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.
Can a salesperson who has been employed for eight and a half months receive an additional six months of unpaid work?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a judge to grant probation in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
What is the impact of the majority's exclusionary rule in the context of criminal sentencing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What are the factors to be considered in custody claims between a parent and child?
Ontario, Canada
What is the effect of contempt proceedings against a spouse for refusing to comply with the terms of a marriage contract?
Ontario, Canada
What is the legal test for suing a governmental officer in his official capacity?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What are the circumstances in which a party abandons an appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the burden of establishing entitlement to attorney fees?
California, United States of America
What is the test for the doctrine of Rylands v Fletcher when a single disastrous escape occurs over a continuous period of time?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a party who meets the principled exception to the hearsay rule remove the exclusionary features as a barrier to admissibility?
Ontario, Canada
In what circumstances will a defendant be liable for failing to stop at the scene of an oncoming car?
British Columbia, Canada
Does section 924(c)(1) of the Criminal Code apply to a defendant who uses or carries a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test of likely relevance under O’Connor?
Ontario, Canada
Does the BCSC have discretion to re-open a case?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the standard of review apply to dismiss a second amended complaint?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the impact of having a confidential informant on a search warrant?
California, United States of America
Can a non-expert expert give evidence in a motor vehicle accident case that does not contradict the findings of an expert?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether a witness can be found to be a witness in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the current state of the law in relation to child support and special expenses for the parties' children?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What are the consequences of a failure to give defendants additional and/or clarifying instructions on the legal elements of a section 246 offence?
California, United States of America
Do you have to do W.(D) or W.P?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Does a defendant's accession to the trial court's failure to instruct on involuntary manslaughter invite error?
California, United States of America
What is the test for obtaining a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a defendant has made a mistake in assembling all their evidence at trial?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a counsel to reasonably choose a defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a motion to amend a medical malpractice application?
California, United States of America
What factors will the court consider in deciding whether a custodial parent should be permitted to move?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a stay of proceedings under the Limitations Act?
Ontario, Canada
In what circumstances will a jury agree that the appellant was guilty of receiving stolen property?
California, United States of America
Can an accountant tax advisor be held liable for failing to disclose his own involvement in an investment?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a claim brought against a different state's attorney moot?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a motion to suppress evidence obtained by illegal search and seizure valid?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a defendant has been found to be an illegal immigrant in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
When can a defendant assert self-defense?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a plaintiff to sue an attorney for negligence?
California, United States of America
Does a defendant have a right to confront and cross-examine the victim at a restitution hearing?
California, United States of America
Can a defendant appeal against his conviction under section 289, subdivision (i) and 288a, subdivision of the California Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the abuse of abuse of the standard for appeal review of a ruling denying a request for judicial notice?
California, United States of America
Does the history of Section 1037 need to be considered?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a conspiracy?
California, United States of America
Is a reduction of 50% in the standard disability standard rating for an elderly woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident a reasonable reduction?
California, United States of America
Is there standing to bring an application pursuant to section 5(1) of the Health and Social Care Act?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What is the proper range of costs awarded in a personal injury case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a defense of imperfect self-defense?
California, United States of America
When is the statute of limitations for an action at law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the difference between a principal and a accessory in a criminal offence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the burden of establishing jurisdiction in the federal court to remove a defendant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can an uncharged conspiracy be used to prove criminal liability for acts of coconspirator?
California, United States of America
What is the test for submitting an affidavit in support of a motion to dismiss a motion for damages?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a witness implicates a defendant was an accomplice?
California, United States of America
What are the elements involved in a violation of section 1341 of the Federal Trade Code?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a witness refuse to answer all relevant questions?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the result of the second of the arguments in a custody action brought by the mother against the father?
British Columbia, Canada
In what circumstances will next of kin be able to claim a beneficial interest in the estate of a deceased person?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
What is the "relaxed" standard of plain error review in an appeal involving an unpreserved objection to a sentence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is an adverse in interest party entitled to examine an infant for discovery?
British Columbia, Canada
What are the findings of an independent review of the record?
California, United States of America
What is the test for error in section 654 of the California Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the test for making a claim in a pro se proceeding admissible in evidence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a prosecutor permitted to introduce evidence concerning a defendant's uncharged conduct in order to prove his character or propensity to commit a crime?
California, United States of America
When will Long be denied leave to amend or amend his medical malpractice complaint?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for requiring a plaintiff to follow the same procedure as a defendant in a civil matter?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does the wife have to continue to seek spousal support after the death of her husband?
Manitoba, Canada
Is Defendant's contention that admitting evidence of violent conduct violated his constitutional right to a fair trial forfeited?
California, United States of America
What is the test for constructive trust based on unjust enrichment?
