Legal News Post of the Day: January 23, 2025

When navigating family law cases one critical component is the financial disclosure process. more »

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Th... more »

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Th... more »

In many jurisdictions, the state has no right of appeal against the acquittal of an accused at trial. This is not so in Canada, where the Attorney General may appeal... The post <em>R. v. T.J.F.</em>: When does evidence of violence give rise to an inference of exploitation? appeared firs... more »

Lawyers from law firm Norton Rose Fulbright LLP have put together a primer on tariffs. "On November 25th, President-elect Trump pronounced via social media that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on all products imported into the United States from Canada and Mexico, among other countries, as one o... more »

Catalina Castillo Triviño est étudiante dans le cadre du cours DRT6929E (Vie privée + numérique).  Avec le récent accord PCSJA24-12243 du 18 de décembre 2024, le Conseil supérieur de la magistrature colombienne a établi des lignes directrices pour l’utilisation des systèmes d’intellige... more »

In reply to <a href="https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/01/why-years-of-canadian-digital-policy-is-either-dead-prorogation-or-likely-to-die-trump/#comment-181370">Chris Brand</a>. An interesting concept, but I can't see it as a viable threat. I do see a potential issue in retaliation fro... more »

The Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 will come into force on July 1, 2025, and will apply to digital platform workers and operators in Ontario, regardless of their employment status under the Employment Standards Act. The Act establishes a range of obligations for operators and guarantee... more »

By: Drew Yewchuk Decisions Commented On: AER News Release 2025-01-17 PDF Version: AER Decides to Prosecute Imperial Oil for the 2023 Kearl Oilsands Berm Overflow On January 17, 2025, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced they were laying nine charges against Imperial Oil Resources Limited (Im... 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 »

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 »