The Complete Brief
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September 02, 2025
From the Coach: ‘And’ not ‘or’ — Build a successful law firm AND enjoy more freedom
Do you remember as a child when your parents took you to the ice cream store on one of those sweltering summer evenings? I do. The store was Baskin-Robbins — with its 31 flavours. How could you pick just one? Since then, you’ve been conditioned to believe you had to choose only one option when making a business decision — not both, not several, just one.
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September 02, 2025
Decision suggests root causes of offending sometimes more insidious than offence itself
Kenneth Conrad Izzard’s name first appeared in the Vancouver Sun on Jan. 10, 2015. The news report concerned the 29-year-old’s arrest for manslaughter after the body of 49-year-old Jeffery Scott Nasa-Dyke was found in East Vancouver. Nasa-Dyke had been missing since mid-November 2014. Izzard was found guilty of using a hammer to fatally beat the drug dealer on the head over $30. Izzard was sentenced to five and a half years.
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September 02, 2025
DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPT - Conditional discharge - Upon total or partial repayment
Appeal by Pemberton from chambers judge’s order. Pemberton signed an agreement with Intact Insurance to facilitate the acquisition of bonds to a company established by him. After Pemberton’s resignation, Intact advised him that claims had been made on bonds issued for Dowland and he was jointly and severally liable for payments made by Intact to bond claimants.
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September 02, 2025
Bianca Kratt assumes CBA presidency alongside new, returning board members
Bianca Kratt has begun her year as the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)’s president with a focus on strengthening the resilience of the legal profession, according to an announcement from the association.
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September 02, 2025
Hilary Book joins Affleck Greene McMurtry as partner
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP (AGM) has announced that Hilary Book has joined the firm as partner.
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September 02, 2025
Carefully consider an appeal from Trademark Opposition Board
The Federal Court has confirmed that in the absence of new material evidence, a determination of the Trademark Opposition Board (TMOB) will frequently be reviewed in a deferential fashion.
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August 29, 2025
‘Right to be forgotten’ privacy issues under PIPEDA and Charter heading to Federal Court
Does Parliament’s private-sector privacy law protect the “right to be forgotten”? That question, at least in part, is now headed to Federal Court, following a groundbreaking determination this week by Canada’s privacy commissioner that Canadians have a right under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) — in some circumstances and when certain criteria are met — to have online material about them delinked from their names (“de-listed”) so that published material is not listed in search engine results when their name is searched.
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August 29, 2025
Feds announce funding for Prairie businesses facing trade challenges
As Canadian businesses face economic uncertainty due to tariffs disrupting export markets and global supply chains, the federal government has announced the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) for support to help businesses “respond to trade shocks.”
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August 29, 2025
The significance of assistants in parole hearings
Individuals who are serving federal sentences of over two years have the right to apply for day parole and will be scheduled for full parole consideration at the appropriate time.
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August 29, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal denies bail in gun trafficking case
It did not make the front page of the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder on Jan. 13, 2023, when it was reported that four people, including Brandon Laffin, then 38, were facing various charges following a police search of a residence on International Road.