Legal Tweet of the Day: March 20, 2023

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected... more »

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will soon comment on the jurisdictional contours of the Tax Court of Canada (“TCC”) and Federal Court of Canada (“FCC”). The SCC has granted... The post Jurisdiction Confusion: The SCC to Clarify the Federal and Tax Courts’ Roles in Taxation Law in &... more »

The Law Society of Ireland Gazette recently published an article called Mind your language that discusses the advantages of drafting legal documents using accessible, understandable terminology, or what is described as "plain language"The practice has been spreading gradually in many fields includi... more »

When you begin a worker’s compensation claim in Ontario, the person you will likely have the most contact with is your WSIB case manager. The case manager (CM) is your main point of contact at WSIB and makes most decisions about your claim. While there are other staff, specialists and consultants... more »

Lawyers are advised to be on the lookout for policy changes and warnings coming from courts and tribunals within Ontario. Since 2020, many judicial bodies in Ontario have suspended administrative dismissals in some or all cases due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, the MAG issued... more »

Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator Announcement – March 02, 2023: Alberta Energy Regulator Actively Investigating and Responding to Imperial Oil Kearl Site Incident; and Letter to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Requesting an Investigation of AER Emergency Disclosure �... more »

Sam is frustrated. Having settled her big trial, she faces a pile of small tasks she is behind on. None of it is particularly challenging, but she spends hours a day surfing the net instead of getting caught up. Chris is deadline driven. Every day runs like a fire drill of running to meet deadlines. more »

Waterstone Law Group is pleased to welcome Sheila Evani to the Partnership. Congratulations Sheila! more »

Dans le cadre du renouvellement de la Chaire L.R. Wilson en 2021, il fut déterminé que ses travaux se dérouleront désormais autour des différentes formes de normativités numériques. En matière d’intelligence artificielle, si certaines dispositions spécifiques apparaissent peu à peu, il s... more »

On February 2nd, the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador held that only a party who owns third-party information has standing to rely on the third-party information exemption in the Newfoundland Access to Information and Privacy Act. The Newfoundland exemption is in section 39, and reads as... more »

In B.C., there are formal requirements for making a will.  These include requirements that the will be in writing, signed at the end by the will-maker in the presence of two or more witnesses who are present at the same time, and signed by two or more of the witnesses in the presence of the […] T... more »

Given the current dumpster fire at Twitter and the recent ban on outbound links to other social platforms, I thought I'd do a post of where to find me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacylawyer Mastodon: https://twit.social/@privacylawyer YouTube: https://youtube.com/@privacylawyer... more »

Imagine this: you and a date visit a restaurant and order a bottle of wine while you catch-up, consider the menus, and enjoy the ambience. After the better part of two hours, but before ordering and consuming any food, you order a second bottle of wine. Is this an entirely innocuous and unremarkable... more »

Requiring an aspiring lawyer to earn a law degree before they can begin the lawyer licensing process is an unnecessary and unfair barrier to entering the legal profession. The requirement should be dropped. That’s (probably) the most controversial proposal in the report I submitted to the Law Soci... 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 »

Here’s another instalment of the annual Faculty of Law Summer Reading Blog. Are you wondering what we’re planning to read (or watch, or listen to) this summer? Below, please find a list of the books, podcasts and television that some... 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 ChambersLocal Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford Envir... more »

Hello, my daughter is going to be 1years old. Her father does not help out or get her necessities as needed/ that I ask for. I would like to put him on child support but I'm afraid because she's still small. I actually thought about putting him for child support later on, hopefully like 9/10years... 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 »