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When you need to know the history of a certain legislative provision, you can’t really beat an online annotated code – judicial citations, legislative histories, indexing, searchability, downloading – full functionality in a single source. So I am pleased to say that if you are a Saskatchewan... more »

Last night, WISE LAW held its final Legally Adulting community meetup for 2019 at Creeds Coffee  Bar on Dupont Street in downtown Toronto.Thank you to everyone who attended last night for your active participation and input. We hope the experience was as enjoy... more »

Warning: The following post by necessity includes details about an allegation of sexual violence and offensive language. It may not be suitable for all audiences. In the #MeToo era, sexual... The post R. v. Goldfinch: The SCC Declines to Weaken Protections Against Sexual Assault Myths ap... more »

Husband Wants to Revoke $33 Million in Gifts to the Wife – Sparks Dispute Over International Law A recent high-stakes Family Law case out of Quebec has an international aspect, and raises an interesting issue about a judge’s discretion to suspend local proceedings in favour of those that are... more »

This is a follow-up to the Library Boy post of September 25, 2019 entitled Resources on How to Impeach a US President.In Custodia Legis, the blog of the Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., recently published a new post on The Constitution Annotated—Impeachment Clauses: "The Library of Con... 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 »

The agreement on a revised Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement this week featured both good news and bad news. Among the positive changes in the revised agreement is the significant changes to the patent provisions, including the elimination of the ten years of protection for biologics. That provision... more »

The old, Darwinian rule for associates was ‘up or out’, meaning that if you weren’t going to be asked to join the partnership, you’d be more or less politely shown …... more »

With housing prices on the rise, more rigorous mortgage rules, and the resulting difficulty for some Ontarians to purchase property, real estate lawyers should be mindful of fraud for shelter. Fraud for shelter differs from traditional real estate frauds. Usually in a real estate fraud, the goal is... more »

In the latest example of a pattern that is all too common in injury litigation, reasons for judgment were published this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, rejecting and placing “no weight” on the medical evidence of an expert retained by a Defendant’s insurer. In to... more »

Annotations were added to the following pieces of legislation in Quickscribe Online in November:Insurance (Vehicle) Act, International Commercial Arbitration Act, BC Regulation 233/2018, BC Regulation 234/2018 (Michael Bain, Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould)Environmental Management Act (Richard Ber... more »

(Annual conference between UdeM / CASS) Salon François Chevrette – Faculty of Law – UdeM Monday, December 9th A colloquium jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Université de Montréal (L.R. Wilson Chair on eCommerce Law / CRDP / Faculty of Law)  This activ... more »

On November 26th, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (the OIPC) jointly held that online marketing company AggregateIQ Data Services breached Canadian privacy law in providing services that support... more »

THREE MONTH PROGRAM FOR LAWYERS EXCLUSIVELY MINIMUM GROUP SIZE 6, MAXIMUM 12 Program Starts March 1, 2020   Who Should Take Part: Lawyers who are seeking guidance, a plan, and accountability support to overcome procrastination in their workday and in their lives. About the Program: At its heart... more »

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The Members of Team ReconciliAction YEG 2019-2020 (Pictured from left to right: Elise, Sheila, Kira, Alanna, and Kailey). Recap of the Semester and Where We Are Headed Next What a semester it has been! First and foremost, our... more »

By Colin Ferguson, Vancouver family lawyer, Vancouver child protection lawyerIn British Columbia, the Ministry of Children and Family Development (“MCFD”) is the government department tasked with child protection and managing the policies of the Child Family and Community Services Act (“CFCSA�... more »

Most people rejoice at the annual setting back of the clocks: the extra hour of sleep is a most welcome bonus at a time of year that’s beginning to get dark and dreary. Research shows there’s a noticeable spike in motor vehicle collisions after we “spring forward” early in th... more »

Woods, LaFortune LLP has been invited  by the Trade Agreements Secretariat at Global Affairs Canada to participate in the Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Michael Woods will attend on beh... 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 »