New Law Librarians' Institute 2020

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of January 27, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Lev Parnas asks Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from investigation Trump Legal Team Asks Senate for Speedy Acquittal in Impeachment TrialDivorced father of three finds that split... more »

Image by: Anton Bielousov Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What is Self-Determination? “Self-determination” is a collective, rather than individual, right. It necessitates the free and voluntary choice and genuine expression of the people.[1] Self-Determination in International Law The right to self-determin... more »

Self-Represented Litigants: Is a Judge Obliged to Assist?  There has been a dramatic increase in self-representation by litigants who appear in the Family Courts across Canada.  Many show up well-armed with gathered information, having tried to inform themselves of the law relevant to their cases,... more »

I blogged about Arbitrator Sudykowski’s decision in Providence Health when it was released in 2011 for its ratio – employers are entitled to more than a bare medical certification when an employee is absent from work. I had occasion to use the case in a matter I argued yesterday, and was... more »

Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Kelowna Registry, discussing the duties of cyclists riding in dedicated bike lanes. In today’s case (Charlton-Miner v. Hedgecock) the Plaintiff was travelling on a bicycle in a dedicated bike lane.  As she approached an inter... more »

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Costs Denied in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Case Case Commented On: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2020 ABQB 54 (CanLII) In February 2018 and October 2019, we posted … Continue reading →... more »

The Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (“NFL”) in the United States, is watched by around 100 million viewers every year. For over 40 years, the... The post <em>Bell Canada</em>: Applying the <em>Vavilov</em> Framework to Super B... more »

Faisant écho au lancement de la Déclaration de Montréal pour un développement responsable de l’intelligence artificielle (IA), les professeurs Catherine Régis, Karim Benyekhlef et Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens sont à l’initiative du groupe de travail JusticIA dont la mission est... more »

Marcus Sixta, Calgary and Vancouver Family Lawyer, mediator, collaborative divorce lawyerAnother Court of Appeal win for Crossroads Law. Family lawyers Marcus Sixta and Amanda Marsden were successful in defending against an appeal of a $10,000 costs award paid to our client, the former wife in a div... more »

My apologies to readers: this search tip is very BC-specific! Quickscribe has recently added a useful new feature that allows you to set up an alert to notify you when …... more »

When tragedy strikes in the workplace, is it enough for governments to enact legislation and policies to discourage further injuries and fatalities? Or is a wider cultural change what’s really needed? Both are important, according to occupational health and safety experts, and it’s the c... more »

[First posted May 2019. Updated January 2020] Several lawyers have notified us of a new variation on the old bad cheque debt collection scam. This scenario involves a dog bite, and the promise of an insurer to pay a settlement for medical expenses. It even comes with gruesome dog bite photos that we... more »

Jean-Marc Clément Counsel, Woods LaFortune Montréal, Canada As is the case with most free trade agreements, importers simply claim preferential tariff eligibility at the time of import. This claim can later be subject to verification by the customs administration in view of determining if it was v... more »

Here are the latest pieces of legislation to receive annotations on Quickscribe Online:Local Government Act - Bill Buholzer, Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors Family Law Act - John-Paul Boyd, Wise Scheible BarkauskasStart 2020 off on the right foot with Quickscribe Online: an easy, collaborat... more »

Happy holidays everyone!  I hope that you are getting an opportunity to relax and enjoy some happy times with loved ones… and if instead the holidays are bringing stress and challenge, this blog post is for you.  Three helpful tips from my good friend and fellow-coach Marilyn Orr for boostin... more »

As the decade nears an end, there have been no shortage of decade in review pieces. This post adds to the list with my take on the most notable Canadian digital cases, legislative initiatives, and policies of the past ten years. 1.    The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act The enactment of the 2012... more »

You may recall earlier this year when the Canadian Privacy Commissioner completely revised the previous consensus by concluding that a "transfer for processing" was a disclosure that requires consent, along with any cross-border transfer of personal information. The Canadian privacy and business com... more »

There’s a lot you can do with a lot of data at your fingertips, but that can be both a […]... more »

In Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2051 v Georgian Clairlea Inc. (“Georgian”) the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the findings of the motion judge with respect to a declarant’s disclosure obligations as set out in the Condominium Act, 1998 (“Act”). … Continue reading &#... 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 »