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The federal government's Bill C-13 has come in for a good deal of well-deserved criticism — principally for being in fact an omnibus bill and for increasing the power of authorities to invade our privacy. A recent critique of the bill by Peter Nowak in Canadian Business caught my attention because it reminded me that it's still illegal to publish a crime comic. The prohibition occu... more »
On November 27th, the IPC/Ontario held that a request for twelve years of electronic data on incidents involving houses used for illegal marijuana grow operations and/or clandestine labs was not a request for “records” because the required production process would “unreasonably i... more »
Journalist/lawyer Glenn Greenwald, with observations on the leadership of America's corporate law firms, from his early days as a BigLaw associate:There's a huge dichotomy between people who grow up with alienation, which, for me, was invaluable, and people who grow up so completely privileged that... more »
Written policies that clearly establish guidelines and requirements governing the acceptable use of firm technology can help reduce cyber exposures and give staff clear direction on what they are permitted and not permitted to do with law firm technology resources. Use these resources and sample pol... more »
The 2013 Annual General Meeting for the CBABC will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. At this year’s meeting, members will receive reports from the President and other …... more »
Plaintiff credibility is integral to prosecutions involving chronic soft tissue injuries. If a Plaintiff’s credibility is successfully attacked the underlying claim can be impacted accordingly. Reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Nelson Registry, demonstrat... more »
PDF Version: Alberta’s Alcohol-Related Administrative Licence Suspension Regime: The Constitutional Challenge and the Challenge to the Evidence Case commented on: Sahaluk v Alberta (Transportation Safety Board), 2013 ABQB 683 Several applicants are challenging the constitutionality of Alberta’... more »
A "Guardian of Property" is someone who is appointed to manage the financial affairs of a person who is mentally incapable of doing so for themselves. A Guardian may be appointed by the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee or by the court. A per... more »
The Law Reform Commission of Ireland has released its Report on Aspects of Domestic Violence Law: "The Report examines two specific issues concerning the current law of domestic violence."1. Bail law and domestic violence cases "The first issue dealt with in the Report is whether current bail law as... more »
Must Parents Support Even a Slack Student? The question considered by the Ontario court in the recent case of Zhang v. Jones was this: If an adult child’s educational path is filled with poor marks, frequent direction-changes, and periods of dropping out, is the support-paying parent’s obligat... more »
Two Quickscribe Manuals were updated in November 2013. They are as follows:BC Forest LegislationBC Local Legislation Don't forget to check out www.bclegislation.ca (operated by Quickscribe Services Ltd.) which offers free, daily updates to BC legislation! more »
One way I sometimes describe marketing is “opening the door through which business will walk.” At a minimum, marketing in the legal context means making current and potential clients constantly aware of who you are and what kind of legal …... more »
Whoa. According to the Globe & Mail, the outgoing Privacy Commissioner of Canada has come out supporting the lawful access provisions of the government's new so-called cyberbullying bill (Bill C-13) (See: Privacy watchdog backs cyberbullying bill’s ‘lawful access’ powers - The Globe and Ma... more »
Bill 38: Statutes Amendment Act, 2013 (No.2) has passed 3rd reading in the Alberta Legislature. Statutes Amendment Acts, which used to be called Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Acts, modify a number of Acts and are usually created to take care of housekeeping details. ... more »
Much of what governments do in Canada is ruled by secondary legislation. These regulations fill thousands of pages, often dealing with complex technical issues. Parliament passes statutes with general principles, which authorize government bodies to write the more detailed regulations. The S... more »
Post by: Craig Robson Many municipalities in Ontario are currently undergoing a review of their development charges bylaws for 2014 implementation. Anyone who is involved in real estate development should be paying careful attention to these reviews. It is not … Continue reading →... more »
When a franchisees is in financial distress and looks to either close shop or otherwise get out of the franchised business, a franchisor often has an opportunity to step in and salvage the business by facilitating its resale to a new franchisee. In these circumstances, a franchisor is faced with the... more »
On November 15, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in on the complex issue of privacy on the picket line. The case is Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 and arose in the context of a lawful strike by the United Food... 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 »
On October 28, 2013, the government introduced Bill C-8, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. The short title of Bill C-8 is the Combating Counterfeit Products Act. Bill C-8 is the same as Bill C-56 which was introduced in... more »
Mes statistiques google analytics le montrent ; le site gautrais.com demeure très visité. Mais elles montrent aussi que le taux de rebond est énorme ce qui me laisserait croire que le niveau d'insatisfaction des visiteurs est grand. Vous arrivez par google et vous repartez aussitôt. C'est normal... more »
On Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10am PST (1pm EST) West Coast Environmental Law will be hosting the first ever Twitter Moot Court. The event takes the tried-and-true law school practice of mooting and flips it on its head by conducting it via social media. It’s an exciting innovation that will... more »