The holiday season is quickly approaching. Children are sure to be talking about what they want for Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever celebration the family embraces. This can be a magical time of year, but the first winter holiday celebration as a separated family brings along new worries and challenges. To read more, click here. More […]
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • With the holidays fast approaching, you may be thinking about hosting a celebratory event. If so, keep in mind that throwing a party comes with some legal liability, says Ontario personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg. “While I fully support the idea of people hosting holiday parties for family, friends
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • An employee owed severance after being wrongfully dismissed has a responsibility to seek new employment but that does not mean they must take just any job, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says when he is representing a wrongfully terminated employee, he advises them
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By LegalMatters Staff • Crime is often viewed as an urban issue. It is not. Recent studies show that rural crime rates are rising across Canada, especially in the Prairies. The RCMP reports that while property crimes have decreased in Alberta in recent years, the incidence of overall rural crime rate remains high. Their numbers
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By LegalMatters Staff • People are turning to their computers for online shopping as the holiday season approaches. At the same time, those engaged in online fraud are also gearing up for a record season, as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports that more than $400 million has been lost to internet fraud this year. One
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Discussing financial matters and personal wealth can make some people uncomfortable. To some, these are private matters they would prefer to keep to themselves. And there is nothing wrong with that – unless that person is trying to hide financial information from their former spouse during family law litigation. Read more from this Edmonton family lawyer.
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • The holiday period can be stressful for any family as they make plans for festive dinners and gift-giving. But if parents are separated and sharing access to one or more children, tensions can easily escalate and spoil what should be a happy, relaxing time of year. To help these
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew says he expects it will be “business as usual” following a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) ruling that dealt with the jurisdiction of workplace human rights claims. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the interim decision in Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board “essentially affirmed a
Human rights ruling is unlikely to change how claims are adjudicated Read More »
By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A unanimous decision from a three-judge panel of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) effectively brings trademark law in Ontario back in line with Federal Court trademark law, says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson, principal of IP boutique Shift Law Professional Corporation. Simpson, who represented the successful party,
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Grey divorces – referring to a demographic trend where spouses separate later in life and after a long period of marriage – are increasing as our population ages. According to a media report, the number of divorced Canadians over age 65 grew by nearly 80 percent from 2010 to 2020, increasing from 352,000 to 630,000.
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