British Columbia, Canada
Does Section 654 of the California Criminal Code allow for concurrent or consecutive sentences?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether the activities of employees at Pearson are subject to OHSA?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether a defendant has been found guilty of misconduct on a jury?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a presumption of prejudice in a personal injury action?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether the language of the California Small Business Code has been interpreted to have more than one reasonable meaning?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to deliver a verdict that is not supported by the evidence?
California, United States of America
What is the legal test for cost recovery in a family law case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the current state of the law on the doctrine of "ordinary rules of evidence" in civil litigation?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a plaintiff to prove that there is a triable factual or legal issue that will advance the litigation?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a defendant appeal against a finding that a jury improperly coerced the jury into reaching a verdict?
California, United States of America
What is the definition of a successful party?
British Columbia, Canada
If the parties cannot agree on the costs of this appeal, can they exchange brief written submissions?
Ontario, Canada
What is the standard for showing ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
Is there any new evidence that the husband now proposes to tender as "new"?
Manitoba, Canada
Are interim legal fees payable under the Walkerton Compensation Plan?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for an agent to prove that a transaction was a true transaction?
Manitoba, Canada
What is the test for ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a warrantless search?
California, United States of America
When will a jury consider the credibility of a defendant's extrajudicial statements against trial testimony and the physical evidence and testimony of witnesses?
California, United States of America
How have courts found liability against a municipality in a case where a plaintiff stepped into a depression of one to one-and-a-half inches deep on a sidewalk?
Ontario, Canada
Can a jury rely on the inference that an offensive word had been deleted from an interrogation transcript?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a motion for a mistrial?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff is legally entitled to use the word "sexually diverse" in the context of gender identity?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a defendant has multiple intents or objectives?
California, United States of America
Does Section 1054.1 of the California Criminal Code require the prosecution to disclose the names and addresses of witnesses it intends to call as witnesses at trial?
California, United States of America
What are the elements that could have raised reasonable doubts about the accuracy of a police identification?
California, United States of America
How has the electronic devices search clause been stricken?
California, United States of America
What is the test for “inconvenience” in the context of the Liquor Barn Income Fund?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for unanimous verdict in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a claim for occupational rent?
British Columbia, Canada
What factors are considered to determine whether a plaintiff has been successful in obtaining an injunction against the Superior Court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a search prior to arrest constitute a search incident to arrest?
"New York", United States of America
What is the effect of a father’s financial circumstances on the proportionate share of the father's expenses under section 7 of the Family Law Act?
Yukon, Canada
Does the administrator of a deceased's estate have an affirmative duty to marshal the estate's assets?
California, United States of America
What is the test for finding that a regulation restricting access to certain types of medical records is unlawful?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for obtaining leave from a consent order?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for the Homeowner Bill of Rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for review pursuant to Wende or the federal equivalent?
California, United States of America
What are the characteristics of a person who holds a personality that impedes adoption?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for tortfeasibility under the Fourteenth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a plea of postponement?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a defendant required to bring a motion for security for costs at the earliest opportunity?
Ontario, Canada
Can a joint tenant of the matrimonial home claim occupational rent?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the test for accepting a late filed complaint at the BC Human Rights Tribunal?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for establishing that a party advancing an action or defence must prove beyond a balance of probabilities?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for a wrongful possession claim?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for admitting a rebuttal from a witness on cross-examination?
California, United States of America
Can a notice of motion be returned after the two-month limitation?
Alberta, Canada
What is the burden of proving a defendant validly waived their Miranda right?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a claim of trespass against the Respondent for allegedly interfering with the use and enjoyment of the matrimonial property?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the law on sexual assault under the California Penal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of a defendant's failure to object in a motion to terminate his mandatory supervision sentence?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a preliminary injunction under the first element of the injunction?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a professional salesperson be reckless in making misleading statements to potential buyers?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the state of the law on license plate transparency?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a mother's application to relocate with her children to the Republic of Ireland?
British Columbia, Canada
Is mutual mistake not fatal to a claim for possessory title?
Ontario, Canada
What is a "proper rebuttal evidence" in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a defendant be found liable for failing to provide a safe environment for a plaintiff to work?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a reasonable excuse arise on a charge under s. 235(2)?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the test for using force to evict a trespasser?
California, United States of America
Can allegations of sexual assault be proven in a motion to dismiss?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a union have standing in a medical malpractice case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
When will a jury consider a voluntary manslaughter on the ground of imperfect self-defense?
California, United States of America
What is the current sentencing of a sex offender who sexually assaulted a 22 year old woman while she was working as a sex worker?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Can a defendant argue that admitting the evidence in a civil case would have violated his federal confrontation rights?
