Good quotes on the impossibility of “ensuring” security and achieving zero risk

Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Kelowna Registry, discussing the duties of cyclists riding in dedicated bike lanes. In today’s case (Charlton-Miner v. Hedgecock) the Plaintiff was travelling on a bicycle in a dedicated bike lane.  As she approached an inter... more »

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Costs Denied in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Case Case Commented On: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2020 ABQB 54 (CanLII) In February 2018 and October 2019, we posted … Continue reading →... more »

The Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (“NFL”) in the United States, is watched by around 100 million viewers every year. For over 40 years, the... The post <em>Bell Canada</em>: Applying the <em>Vavilov</em> Framework to Super B... more »

By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian (Regina) It’s no secret that Law Society of Saskatchewan members have access to the best collection of legal resources available to members of any law society in the country. Unfortunately, if your legal research and resource skills are lacking or less than... more »

Be clear about your intentions.  Do not send mixed messages. Use neutral language and do not blame. It is best to be prepared for an angry response. Be prepared to discuss temporary solutions so you have enough time to figure out everything on a final basis. It’s a lot to take in, so do not [R... more »

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The Tyee - "A Historic Day for BC First Nations. Now the Work Starts" (28 October 2019). Retrieved from: . On November 28, 2019, Bill 41: “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act” received Royal Assent, making... more »

Faisant écho au lancement de la Déclaration de Montréal pour un développement responsable de l’intelligence artificielle (IA), les professeurs Catherine Régis, Karim Benyekhlef et Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens sont à l’initiative du groupe de travail JusticIA dont la mission est... more »

Marcus Sixta, Calgary and Vancouver Family Lawyer, mediator, collaborative divorce lawyerAnother Court of Appeal win for Crossroads Law. Family lawyers Marcus Sixta and Amanda Marsden were successful in defending against an appeal of a $10,000 costs award paid to our client, the former wife in a div... more »

My apologies to readers: this search tip is very BC-specific! Quickscribe has recently added a useful new feature that allows you to set up an alert to notify you when …... more »

BY GARRY WISE AND SIMRAN BAKSHI Reprinted from The Lawyer's Daily As Hillary Clinton famously observed, it takes a village to raise a child.In many cultures, this philosophy is quite literally represented in the way family units are structured. Parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles and even... more »

The most recent issue of College & Research Libraries features an article on Diversity Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Academic Librarians: A Systematic Review.It is written by 3 Canadian academic librarians."The aim of this study is to determine the strategic approaches that academic librarie... more »

When tragedy strikes in the workplace, is it enough for governments to enact legislation and policies to discourage further injuries and fatalities? Or is a wider cultural change what’s really needed? Both are important, according to occupational health and safety experts, and it’s the c... more »

[First posted May 2019. Updated January 2020] Several lawyers have notified us of a new variation on the old bad cheque debt collection scam. This scenario involves a dog bite, and the promise of an insurer to pay a settlement for medical expenses. It even comes with gruesome dog bite photos that we... more »

Here are the latest pieces of legislation to receive annotations on Quickscribe Online:Local Government Act - Bill Buholzer, Young Anderson Barristers and Solicitors Family Law Act - John-Paul Boyd, Wise Scheible BarkauskasStart 2020 off on the right foot with Quickscribe Online: an easy, collaborat... more »

Happy holidays everyone!  I hope that you are getting an opportunity to relax and enjoy some happy times with loved ones… and if instead the holidays are bringing stress and challenge, this blog post is for you.  Three helpful tips from my good friend and fellow-coach Marilyn Orr for boostin... more »

As the decade nears an end, there have been no shortage of decade in review pieces. This post adds to the list with my take on the most notable Canadian digital cases, legislative initiatives, and policies of the past ten years. 1.    The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act The enactment of the 2012... 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 »

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 »