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.
What is the test for finding that a plaintiff has a valid claim?
California, United States of America
What is the test for having a child with a parent?
Ontario, Canada
What evidence will be considered on an application to vary?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Is there a binding agreement between the parties?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a severance payment be considered as a benefit to an employee for breach of contract?
Saskatchewan, Canada
Is a party entitled to a subpoena for abuse of power?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a complaint de novo sufficient to state a cause of action?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of review for questions of law and reasonableness?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What is the test for exhaustion of administrative remedies in medical malpractice cases?
California, United States of America
What are the factors used by courts to determine whether a defendant has a grave risk of death?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a federal district court to impose consecutive sentences on a convicted felon in possession of a firearm?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the result of a motion to have a conviction and sentence reversed?
California, United States of America
Does the statute of limitations run from the time a final decision on direct appeal is issued to the time the first collateral challenge is filed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have courts considered enforceability of an agreement governed by the Matrimonial Property Act?
Alberta, Canada
Is the order of the instructions given to the jury immaterial?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted the phrase “without reasonable excuse” under section 94.6(1)(b) of the Motor Vehicle Act?
British Columbia, Canada
What are the principles applicable to damages for loss of future earning capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
What factors must be considered in determining the suitability of a real estate transaction?
Ontario, Canada
What is the state attorney general's argument that there was insufficient evidence to convict defendant of possession of marijuana?
California, United States of America
How have the courts interpreted the opinion of an investigating officer's report in a jury trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of review for the second issue in a medical malpractice case?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What is the test for good faith in cheques?
British Columbia, Canada
When a beneficiary of a trust receives dividends from the trust, does the beneficiary have to pay tax on the net income of the trust?
"New York", United States of America
Does section 924(c)(1) of the Criminal Code of the United States violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the US Constitution by imposing cumulative punishment on a defendant convicted of a charge of using a deadly weapon or dangerous weapon or device?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the range of general damages in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for reasonable grounds in a criminal case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for ineffective assistance in a civil case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining spousal support in a two-income marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
What factors will be considered when assessing non-pecuniary damages?
British Columbia, Canada
When will an attorney be disbarred for misappropriating client funds?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a party's failure to pay in a personal injury claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the definition of a cause for disciplinary action for 'Wilful departure from or disregard of, plans or specifications in any material respect'?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a custom or policy is a "moving force behind" the violation of a plaintiff's constitutional rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does section 580b of the California Real Estate Code of Civil Procedure apply where the property is in another state?
California, United States of America
What are the causes of action for breach of contract?
California, United States of America
What is the test for assessing a defendant's claim of self-defense?
California, United States of America
When will a defendant lose his right to object at trial?
California, United States of America
Do co-owners of a property have a prima facie right to partition and sell the property?
British Columbia, Canada
What steps must a father take to change his relationship with his new girlfriend?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What is the discretionary nature of a Master's order for costs?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a deliberate delay by the prosecution for the purpose of prejudicing the defense justify a conclusion that a defendant has been deprived of due process?
California, United States of America
Can a prison officer retaliate against a prisoner for filing an administrative grievance and pursuing civil rights litigation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a search and seizure warrant for surveillance aircraft?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing probable cause for arrest?
California, United States of America
What is the test for reasonable expectations and proportionality analyses?
Ontario, Canada
Is a judge's comment on the evidence that the defense argued that the evidence presented before the jury was "objectionable to the prosecution" sufficient to constitute misconduct?
California, United States of America
What is the test for common law larceny when possession of property is obtained by trick or device?
"New York", United States of America
What areas of incompetence of counsel have been identified by the Court of Appeal in the context of a sexual assault case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for overturning a finding of insufficient sufficiency of evidence?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute?
California, United States of America
What is the definition of "condonation" and what is the meaning of "forgiveness"?
Saskatchewan, Canada
How have courts interpreted the waiver of a defendant's right to stand trial by jury?
California, United States of America
How has the adjudicator considered the breath test tickets?
British Columbia, Canada
When is a child considered a child of the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
For the purposes of resentencing, what is the test for meeting the burden?
California, United States of America
Does the court have any authority to supervise consultation?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test of statutory construction and what is the duty of a court to give effect to every clause and word of a statute?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a defendant is mentally unfit to stand trial?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of a stay of execution on a motion to allow a child to move to the United States?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a party seeking non-disclosure or a protective order required to show good cause?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the discount rate for the purpose of determining the appropriate discount rate?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for revocation of probation for a defendant who failed to register as a registered offender?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a search warrant for in-home arrest?
California, United States of America
What is the test for an anti-SLAPP motion?
California, United States of America
What is the test for arrest under the fourth amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a trial judge to include a provision in a judgment that awards a capital sum, calculated on the basis that it will provide income stream?
British Columbia, Canada
In assessing an unreasonable verdict ground of appeal, can an appellant's failure to testify be considered a grounds of appeal?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for an intoxicated defendant to claim ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
Is a hit and run a crime of moral turpitude?
