise a client of the consequences of an illegal immigration conviction constitute ineffective assistance of counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have the courts interpreted a promise made by the testator in a testamentary devisee?
Ontario, Canada
Is a plaintiff’s personal injury fund available for use in a personal injury litigation deduction?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for presenting rebuttal testimony in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Does section 215 of the California Code of Criminal Procedure require that the victim was not present at the time of the robbery?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a limited partnership be dissolved?
Canada (Federal), Canada
Is a failure to readvise an unrepresented defendant of their right to counsel under section 987, subdivision (a) prejudicial?
California, United States of America
What is the "robable cause" for search?
California, United States of America
What is the exculpatory no defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the basis of the prosecution's opposition to a motion to exclude evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What constitutes substantial evidence in a civil case?
California, United States of America
How have the courts interpreted jury instructions in a murder case?
California, United States of America
How have the courts treated appeals of larceny against defendants who have been convicted of the crime?
"New York", United States of America
What is the "political question" rule?
California, United States of America
What are the consequences of a failure to properly apply the lodestar method when calculating the reasonable attorney fees attributable to a Labor Code claim?
California, United States of America
How is a party's financial position determined in a general election?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the burden of proving an allegation of sexual assault against Flores?
California, United States of America
What is the current state of the law on withholding of removal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a transfer made by a parent to a child a loan or a gift?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a jury be misled by the prosecutor in a death penalty case?
California, United States of America
Does the court erred in instructing the jury only on first degree murder?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of having an accomplice testify against a single defendant in a single criminal trial?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of a defendant's failure to object at the Court of Appeal?
California, United States of America
What is the proper standard for assessing the reasons of an adjudicator?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for defaming a person who is not a defendant?
Ontario, Canada
Can a finding in a medical malpractice case be stricken under section 1203.06?
California, United States of America
What is the duty of an invader to prevent damage from ice on the parking lot?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What is the test for granting use immunity on the basis of a defendant's due process rights?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a variation to the terms of a parenting order under s. 17(5) of the Divorce Act?
British Columbia, Canada
In a personal injury case, is a defendant entitled to a reduced sentence for a violation of his probation?
California, United States of America
What is the difference between negligence and trespass?
Yukon, Canada
Does a clerk need to specifically order that a notation on a minute order constitute entry of judgment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the legal test for intervening in an application?
Manitoba, Canada
How have courts dealt with cases involving administration of the public domain?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for waiver of entitlement for interim support?
Ontario, Canada
Does a statutory amendment lessening punishment for crimes apply to acts committed before it was passed?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a jury consider evidence in a civil case?
California, United States of America
What is the liability of a landowner for the loss of a piece of land that has been deliberately used for personal purposes?
Ontario, Canada
In a sexual assault case, in what circumstances will a jury consider a prosecutor's closing argument asking jurors to imagine themselves as the victim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a defendant be held liable for the natural and probable consequences of a crime committed as a result of his actions?
California, United States of America
What is the test for excluding relevant evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of the Court of Appeal's "unfettered" right to discharge an attorney at any time?
California, United States of America
Can a plaintiff bring a medical malpractice action against a doctor after the statute limitations period has run?
California, United States of America
What is the test for unanimously agreeing that a defendant is guilty of a single crime?
California, United States of America
What is the test for entitlement to a spouse's share of income?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for establishing that a judgment or order of a lower court is presumed to be correct on appeal?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted a conditional sale contract for real property?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of counsel's affirmative defense of entrapment in a criminal case?
"New York", United States of America
What is the test for a jury to determine the mental state of an aider and abettor to attempted murder?
California, United States of America
What is the abuse of discretion standard for a motion to bifurcate?
California, United States of America
What are the factors used to assess a solicitors account?
Ontario, Canada
What are the arguments in a civil case where defendants argue that whether appellants violated section 327 of the Penal Code should have been determined by a jury?
California, United States of America
What is the test for classifying a conviction as either a misdemeanor or a felony?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the current state of the law on medical negligence in prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the burden of meeting the burden for asylum because of past persecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for judicial discretion in marriage cases?
