Revenge porn is increasing across Canada. According to cypertip.ca, reports of offences were up 58 per cent in the first nine months of 2021, compared to the nine-month period prior to April 2020. That includes a 94 per cent increase in youth reporting and a 44 per cent increase in adult reports. To read more, […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The ability to lead is an art, says family lawyer Jennifer Gold, who will share her insights with her colleagues at the Toronto Lawyers Association’s (TLA) fifth annual Women in Law Program in October. “The number of women entering the legal profession has increased significantly in the past decade,” says Gold, partner at
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Parenting is more than a full-time job. Our child’s needs are plentiful: preparing favourite foods so they eat their lunch or dinner, then there’s the laundry, keeping up with the homework, as well as ensuring they have time to see friends but outside, because of COVID. While we want to be good parents, some of us want
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Health-care horror stories dominate Canadian news. If Canada is serious about addressing the shortage of primary health-care providers, the federal and provincial governments must commit to a new funding model for nurse practitioners. And soon. To read more, click here. More from TTL Health Law: It is time for Canada to go ‘Dutch’ on health
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • What is in the best interest of the child is more important than biology when it comes to determining custody, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, cites the recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) case B.J.T v. J.D. that awarded custody of an
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Websites are a proven means to establish an online presence. They are the virtual storefronts of a business enterprise, converting visitors to consumers. A website is a marketing tool but it can offer so much more. So when we set out to build our new site, we had an ambitious plan to position Gluckstein Lawyers
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Motorcyclists know that summer is a great time to explore Ontario’s highways and byways. They also do not have to be reminded of the inherent risks that come with these two-wheeled vehicles. “When you are on a motorcycle, all your limbs are exposed,” says Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Can you be fired for refusing to be vaccinated? As is often the case in human resources law, the answer is “it depends.” More specifically, the specific circumstances must be considered, and the challenge is that the circumstances keep changing, says Toronto-area employment lawyer and mediator Stuart Rudner. What
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Phishing is a common tactic used to obtain personal and financial information from victims through texts, emails or phone messages. They can seem like the real thing so it is not surprising that some people respond to them. In Ottawa, a former city treasurer was convinced to send $128,000 to a fictitious U.S. firm. To
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As the metaverse continues to welcome new retailers and users into its virtual communities – one news report estimates it “could be a US$13 trillion industry by the end of the decade” – the need to have some mechanism in place to resolve disputes is becoming more apparent. That is because this online world created
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