Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

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 »

Atelier organisé conjointement par la Chaire L.R. Wilson en droit du commerce électronique, la Chaire de recherche du Canada en droit international et comparé de l’intelligence artificielle, et le Conseil canadien des normes (CCN). Alors que les technologies d’intelligence artificielle (IA) s... more »

Ontario collaborative family lawyers discuss advanced topics in spousal support as an extension of our Spousal Support 101 presentation. more »

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Competition Bureau takes Canada's Wonderland to court over alleged 'deceptive marketing practices' #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/XKZm6JJYdo - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wi... more »

Airline passengers in Canada recently scored an important win regarding consumer protection. In International Air Transportation Association v Canada (Transportation Agency), 2024 SCC 30 [International Air], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously held that the Canada Transportation Agen... more »

By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: APL Oil & Gas (1998) Ltd v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 201 (CanLII) PDF Version: An Important Alberta Crown Lease Continuation Decision In the natural resources sector, as in so many other industrial sectors that require major capital investments in physical assets, se... more »

Waterstone is pleased to welcome our newest lawyer, Megan Sidhu, to our Langley office location. Megan practices in the areas of real estate law, business law and wills and estates. Prior to embarking her legal career, Megan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University with a Major... 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 »

On January 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan held that Saskatchewan Government Insurance could rightly withhold a report that questioned an individual’s fitness to drive based on a Health Information Protection Act discretionary exemption that permits a trustee to refuse access if “... more »

On September 9, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal did something very interesting. A unanimous three judge panel fully reversed the factual conclusions of the court below to conclude that Facebook had violated the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in connection with the Cam... 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 »

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 »

♫ 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 »

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 »