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The Law Society of Alberta requires members to declare their intentions about continuing professional development each year. Each March members of the bar are required to think about and report on the activities they will undertake to maintain their competence. Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador are the only jurisdictions without a minimum hours requirement for CPD. I was thinking about the re... more »
Listen to Hull on Estates #369 – Uniform Trustee Act Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Holly LeValliant discuss proposed legislation, the Uniform Trustee Act, which would reform trust law in Canada. If you have any questions, please email us at hull.lawyers@gmail.com. Click here for... more »
Reasons for judgment were released today addressing the boundaries of the BC Supreme Court’s power to make orders respecting the identity of expert witnesses at a Case Planning Conference. In today’s case (Dhunga v. Ukardi) the Defendant set down a Case Planning Conference some 15 months... more »
Library Journal has released its 2014 list of Library Movers and Shakers:"The 50 individuals recognized here are passionate about what all types of libraries can do to enhance lives—for adults, teens, schoolchildren, infants, and toddlers. If there’s a common theme among their profiles, it’s t... more »
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Bill C-22 and the Proposed Regime for the Development of Transboundary Oil and Gas Pools and Fields Proposed legislation commented on: Bill C-22, An Act respecting Canada’s offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear … Continue reading →... more »
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 11, 2014:The U.S. News 2015 Law School Rankings Are Here: Smell The PrestigeSaudi embassy claims immunity from contractor’s lawsuit Saudi man gets 10 years for Twitter postsApple releases iOS 7.1 Mountie who shot Dzie... more »
In Ben Hanuka's monthly Hotel News Now (HNN) column, a leading US-based hotel industry publication, Ben analyzes non-compete covenants and their enforceability in the context of hotel franchise agreements, in his article, Understanding non-compete covenants. ... more »
Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for March 10, 2014! M&Eh Patheon Inc. (TSX: PTI) (“Patheon”) announced that at a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of holders of its restricted voting shares (“Shareholders”), Shareholders passed a special r... more »
I know two toddlers that could not be more different. Rick’s mom is not a reader and finds “mom and tot” programs boring at the library. When I play with him, he is engaged but he doesn’t verbalize a lot. Things don’t bode well for his language development. The other... more »
In January, the fine folks at the Citizen Lab made some very in-depth inquiries of Canadian telecommunications providers asking about the practices of providing customer information to law enforcement and national security agencies. According to a post on the Citizen Lab's website, ten companies hav... more »
La semaine passée, deux journalistes britanniques du Guardian faisaient état d’une surveillance des services secrets du GCHQ par le biais de webcams de 1,8 millions d’usagers. Après la récente affaire de surveillance dans un aéroport canadien, on s’interroge sur les obligation... more »
Five Quickscribe Manuals were updated in February 2014:BC Labour LegislationBC Motor Vehicle LegislationBC Transport LegislationCrown Council Motor Vehicle LegislationRCMP LegislationDon't forget to check out www.bclegislation.ca operated by Quickscribe, featuring free, daily updates to BC legi... more »
February and winter are winding to a close and spring is right around the corner. Last month, as our clients waited for winter to end, they were all busy with various activities. These activities include: Hissey Kientz LLP updated content …... more »
Post by: Meghan MacDonald We have noticed lately that it is becoming difficult to obtain the required quorum of unit owners at condominium turnover meetings. The purpose of the turnover meeting is for the Declarant of the condominium to hand … Continue reading →... more »
On January 28th, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal affirmed an order that required a plaintiff to produce a hard drive for forensic review because it contained data relevant to his lost income claim (i.e., the amount of time he spent working at a home office each day). The Court held that the data was... more »
Thanks to a tweet by Get Noticed Get Found the world has statistical evidence and an infographic that proves law blogging is more successful than Ground Hog Day rodent predictions: Courtesy of: Get Noticed Get Found... more »
I think a lot about governance in projects I work on: who is going to do what, who is going to oversee it, and how things will be maintained. A big piece of the picture are policies, guidelines and procedures. Without this type of documentation, employees in an organization do not have guidance on h... more »