At Gluckstein Lawyers, we represent clients dealing with the physical and emotional fallout of their injuries whether they are victims of a motor vehicle accident, a sexual assault or a negligent medical procedure. In these cases, specially trained dogs can have a positive impact on people as they navigate through an extremely difficult time in their […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A properly drafted and implemented employment contract can help avoid uncertainty but when an employer makes an unexpected change in the working relationship, the average worker may not understand their rights and obligations, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the employer’s view of
Does your employer have the right to lay you off? It depends Read More »
By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Trauma-informed disability and insurance lawyer Leanne Goldstein says an insurance claim denial can be stressful. And your anxiety level is sure to rise even more if you have been accused of misrepresentation or fraud. However, she says an unfounded assertion of material misrepresentation is more common than many may believe – especially with mortgage disability
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By LegalMatters Staff • Alberta is getting more sheriffs to handle specific tasks that are mostly indirectly related to fighting crime. When the provincial budget was released in April, it set aside $2 million to create a Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team (FASST) team. This group – consisting of 10 sheriffs based in Calgary and
There will be new sheriffs in town, but is that what Alberta needs? Read More »
By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A fixed-term employment agreement serves an important contractual role in the workplace but companies should be careful how they use them, says Toronto-area employment lawyer and mediator Stuart Rudner. “There is actually some confusion among employers when it comes to these contracts,” says Rudner, founder and principal at Rudner
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By LegalMatters Staff • At the end of April the federal government proposed changes to the National Sex Offender Registry. The modifications, contained in Bill S-12, are in response to a 2022 Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision that found two Criminal Code provisions relating to the registry were inconsistent with the Canadian Charter of
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling that saw the Andy Warhol Foundation lose its copyright fight with a celebrity photographer may have “some persuasive authority in Canadian courts,” says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson. On May 18, SCOTUS upheld a lower court’s decision that found Warhol’s work, based on a Lynn
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By LegalMatters Staff • Separated and divorced parents want to enjoy a summer vacation with their children but problems can arise if they do not communicate effectively about their holiday plans. In most cases, the parenting schedule they have agreed to will include language defining each parent’s right to vacation with their children, such as
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By LegalMatters Staff • Alberta is implementing an important change in the province’s criminal justice system that should see caseloads drop by one-fifth. The recent provincial budget included $30 million in funding for the Alberta Crown Prosecution, with just under $5 million to be used to hire 16 pre-charges assessment prosecutors. These new prosecutors will
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Three high-profile legal actions in the United States demonstrate that neither U.S. presidents nor powerful news organizations can get away with spreading lies or trampling on someone’s reputation, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. “When we look at the three-quarters of a billion-dollar settlement Dominion Voting Systems received from
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