Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: May 26-June 1

 Panel 1 – IA & Enjeux de sécurité Président de panel : Professeur Olivier Delas   Titre : « Marchés boursiers et intelligence artificielle : comment penser la réglementation financière de demain ? »  Xavier Boulet – Doctorant en droit, Université d’Ottawa   Titre ... more »

I was contacted the other day by someone who had run into a challenge while drafting a partnership agreement for their new firm. Specifically, they were struggling with the conditions under which partners could be removed from the enterprise. The firm’s initial approach to the issue — wh... more »

CanLII, the Canadian Legal Information Institute that works to make Canadian legal information available for free online, now includes commentary from the CanLII Connects platform in its search results.CanLII Connects allows publishers, law firms and academics to share commentary on Canadian cases... more »

As readers of this blog know the BC Government recently overhauled the Rules of Court to limit the number of expert witnesses that can be used in personal injury prosecutions.  This rule is subject to a constitutional challenge and its future is uncertain.  The rule was implemented with the goal o... more »

As noted on Slaw – this week, Slaw Tips reached a big milestone: 1000 tips! From the Slaw post: Launched in 2011, the site’s very first tips dealt with …... more »

Is a Stay-At-Home Parent Entitled to Legal Costs If They Successfully Self-Represent? If you are a successful self-represented litigant entitled to be awarded your legal costs, does it matter what you do for living? Do stay-at-home-parents have a higher threshold to meet? This was the question in a... more »

A client of Calgary and Vancouver family lawyer Marcus Sixta has recouped more than $300,000 from his estranged spouse following a precedent-setting ruling from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.The spouse had siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars from a family business during their ma... more »

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans last week for a new Canadian digital charter featuring penalties for social media companies that fail to combat online extremism. While the just-released proposed charter does indeed envision increased regulation of the tech sector, my Globe and Mail op-... more »

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of May 21, 2019. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on May 21, 2019 at 8:09am PDT- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »

Two U.S. lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Marvin Albright looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This appears to be a bad cheque scam (with a real company likely being impersonated) that presents as legal matter requiring the... more »

On May 16, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it was initiating a Product Exclusion Review to determine whether any imports of stainless steel wire or heavy plate should be excluded from safeguard measures imposed on imports of these products. Although the CITT wil... more »

Is your phone becoming another distraction? In today’s busy connected work our reliance on our cell phones can have a negative effect.  Getting time offline can be a major challenge. What can you do to stay out of this cycle of being plugged in 24/7? My recent article published on Clio provides... more »

I was invited to present at the High Technology Crime Investigation Association's first annual Canadian Cyber Summit. I spoke about recent issues and trends in cross-border criminal investigations originating in Canada, starting with the current state of affairs and the Mutual Legal Assistance Tre... more »

Introduction Certain class action lawsuits require settlement agreements to ensure the fair distribution of settlement funds through an adjudicative process. An Independent Assessment Process (“IAP”) provides for an independent adjudicator... The post <em>JW v Canada (AG)</e... more »

One QS Online annotation to note for the month of April:John-Paul Boyd of Wise Scheible Barkauskas posted annotations to the Family Law ActAre you familiar with Quickscribe Online? Sign up for your free trial and discover a better way to research BC legislation! more »

We are pleased to announce that the Loom Court Analytics platform has now launched a Damage Analytics report. This new […]... more »

As another school year draws to a close at the University of Alberta, professors in the Faculty of Law are shifting gears from lecturing and grading to research, course preparation for next September, and lots of reading! Are you wondering... 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 »

Here are the slides from my Advocates’ Society presentation today. I addressed the following two questions: Today, is a right-thinking judge (in a non-criminal case) likely to exclude evidence obtained in breach of privacy? The intrusion upon seclusion tort. What have we learned about elements... 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 »