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Currently if you are the victim of revenge porn there are various legal remedies in British Columbia. While there are various different civil routes to seek redress it is a legal area with shortcomings. Today the BC Government announced that they are exploring “possible legislation to address the non-consensual distribution of intimate images” including ways […]... 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 »
Family Law Now 🎙 LIVE presents a new virtual webinar event with Ontario divorce lawyers Russell Alexander and Michelle Mulchan of Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers. Zoom Divorce for Clients & the Modern Lawyer The Family Law landscape has changed significantly over the past yea... more »
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Regulation of District Energy Systems in Alberta: Part 2 Decision Commented On: AUC Decision 26163-D01-2021, ENMAX Corporation and Calgary District Heating Inc., Applications for Disposition of the Downtown District Energy Centre and Transfer of the … Continu... more »
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: This Black man was stopped by police for‘jaywalking’. A Human Rights Commission has called it racist — and awarded him$15,000 via The Toronto Star.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »
American Libraries recently published its 2021 Library Systems Report, the latest in a series of annual reports on trends in the library technology industry: "In a year complicated by a global pandemic, the community of vendors providing technologies to libraries made important strides to meet press... more »
Embedded deep within the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11 [GHG Reference] is an interesting and possibly very significant development in... The post The <em>GHG Reference</em> and the Delegation of Legislative... more »
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has published a detailed tip sheet on finding WSIAT decisions online. It explains how to search by topic, issue, words or …... more »
The latest edition in our series on personal injury myths and misconceptions addresses a concern that’s common among people involved in car accidents. Many times, people are reluctant to make a claim or initiate legal action against the insurer because they are afraid their premiums will incre... more »
The following is a roundup of noteworthy articles published this month on estate litigation and related issues: Trevor Todd at Disinherited.com discussed a recent case in which the B.C. Supreme Court varied a will to make provision for two twins who were abandoned by their father and were explicitly... more »
The government has enacted 4 important changes regarding wills, powers of attorney (POAs) and to the administration of an estate with Bill 245 – Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 which received Royal Assent on April 19, 2021. (See amendments in Schedule 8 – Substitute Decisions Ac... more »
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On April 15th, the Court of Appeal for Manitoba held that an accused had no reasonable expectation of privacy in information that a rental car agency provided to the police without a warrant. The police were investigating a fatal shooting. The shooter was in a rental car that belonged to a specific... more »
We are well into a new year but have you managed to find the time to do all that you set out to accomplish? Setting resolution(s) is one thing, the challenge of implementing these when the deluge of day-to-day work resurges is another. “How do I find the time? The key to unlocking your ability [&#... more »
In September 2018, B.C.’s Minister of Finance appointed the Expert Panel on Money Laundering to review money laundering in B.C.’s real estate market. Billions of dollars were laundered through B.C.’s real estate market in 2018. This was achieved, in part, by a landowner’s ability to hide the... more »
We just posted this on the McInnes Cooper client information site: 10 Ways Canada’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act Will Impact Privacy Practices November 19, 2020 By Sarah Anderson Dykema, CIPP/C, Lawyer at McInnes Cooper, David Fraser, Privacy Lawyer | Partner at McInnes Cooper On November 1... 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&nb... more »
While February is only a couple days shorter than most months, that missing handful of days is acutely felt right around now! Nevertheless, our clients managed to fit in lots of blogging, speaking, sponsoring and teaching this month. Here’s a …... more »