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So someone from CSIS just called ….There’s a first time for everything. You get a call from an “UNKNOWN NUMBER” and the caller says they work with Public Safety Canada and they’re looking for some information. This happens from time to time at universities, colleges, telecoms, internet-based businesses and others. Likely, they actually work for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service... more »
Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Q... more »
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 93 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4kuubt7x - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »
By: Michael Wenig Matter Commented On: Land use issues in the AUC’s “Inquiry into the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta – Module A” PDF Version: How Land Use Issues Factor into Alberta Utilities Commission … Continue reading →... more »
The most recent issue of the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR) is available online.The CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL). It is an open access publication.Check out the features article:Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: AI-Driven Drug... more »
A grandparent has no automatic legal right to spend time or be in contact with a grandchild but they may apply to the court to grant access. more »
Du fait de la densification des règles applicables en matière de circulation des données, les acteurs du domaine de l’intelligence artificielle doivent être au fait des règles obligatoires ou volontaires qui de plus en plus se développent dans les différentes juridictions (Québec, Canada,... more »
Section 259(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada [Code] imposes a mandatory minimum; at sentencing, judges must apply a driving prohibition of at least twelve months for offenders convicted of... The post <em>R v Basque</em>: Strange Statutory Interpretation appeared first on TheCourt.ca... more »
The holiday season is a special time with children and family where quality time is important and memories are made. The Courts recognize this special time of year and will allow parents to depart from any typical or set parenting schedule to ensure that both parents have time with the children ov... more »
We have all heard people say ‘work smarter, not harder,’ but how do we do this? A great way to work smarter is to plan better. Improving your planning abilities can increase your efficiency and productivity. One of my clients, let’s call her Penny, was struggling with planning out her workdays... more »
During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... more »
A will-maker can revoke a will. There are a number of ways to do so, and there is also a presumption that a will-maker revoked their will if the will was last in the will-maker’s possession and cannot be located. If the presumption is rebutted by evidence to the contrary, a copy of the will [... more »
This will be my last post here at the Law21 blog for awhile. It’s also my first post here in a while, and these two are connected. Today, I’m launching a Substack newsletter that will effectively replace this blog. This is a pretty major change for me, and I feel I owe you an explanation of [... more »
On February 2nd, the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador held that only a party who owns third-party information has standing to rely on the third-party information exemption in the Newfoundland Access to Information and Privacy Act. The Newfoundland exemption is in section 39, and reads as... more »
Imagine this: you and a date visit a restaurant and order a bottle of wine while you catch-up, consider the menus, and enjoy the ambience. After the better part of two hours, but before ordering and consuming any food, you order a second bottle of wine. Is this an entirely innocuous and unremarkable... more »
♫ Together together Were winning together Forever and ever You’ll be remembered For every little thing you do for me…♫ My latest – and lead article: “Winning the War for Talent While Improving Profitability” just released in American Bar Association’s Law Practice Magazine. Co-writ... more »
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The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January: Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers Local Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford ... 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 »
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 »