Recent Posts by Canadian Law Bloggers
The globe-trotting Law via the Internet Conference returned to Canada on October 13 and 14 in Montreal. It was just in time for CanLII’s 25th anniversary, convened under the theme of Trusted Past, Open Future to share developments and trends in the delivery of legal information across the world. On day one, University of Ottawa law professor Amy Salyzyn updated us on her research inventorying di... more »
The globe-trotting Law via the Internet Conference returned to Canada on October 13 and 14 in Montreal. It was just in time for CanLII’s 25th anniversary, convened under the theme of Trusted Past, Open Future to share developments and trends in the delivery of legal information across the world. O... more »
In Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, the Supreme Court of Canada reckoned with the largely-gendered harms of intimate partner violence. Justice Kasirer established a framework for developing new intentional torts, created a new tort of intimate partner violence to combat the distinct wrong of coercive control... more »
Family law is not only legal. Practical stability supports better outcomes. Practical readiness supports better decision-making. more »
By: Nigel Bankes, Shaun Fluker, David Luff, and Drew Yewchuk Matter Commented On: A Proposal for “No Coal” Legislation: introducing An Act to Protect the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Coal Exploration and Development. PDF Version: “No Coal” Legislation for Alberta’s Eastern... more »
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Situé à Montréal, l’Institut québécois d’intelligence artificielle Mila est le plus grand centre de recherche universitaire en apprentissage profond au monde. Malgré son statut, le rôle qu’il assume dans l’industrie de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) demeure peu connu du public. Qu... more »
Here’s a simple question: Can you legally wear smart glasses and record people in public in Canada? The short answer is: generally, yes. But—because this is privacy law—the complete answer is a bit more complicated. And I think smart glasses are particularly interesting because the tech... more »
You may think that phishing attempts are easy to spot and you couldn’t be fooled, but not all phishing attempts are created equal. Meet the spear phishing campaign. Spear phishing occurs when fraudsters target a specific person, organization, or group using information they have gathered in advanc... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
Waterstone Law is pleased to welcome our new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to our growing Abbotsford office. His practice areas include Business Law and Real Estate Transactions. Amrit was born and raised in Abbotsford and is proud to return to the community where he grew up. He completed his Bac... more »
The following is a round-up of noteworthy articles published this month on estate litigation issues: Eric Hendry, tax lawyer at Gowling LLP – Ontario, writes about how estate planners can navigate tax dual-residency and the applicability of ‘tie breaker’ treaties for the All About Estates law... more »
On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its annual report 2024 Year in Review. The report covers the Court's activities over the past year, including information about decisions and statistics. From the message of the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner: "In our democracy, legitimacy depends... more »
We are excited to publish our second episode of The Lawyer Coach’s Lunch Bites! TLC Lunch Bites are short videos on a variety of topics that come up commonly in coaching conversations with lawyers. These short videos provide an opportunity to learn useful coaching nuggets quickly. As lawyers, we k... 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 »
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 »
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 »