California, United States of America
Can a defense counsel refuse to assign a prosecutor's brief comment as misconduct?
California, United States of America
What is statutory immunity between a tortfeasor and a plaintiff on a third party claim for contribution?
British Columbia, Canada
How much of a husband's claim for loss of his deceased wife's income has been increased to include the possibility that she would have returned to work?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for determining if a jury instruction is susceptible to a reading that would render the verdict unconstitutional?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a motion to exclude photographs of a murder victim from evidence?
California, United States of America
Does a de novo hearing for an application for an IPO proceed before the same judge who granted the ex-parte order?
British Columbia, Canada
Is hearsay evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Does Section 1170.18 of the California Penal Code apply to defendants who would have been guilty of a misdemeanor under Proposition 47?
California, United States of America
What is the initial burden of proving a disability?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for exemption from section 425.17(c) of the California Code of Civil Procedure?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What are the applicable principles to be applied to disbursements under the BCSC?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for "good faith" under section 2(8) of the Family Law Act, 1986?
Ontario, Canada
What are the allegations that the court erred in instructing the jury that the mere fact that an accident occurs, standing alone, is not proof that either party is negligent?
California, United States of America
What are some cases involving possession of cocaine powder and distribution of cocaine base?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a convicted felon in possession of a firearm a criminal offence?
California, United States of America
What is the test for awarding expert witness fees under section 998 of the California Code of Civil Procedure?
California, United States of America
What is the test for general jurisdiction over a defendant in a personal injury action?
California, United States of America
Does a court's refusal to grant modifications to a motor vehicle to a plaintiff constitute an error?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of a violation of prison regulations on the possession of a law book?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the common law definition of patent unreasonableness?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the question of personal jurisdiction need to be discussed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the impact of a medical report on determining whether a service is medically justified?
British Columbia, Canada
What are the essential elements of fraud?
Ontario, Canada
What is the proper assessment of loss of future earning capacity for a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
What causes of action exist against osteopathic physicians?
California, United States of America
What is the test for apportionment of costs?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a police search warrant for a car stop?
"New York", United States of America
Does a state court's decision not to grant federal habeas relief violate federal due process?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a plaintiff bring a malicious prosecution cause of action?
California, United States of America
Does the Court have a vested right to protect the integrity and security of the source of funding for the payment of benefits?
California, United States of America
How is fit notice period determined?
British Columbia, Canada
How does the Statute of limitations defense work?
California, United States of America
What is the range of damages in a personal injury action brought by plaintiff's lawyers against defendants in an uncontested trial?
California, United States of America
What is the difference between imprisonment and a fine in a motor vehicle accident case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is a discretionary or appellate cost order discretionary?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the jury have a duty to instruct the jury on the essential elements of the charged offence?
California, United States of America
What is the legal set-off for a debtor to be set off?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether a plaintiff can sue for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to interpret jury instructions in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
What are the costs of a respondent mother's costs application?
Ontario, Canada
Can a witness be accompanied by a family member while giving evidence at a sexual assault trial?
California, United States of America
Can a court summon a witness at a custody hearing?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for review for abuse of the abuse of judicial review?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What are the two questions that must be asked in the context of a class action?
Ontario, Canada
How have courts interpreted the doctrine of avoidable consequences and the duty of mitigation damages?
California, United States of America
Is Steel's Fourth Amendment challenge to the census without merit?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How is causation determined in a motor vehicle accident case?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the current state of the law requiring an explicit warning from the police for consensual detention?
California, United States of America
Is an unlicensed subcontractor an employee of the principal contractor?
California, United States of America
How is circumstantial evidence used in determining whether an object was a firearm?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of professional competence required to produce expert evidence in a medical malpractice case?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a contract that defines a party as "identified party" or nominee void for uncertainty?
British Columbia, Canada
Does the Court have any authority to transfer proceedings under R.12 from the Court of Appeal to the Superior Court?
Alberta, Canada
What is the burden of proving a prior conviction of a Page 6 sexual assault?
California, United States of America
What is the relationship between the petitioner and the mother of a child under a consent agreement establishing joint custody?
"New York", United States of America
What is the duty of the trial court to instruct the jury on general principles of law?
California, United States of America
What is the impact of a child’s opinion on a parenting plan?
Ontario, Canada
What is the federal standard of review for one-to-one conduct credits?
California, United States of America
Does a police officer have an obligation to advise a detainee how to contact duty counsel and legal aid?
Ontario, Canada
Does a minority discount affect the value of a property?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether a stolen quantity of gold or other precious metals travelled in interstate commerce?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the current state of the law regarding the presumption of advancement in the Torrens system?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the standard of review for overturning a finding in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
Does section 311 of the Bankruptcy Act give the bankruptcy court exclusive jurisdiction of the debtor and its property, wherever it is located?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the government's position on the exclusionary rule in the context of search warrants?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of a probation condition that states that Lugo must not use force or violence against any person except in lawful self-defense or lawful defense of others?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a reduction in support for an adult male?
