The Second Voyage: Explore the World’s First Legal Design Journal

[Image by Amy Lloyd] In just a few weeks, the Legal Design Journal (the LD Journal)[1] will launch its second edition. Published online and free via open source, the journal is gaining in popularity and success since its maiden voyage in June of 2025. Unlike some open-access academic journals, the L... more »

Gaëlle Fruy soutiendra publiquement sa thèse L’autonomie décisionnelle des consommateurs à l’ère des technologies d’exploitation comportementale Analyse de ses conditions d’effectivité en droits européen et belge de la consommation Pour l’obtention du grade de doctorat en sciences j... more »

By: Arlene Kwasniak, David C Barrett, Kerry Black Matter Commented On: Amendments to the Water Act, RSA 2000, c W-3 as set out in Bill 7: Water Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 7) PDF Version: Alberta Water Act Amendments: No Bridge Over Troubled Waters On October 30th, the governing United Conservative Pa... more »

These assets can present a “ticking time bomb” for the unwary spouse in property-division proceedings. more »

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »

Just recently, I heard about a very significant new decision from the Ontario Court ofJustice, where a judge in Ottawa ordered OVHcloud in France and its Canadian subsidiary to hand over user data stored in France, the UK, and Australia. While Canada is focusing a lot of attention on “data soverei... more »

When the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in R v Bharwani, it represented the first instance in over three decades that the highest court had the opportunity to interpret section 2 of the Criminal Code, since Parliament established the statutory definition for “unfit to stand trial�... more »

On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »

The lawyers at Waterstone are pleased to welcome our newest Associate, Jessica Babineau. Jessica’s practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration, and trusts. She will be primarily based in our Langley location, but can also assist clients in both our Abbotsford and Chilliwack offices. more »

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its annual report 2024 Year in Review. The report covers the Court's activities over the past year, including information about decisions and statistics. From the message of the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner: "In our democracy, legitimacy depends... more »

[…] There was a dispute as to whether the defendant was living in a marriage-like relationship such that she was a “spouse” of the deceased. If she was a spouse, she would get a share of the estate under an intestacy. If she was not a spouse, then the children would get the entirety of the est... more »

During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... 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 »

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 »