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The Université de Montréal website Papyrus just published the text of Romy Otayek's Master's Thesis on library services to Quebec prison inmates, Portrait actuel des services de bibliothèque dans le milieu carcéral québécois (text in French).It is an infrequently studied topic in Canada:"The presence of a library in a prison environment brings benefits to prisoners. It is a source of leis... more »
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/z6zc4p96 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net... more »
Written by Daniel Standing LL.B., Editor, First Reference Inc. Employees who enjoy a lot of discretion and autonomy in their jobs may be tempted to submit a false expense claim. If they do, they risk upsetting the relationship of trust that is central to their ongoing employment. When that happens,... more »
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Canada’s Collaborative Modern Treaty Implementation Policy PDF Version: Canada’s Collaborative Modern Treaty Implementation Policy: A New Roadmap in a Long Journey After years of requests and proposals from Indigenous Modern Treaty parties, the … Contin... more »
Colloque organisé par la Chaire du notariat, en collaboration avec la Chambre des notaires et INFN / IRJS Université Paris 1 / IRDA Université Paris 13. Sous la direction scientifique de monsieur Mustapha Mekki, agrégé des facultés de droit, professeur à l’Université Paris 1 – Panthéon... more »
Congrats to Waterstone’s Savina Sohi for her recent court victory in a complex real estate dispute (Townsend v. Donohue, 2023 BCSC 684). Savina obtained a declaration that a property registered in joint names was held in trust solely for the benefit of our client pursuant to an express trust. ... more »
The Ontario Court of Justice has launched its redesigned public website as of May 8, 2023. The external website has been redesigned and revitalized from a user task-focused perspective and all the contents and resources have been updated. The updated site will provide an improved user experience and... more »
Recently, the information and privacy commissioner of British Columbia issued a decision that essentially shuts down most use of facial recognition technology in the retail context.What’s interesting is that the Commissioner undertook this investigation on his own accord. In order to see how preva... more »
When I started my career in legal services in the late 1990s, law firm culture was something amorphous that no one quite had a handle on. Prospective hires would often ask what the law firm culture was like and the answers would include such things as we get together every Friday afternoon for drink... more »
Driving, as a licensed activity, carries certain limitations. Perhaps most important among them is the prohibition against driving while impaired. But the law cannot reach every corner of a person’s... The post SCC Refuses to Extend Random Sobriety Stop Power to Private Property: <em>R v McC... more »
You cannot assume that if you leave your estate to your children in equal shares, then the court cannot or will not vary it. Making equal provision for your children in your will does not mean that the will is immune from a successful wills variation action. There may be good reason to make grea... 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 »
Here’s another instalment of the annual Faculty of Law Summer Reading Blog. Are you wondering what we’re planning to read (or watch, or listen to) this summer? Below, please find a list of the books, podcasts and television that some... 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 »