California, United States of America
Is there any case law or case law that would have changed the outcome of a personal injury proceeding?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a witness has knowledge that a check was stolen from a mail box?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a plaintiff have to perform affirmative acts or participate in affirmative acts?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for "substantively unreasonable" sentences in criminal cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a government official be held liable for defamatory statements made under section 1983 of the California Civil Code?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the impact of a delay in deferring the removal of an applicant's daughter?
Canada (Federal), Canada
Is a prosecutor permitted to attack the defense case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for interim remedies?
Ontario, Canada
How do we review a finding of law by a federal district court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the legal test for entry of default judgment in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
In what circumstances will a jury overturn a conviction for aiding and abetting the underlying felony of robbery?
California, United States of America
Does a de novo review apply to a motion for acquittal based on insufficiency of the evidence presented at trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is limited common property a right associated with indefeasible title?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the Supreme Court have any consideration to the Eighth Amendment's prohibition?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for admitting criminal conduct in a mental health case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for disclosing an agreement with a District Attorney?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What role does the Minister of Justice (“Minister of Justice) in dealing with the issue of extradition?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a motion to amend a civil rights complaint brought by a plaintiff who has appeared pro se in civil rights proceedings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the burden of proving prejudice in the context of the Court of Appeal's opinion on the issue?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the standard of review for violations of the right to interpreter?
California, United States of America
Does the Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does section 5250 of the Welfare and Institutions Code add subdivision (d) to the term "welfare and institutions code"?
California, United States of America
What are the differences between a plaintiff at bar and a previously decided case?
British Columbia, Canada
Does a plaintiff have to pay attorneys fees under the bankruptcy code?
federal, United States of America
Does pre-indictment delay violate a defendant's right to due process?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining the sufficiency of evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Is there sufficient evidence to permit a rational trier of fact to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have the courts treated the issue of prior criminal convictions in a civil case?
California, United States of America
How have the courts in BC considered income before determining spousal support?
British Columbia, Canada
Can an attorney be considered an expert in the drafting and advising of a contract?
California, United States of America
What is the legal basis for dismissal for failure to state a claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have courts interpreted the concept that a driver is entitled to assume traffic will comply with the law and stop?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a writ of habeas corpus?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a hearing officer to make a finding of guilty of sexual assault?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the legal test for deliberate indifference by a prison official in the context of medical malpractice cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for identifying a state's asserted state interests?
California, United States of America
What are the principles of set-off in common law?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for determining whether punitive damages have been awarded in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a jury trial in a foreign government lawsuit?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the impact of the Fourth Amendment on the privacy of sworn officers?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is a plaintiff's entitlement to injunctive relief?
Ontario, Canada
Can a defendant raise a statute of limitations claim in a pretrial motion?
California, United States of America
Does a long-standing encroachment on a parcel of land constitute an equitable easement?
California, United States of America
When a probation officer's report recommends that a defendant be ordered to pay a restitution fine under a plea bargain, does the probation officer have any notice of intention to aggregate the amount of confinement time?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff is entitled to medical leave under the New York State Medical Leave Act?
"New York", United States of America
What is a landowner's duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid exposing others to an unreasonable risk of injury?
California, United States of America
What are the material dates used to assess the issue of confusion in an opposition?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What is the test for assault with a deadly weapon?
California, United States of America
What is the proper approach to claims for loss of earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the object of annexation in real estate law?
Alberta, Canada
Is a reasonably minded person of ample means ready to incur the expense for which an award is sought?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for damages in a contract where the contract was not signed?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a plaintiff's attorney's duty to correct a mistake of law in a jury instruction to apprise the jury that the presumption of negligence per se is rebuttable?
California, United States of America
Does a hearing need to be held before a court can issue a protective order against assets of a defendant after the indictment has been filed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the standard of care of a reasonably competent solicitor?
Ontario, Canada
What is the standard of argument in the closing argument of a criminal case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for aiding and abetting murder?
California, United States of America
How will the Court of Appeal consider a claim made for the first time?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for cumulative error in a motion for writ of habeas corpus?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have courts interpreted the law in the context of a personal injury claim?
British Columbia, Canada
Does a failure to file a notice of appeal result in the forfeiture of a defendant's bond?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have courts interpreted flight instruction in a hit-and-run case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a review of an interim order for spousal support?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the test for a mother's "fundamental right to care, custody and control" of her child?
California, United States of America
How is the substantial evidence standard applied in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to convict a defendant of trespassing at a convenience store?
California, United States of America
What is the difference between production of statements made by a witness and those adverse in interest?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the favorable termination rule apply to a malicious prosecution action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of an intercompany debt on property equalization?
British Columbia, Canada
