The Complete Brief
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May 05, 2025
Navigating self-represented litigants in family law trials
Navigating family law litigation is a practice that demands not only mastery of legal concepts but also adaptability and empathy. This article, the first in a series of six instalments on family law trials to be published over the coming months, is designed to highlight the nuances of such scenarios, drawing from our family law group’s experience and deep understanding of the complexities inherent in seeing these matters to trial.
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May 02, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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May 02, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal awards $100,000 punitive damages in family real estate dispute
The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered a real estate investor to pay $100,000 in punitive damages after finding that he breached his fiduciary duty to his brother by misappropriating investment funds and deliberately concealing the transfer of funds.
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May 02, 2025
Ontario’s tariff response bills will impact labour and employment, mining rules: legal observers
Ontario’s government has unveiled new legislation designed to boost interprovincial trade and streamline mining approvals in response to U.S. tariff threats that many believe could significantly alter Canada’s economic landscape. But a number of legal observers are noting the proposals will bring in changes — and have potential pitfalls — that people need to be aware of.
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May 02, 2025
200 charges laid against one company for alleged breaches of Fisheries Act
Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid 200 charges against ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. for incidents allegedly breaching the Fisheries Act over the course of an eight-year period.
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May 02, 2025
Yukon passes inclusive families legislation
Yukon has passed “landmark” legislation that reworks laws around the naming of children and parentage recognition — and replaces “gendered” terms such as mother and father with other titles.
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May 02, 2025
MacDonald Injury Lawyers opens new Toronto office
MacDonald Injury Lawyers has opened a new office in Toronto.
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May 02, 2025
Partial leave to appeal allowed in case staying sale of Ontario and Texas properties
The Alberta Court of Appeal has partially allowed leave to appeal in a case regarding investors’ Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act applications relating to three properties.
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May 02, 2025
Policing the police? Calling out racial profiling for what it really is, part two
Racial profiling is real, and it happens too often to be comfortable. It’s systemic. It’s corrosive. And if we’re serious about justice, it’s got to stop.
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May 02, 2025
AI through the eyes of a born-again Luddite
Hey lawyers! Beware the ides of artificial intelligence. A week does not pass without reading about lawyers relying on AI at the peril of getting compromised information and then getting raked over the coals for presenting defective law to the judges.