Ontario, Canada
How is loss of income earning capacity assessed before trial and after trial?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for vacating a judgment and remand for resentencing before a different judge?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for waiving a defendant's constitutional rights?
California, United States of America
Can an entry or search of a room without a warrant be justified?
California, United States of America
What is the test for "languishing doubt" in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury in a sexual assault trial where there are two competing versions of the facts?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
What are the reasons for the secrecy of a grand jury?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a defendant argue on appeal that the court should have excluded the evidence for a reason not asserted at trial?
California, United States of America
What are the consequences of wilful failure to perform legal services for which an attorney has been retained?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining the liability of an employer under section 4663 of the Rehabilitation and Accident Compensation Act for an employee's permanent disability as a result of an industrial injury?
California, United States of America
Can a state trial judge's findings based on a fact-finding process be presumed to be correct?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the current state of the law on discrimination in public places?
California, United States of America
How have courts treated the issue of race discrimination in juries?
California, United States of America
Does a defense counsel's failure to object to a prosecutor's reasonableness comments necessarily constitute ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
What is the basis for a no contest plea in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Does a judgment in rem with respect to a claim to a interest in land stand against an interested person who was denied an opportunity to be heard?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for consent in medical malpractice cases?
Ontario, Canada
Is an annuity that is subject to income guidelines an obligation to provide evidence to support the claim?
Ontario, Canada
What is the “classic rule” with respect to amendments?
Alberta, Canada
Can expert testimony be excluded from a jury trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a conspiracy to violate a person's constitutional rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the legal test for an opening brief in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a lower court's application of the law to the facts should be reviewed independently or deferentially?
California, United States of America
What is the test for filing a second amended complaint in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of adverse party witness rule on cross-examining?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a defendant argue the court erred in allowing the prosecution to use a mannequin to illustrate the victim's stab wounds?
California, United States of America
When will a court review a defence counsel's failure to object to evidence?
California, United States of America
Is section 922(g)(1) of the National Statutory Code unconstitutional?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the range of sentences for an accessory to murder?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Is touching a child with lewd intent a violation of section 288, subdivision (a) of the Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the test for awarding separate trials for liability and damages in a motor vehicle accident?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Can a defense witness exclude evidence that M. thought she might be pregnant?
California, United States of America
How have the defense counsel responded to the prosecutor's observations about R.J's timid demeanor?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of notice required by the City of Vancouver to remove a large sign from the front of a house?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a motion to suppress evidence be brought on the basis that it was obtained as the fruit of a Miranda violation?
California, United States of America
What is the current state of the law on "fighting words" in the workplace?
California, United States of America
How have courts treated expert testimony in medical malpractice cases?
California, United States of America
What is the next case to be considered by the Court of Appeal for the purpose of determining whether a by-law prohibits the distribution of a book, pamphlet, booklet, or circular, or tract whatever without the written permission of the Chief of Police?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for obtaining a disability benefits application?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a prosecutor's "no more" mantra mean that crime should not go on?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a duty of care existed in a medical malpractice case?
California, United States of America
Does the voluntariness of a statement by a police officer in a sexual assault case apply?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for determining whether an element of the crime may not be used to impose the upper term?
California, United States of America
What is the definition of a "wobble" and what are the consequences of the crime?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of section 12022.1, subdivision (b) of the California Criminal Code Code when a defendant is arrested for a secondary offence that was alleged to have been committed while he was out of custody on a primary charge?
California, United States of America
What is the jurisdiction of this court to make an order in an application in court?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the rent reserved on the demise of a marl pit and brick mine?
Ontario, Canada
Can a judge disqualify himself from hearing the matter?
British Columbia, Canada
Can discretion not be disturbed on appeal?
California, United States of America
What is the purpose of the automatic roadside prohibition regime in the Motor Vehicle Act?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a defendant seek to return or suppress as evidence property obtained on grounds that the property was not described in the search warrant?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of appellate review of a motion to suppress?
California, United States of America
Does a motion to dismiss a Relator's 8 cause of action allege wrongful termination in violation of public policy?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the difference between latent and patent defects?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a plaintiff bring a claim under section 52.1 of the California Civil Rights Code against a public official for allegedly interfering with her civil rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the burden of burden on the petitioner in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of the admonishment given to the jury by a prosecutor in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Is there any case law where there is no evidence of voluntariness to compel disclosure of confidential documents?
Saskatchewan, Canada
How have courts interpreted section 364 of the California Statutory Limitations Act?
California, United States of America
What is the risk of undue prejudice if a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offence based on gang evidence?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of proving intent in a murder case?
California, United States of America
When will a judge exercise his discretion in sentencing a defendant to a sentence that is too long?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a prima facie case in a peremptory motion?
California, United States of America
