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Cassandre Legault est étudiante dans le cadre du cours DRT6929E (Vie privée + numérique) L’année 2025 a débuté avec des développements majeurs en matière de protection de la vie privée informationnelle, notamment en lien avec Siri, l’assistant virtuel basé sur l’intelligence artificielle conçu par Apple. Le 31 décembre 2024, aux États-Unis, le géant technologique a consenti ... more »
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Lack of interpreter leads Alberta judge to throw deaf man's sex charges out of court #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/i3TDCDGJqE - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the voice of the child in family law proceedings. more »
One of the earliest projects that was launched at the University of Victoria’s AI Risk and Regulation Lab was a mapping initiative that tracked both how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated and litigated. To date, litigation tracking has primarily been focused on cases arising from the United... more »
One of the earliest projects that was launched at the University of Victoria’s AI Risk and Regulation Lab was a mapping initiative that tracked both how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated and litigated. To date, litigation tracking has primarily been focused on cases arising from the United... more »
On January 13, 2025, Ontario Regulation 3/25 was filed to amend the Rules of the Small Claims Court, O. Reg. 258/98. This regulation makes various changes across seven key areas as well as other related amendments. Specifically, O. Reg. 3/25 amends or creates 23 rules and five forms to: introduce... more »
The Government of Canada's Weekly Acquisitions List is a list of publications by various public bodies and agencies of the federal government that were catalogued in the previous week. Among other documents, the most recent list features Canada's action plan on combatting hate: The Acquisitions... more »
By: Admin PDF Version: ABlawg Year in Review 2024 As is tradition, ABlawg closes 2024 with a summary of highlights over the past 12 months, including some statistics, examples of ABlawg impact, and a synthesis of topics covered by authors. We also include a tribute to Linda McKay-Panos, our long-tim... more »
As most of you know, the Ontario IPC released four decisions in the summer relating to breach reporting and notification obligations under PHIPA and the CYSFA. One controversial finding (which is subject to a judicial review application) is that the encryption of files by ransomware actors triggers... more »
What standard of review applies when reviewing the vires of subordinate legislation? In the post-Vavilov era, this question has been the subject of conflicting appellate guidance. The Alberta Court of... The post <em>Auer v Auer </em> : <em>Vavilov</em> Prevails in the Review... more »
Author: Brydan Heisler Understanding the unique aspects of First Nations real estate, particularly with respect to the implementation of the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management Act (FAFNLMA) and related land codes, is crucial for anyone involved in real property transactions within... more »
On September 9, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal did something very interesting. A unanimous three judge panel fully reversed the factual conclusions of the court below to conclude that Facebook had violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in connection with the Cam... more »
We are excited to publish our second episode of The Lawyer Coach’s Lunch Bites! TLC Lunch Bites are short videos on a variety of topics that come up commonly in coaching conversations with lawyers. These short videos provide an opportunity to learn useful coaching nuggets quickly. As lawyers, we k... more »
This will be my last post here at the Law21 blog for awhile. It’s also my first post here in a while, and these two are connected. Today, I’m launching a Substack newsletter that will effectively replace this blog. This is a pretty major change for me, and I feel I owe you an explanation of [... more »
♫ Together together Were winning together Forever and ever You’ll be remembered For every little thing you do for me…♫ My latest – and lead article: “Winning the War for Talent While Improving Profitability” just released in American Bar Association’s Law Practice Magazine. Co-writ... more »
The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January: Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers Local Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford... more »
Most pet owners consider their pet to be a member of the family, not just another piece of property. In British Columbia pets are considered to be personal/matrimonial property subject to equitable division according to property law principles and pursuant …... more »
Mike Weightman from ICBC’s Road Safety Department was nice enough to accept my invitation to present at the Chilliwack Mt. Cheam Rotary Club on the hazards of distracted driving. Distracted driving is replacing drunk driving as the largest cause of …... more »