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We meant what we said, when we described in R. v. Jordan last year, “a culture of complacency towards delay in the criminal justice system.” This could encapsulate what the Supreme Court of Canada signaled in its recent decision in R. v. Cody, where they rejected submissions by interveners by provincial governments to provide greater flexibility in applying unreasonable delay. more »
On Friday the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in Douez v Facebook. A majority of the Court held that a forum selection clause in Facebook’s terms of use should not be enforced. Douez is the plaintiff in a proposed class action that alleges Facebook breached the British Columbia Pri... more »
The New Zealand Law Commission has published its final report on the laws of contempt of court.The Commission writes that there is a great lack of certainty about contempt of court because the law in this area has evolved in a piecemeal fashion and many principles pre-date the digital age.The Commis... more »
'Link Round-Up’ gives you a glimpse into the articles that got the most airtime around the Loom Analytics water cooler this week. Published every Friday, article topics include access to justice, big data, legal technology, and what’s happening in the Canadian legal landscape.R v Cody, the case... more »
Michael Woods was quoted at length in the June 2017 edition of Lexpert Magazine, a leading Canadian business law publication. In the article, A Siren Call among Shrill Notes by Julius Melnitzer, Michael is one of the leading members of Canada’s international trade bar asked to comment on the i... more »
Kelly Laycock, Publications Coordinator Saskatchewan lawyers Benedict Feist and Eleanore Sunchild are helping in the fight to gain heritage status for the graveyard at the Battleford Industrial School, a former residential school site that operated from 1883–1914. Hundreds of Indigenous students a... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision this morning on the enforceability of forum selection clauses in online contracts, rejecting Facebook's effort to block a privacy class action lawsuit in British Columbia on the grounds that its own contract specified that legal actions be broug... more »
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Thursday June 22, 2017.Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.When a person dies in Ontario, and no next of kin claims an inheritance from the Estate, the government attempts to locate a surviving relative The Ontario Public Guardian and Tr... more »
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If I had a dollar for every time he’s heard Good, thanks – and you? in response to How are you?, I’d be writing this from a villa in …... more »
Wednesday’s Video Clip: Ontario Wills 101: Issues to Consider Before Meeting your Lawyer In Ontario, a Will is a written document that sets out the person’s wishes about how his or her estate should be taken care of and distributed after death. In this video, a senior law clerk with Russ... more »
In a recent medical malpractice case involving an allegedly-botched hernia operation, the court looked closely at the role of Expert witnesses at trial, and the nature of the evidence they are required to give when evaluating whether the performing surgeon fell below the legal standard of care. The... more »
It has recently come to light that a sexual assault complainant in Edmonton was jailed for five nights because the prosecutor and judge believed that she would not otherwise attend court and provide useful testimony. While there are many troubling... more »
Something I used to do here at Law21 was to regularly gather and publish links to reports, articles and columns I’ve written elsewhere. It occurred to me that I haven’t done one of these roundup posts for a while, so this seems like a good time to pull one together. Here’s whatR... more »
Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for a collision which aggravated long-standing pre-existing health complications. In today’s case (Cheema v. Khan) the Plaintiff was disabled since 2003 due to arthritis and depression. ... more »
What kinds of PPSA claims does LAWPRO see? Problems with registrations under personal property security legislation (such as the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (PPSA)) are common causes of claims against corporate/commercial lawyers, and indemnity costs associated with these claims can be hi... more »
The Canadian government has suspended the CASL private right of action that was to have come into force on July 1. The private right of action (most likely in the form of class actions) would have allowed people to sue anyone for sending spam. Or more accurately for those who violated the techni... more »
It's official ... the ability to sue for damages under Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) has been put on ice. An order-in-council dated June 2, 2017 repealed the provision of a previous cabinet order that set the commencement of the private right of action as July 1, 2017. Without that provision, the pr... more »
As the publisher of Slaw, I get to see a lot of great commentary. I also get to see the statistics behind the website, and I don't mind sharing with you that local colleague Sarah Sutherland of CanLII has a fantastically successful post on her hands!Her recent piece on Quantifying the Value of Legal... more »
Launched in 2008, Airbnb began as a simple platform with a few hundred users that offered alternative short-term rentals to travellers. Today, Airbnb has an estimated value of $31 billion... The post The Tipping Point: Regulation of Toronto’s Airbnb Market appeared first on TheCourt.ca... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Post by: Craig Robson When I was a junior lawyer, (back before computers) I worked in a firm with a senior counsel who was of an age to have fought in the first World War. At the time, one of my … Continue reading →... more »
Is influenza a disability under the Human Rights Code? The answer may surprise you. Ahhh, flu season. That most charming time of the year, full of runny noses, stuffed sinuses, headaches, pain and soreness, often resulting in significant employee absence.… The post Can I Terminate an Employ... more »