California, United States of America
What is the test for finding a child's habitual residence?
Ontario, Canada
Is a federal court's interpretation of sentencing guidelines reviewed de novo?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is preventive detention of a competent adult for dangerousness in violation of the Fifth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
In a habeas proceeding, in what circumstances will the court find a trial counsel deficient in failing to object to testimony that the petitioner had been convicted of murder?
California, United States of America
What is the difference between a pension plan and a deferred distribution?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the standard of evidence required to prove deficient work?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for an aggrieved party to appeal against a judgment?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a search warrant can be used as a justification for detention?
California, United States of America
How have courts reviewed a trial court's ruling on the hearsay nature of evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the proper post-trial evidentiary hearing for the prosecution to argue its case against the jury in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for de novo review on an issue of law?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff has a right to sue a hospital for negligence?
California, United States of America
Can a defendant be convicted of both a greater and a lesser charge under section 654 of the California Penal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the test to apply to consider whether irregular or improper proceedings at trial should result in the ordering of a new trial?
British Columbia, Canada
Does a prohibition against on the basis of unrelated criminal charges apply?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for establishing that information supplied to a public body is confidential?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
What is the test for disposition under Rule 18A in a motor vehicle accident case?
British Columbia, Canada
Does a distributorship agreement that does not provide for termination of a distribution agreement have to be terminated?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the applicable standard of review concerning abuse?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What is the burden of proving a plaintiff has a right to sue?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the case law on custody and guardianship of children?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a plaintiff impecunious in a motor vehicle accident?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for relying solely on a police report?
Ontario, Canada
Is a robbery not completed at the moment the robber obtains possession of the stolen property?
California, United States of America
Is a defendant's financial information relevant to a plaintiff's punitive damages claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for aiding and abetting a crime?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a waiver of the right to appeal?
California, United States of America
What is the test for intervention by a first court of appeal in the findings of fact of a trial judge?
Alberta, Canada
Is a motion for judgment on the pleadings appropriate when the complaint fails to allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action?
California, United States of America
What is relevant evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for applying the abuse of the abuse standard?
California, United States of America
Is there probable cause for a claim under section 522 of the Ontario Labor Law for total unemployment?
"New York", United States of America
What is the current state law in support of a defendant's claim that he committed crimes solely at the direction of his criminal street gang?
California, United States of America
What is the consequence of a Licensee’s conduct in a sexual assault case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the effect of a rule that was not yet finalized?
California, United States of America
Can a royalty agreement be used as equity?
Ontario, Canada
Does a jury selection error result in a guilt-prone jury?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will professional investigators or evaluators interview a child who has been accused of sexual assault?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for the purpose of spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a general partner of a limited partnership a fiduciary or a trustee?
British Columbia, Canada
Are there any cases that have been appealed in the 9th Circuit?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for punitive treatment of a defendant in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What remedies are available in discovery cases where an order of the trial court granting discovery allegedly violates privilege?
California, United States of America
Does a post-trial motion pursuant to Rule 4(a) limitation period apply?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is a judge’s duty to deal with "likely to give material evidence"?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a loan agreement enforceable even if the loan agreement contains a "conditional waiver" of certain prepayment charges?
California, United States of America
In a sexual assault case, in what circumstances will a defendant be able to plead not guilty?
California, United States of America
What is the test for qualified immunity under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a plaintiff to sue an attorney for negligence?
California, United States of America
What is the test for voluntary absence in a criminal case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a child of the marriage entitled to a university degree if they have attained a first degree?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the current state of the law on counsel's tactical considerations?
California, United States of America
Does a minor change in an instruction on presumption of fraud or presumption of undue influence need to be made?
California, United States of America
Does a claim for verbal harassment fail if construed as a retaliation claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is an aider and abettor of a murder charge?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of the judge's admonition to the jury not to take from the remark "advocacy or partisanship"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is an agreement between a property owner and landowner an easement?
Saskatchewan, Canada
Does a defendant's absence from a criminal proceeding violate his right to be present?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for an award for "economic disadvantage" in the context of a maintenance order?
British Columbia, Canada
