Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, turned her insights to such legal issues as divorce, domestic contracts and the “grey divorce” in the past year. In January, Tremain advised that while domestic contracts or prenuptial agreements may not be a priority when couples start out, they should […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Much like 2020 when the onset of COVID-19 forced the employment world to quickly pivot, the past 12 months brought new changes and challenges as the cloud of pandemic endures. But Ontario employment lawyer Nadia Zaman says there is reason to be optimistic as we usher in a new
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The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) took on the important issue of funding for law libraries while providing its members with valuable educational and professional development courses throughout 2021. TLA president Brett Harrison began the year discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Ontario courts, noting everyone involved has made major strides to make the
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • As digital products become more popular, consumer brand owners are increasingly looking to secure trademark rights in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), says Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson. Simpson, principal of IP and new media law boutique Shift Law Professional Corporation, points to a recent report stating Nike is seeking to register trademarks for a
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The trauma-informed lawyers at MK Disability Lawyers tackled such issues as post-traumatic stress disorder and employee alcohol and substance abuse in a busy 2021. Partner Leanne Goldstein opened the new year predicting a significant increase in disability insurance claims could be expected as Canada continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are now seeing
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Proposed legislation in Australia to make Facebook and Google responsible for policing defamatory material on their sites is rather draconian, but I suspect it will lead to a reasonably balanced compromise that the rest of the world will want to follow. Australia is looking at forcing online platforms to reveal the identities of people with
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The Calgary criminal law firm of Dunn & Associates took aim at a number of Criminal Code offences while commenting on ongoing issues that affected Albertans in 2021. In August, Matthew Deshaye wrote that how the charge of sexual assault is often misunderstood, as it includes any unwanted touching of another person without their consent.
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The recent certification of a lawsuit in a $30-million Ponzi scheme is an example of an “inventive and entrepreneurial” class-action claim, says Toronto lawyer Margaret Waddell. In November, a British Columbia judge certified a class-action suit brought by Jastram Property Ltd. against HSBC Bank Canada in an investment plan that was exposed
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Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin and senior counsel at Rastin Gluckstein, examined issues from the need to strike civil jury notices to the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil litigation during the past year. Rastin opened the new year by merging with Toronto-based Gluckstein Lawyers, explaining the partnership creates a new entity in Barrie
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The pandemic continued to play a role in the employment world in 2021 as Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co, tackled a number of evolving issues. In January, Low told LegalMattersCanada.ca that ending an employment relationship before it begins can come at a cost, which is why it is wise
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