The Complete Brief
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April 17, 2025
Environmental law group warns Ontario law would slash species protections to reduce red tape
The Ontario government has introduced legislation it says will cut regulatory red tape as part of its multipronged effort to bolster a provincial economy burdened by U.S. tariffs.
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April 17, 2025
Canadian author files class action against Meta for allegedly training AI with copyrighted books
Meta and its subsidiary, Facebook Canada, are set to face a proposed class action over its alleged use of copyrighted works of Canadian authors to train its artificial intelligence large language models.
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April 17, 2025
Securities regulators cut red tape for companies looking to raise capital
Amid ongoing global financial market uncertainty, Canadian securities regulators have announced a series of measures aimed at making it easier and more cost-effective for companies to go public and raise capital in Canada.
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April 17, 2025
Saskatchewan looking to classify fentanyl, meth, needles as ‘street weapons’
Saskatchewan is planning legislative changes that would classify fentanyl, meth and hypodermic needles as street weapons.
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April 17, 2025
Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale join Gowling WLG’s intellectual property group
Gowling WLG has announced the addition of Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale to its intellectual property group, with Hardy based in Toronto and Richdale in Vancouver.
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April 17, 2025
B.C. Appeal Court: Step-up principle ‘one of restraint rather than mandatory escalation’
B.C.’s top court has ruled a judge incorrectly applied the “step-up principle” when sentencing a woman for criminal contempt in relation to her actions when protesting logging operations in the province.
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April 17, 2025
Ashley Landesman joins WeirFoulds
WeirFoulds LLP has welcomed Ashley Landesman as an associate in its construction practice group.
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April 17, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Costs - Offers to settle - Appeals - Cross-appeals
Appeal by Maharaj and cross-appeal by Town of Rosetown (Town) from costs order made by chambers judge (Judge).
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April 17, 2025
Discharge of bankrupt - Debts not released by discharge - Student loans
Appeal by Piekut from judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, which affirmed a decision denying Piekut’s release from government student loans debts.
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April 17, 2025
Top jurists urge ‘vigilance, courage’ to defend rule of law amid rising political attacks abroad
Top judges from Canada and around the world recently gathered with other jurists in Ottawa for the Supreme Court of Canada’s 150th anniversary symposium, where a prominent Canadian legal expert remarked that the new U.S. administration’s stance towards courts and the rule of law reflects expansive conceptions of executive power and impunity espoused by Germany’s Nazi regime in the 1930s.