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Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 4:15 PM
Canada signs Ukraine free-trade deal, sanctions illegal transfer of Ukrainian kids to RussiaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) during the Ukrainian president’s visit to Ottawa. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
New president of Manitoba legal regulator eyes access to justice, technology, diversity
Keeping lawyers up to speed on using technology and continuing to improve access to justice in remote communities are high priorities for the Law Society of Manitoba’s new president. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 12:31 PM
Ottawa invites funding proposals from organizations working for women’s equality
The federal government is calling for funding proposals from organizations that are fighting for women’s equality. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 9:28 AM
Accessible justice through law school public interest programming | Dana RotenbergIt is an honour to have been invited by the Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis to write a guest column on the connection between access to justice and legal education. As law students across the country settle into the academic year, this is certainly a timely topic to explore. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 10:59 AM
Canada targets three Haitians for ‘significant corruption’ fuelling Haiti’s humanitarian crisis
Canada has imposed dealings bans and entry prohibitions on three Haitian businessmen the federal government says have engaged in “gross and systematic human rights violations” and “acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti.” ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 10:26 AM
B.C. Court of Appeal: Death of woman with Down syndrome warrants harsher sentence | Kate McInnesOn the morning of Oct. 13, 2018, emergency services were called to Astrid Dahl’s Port Coquitlam residence. Inside, they found the body of 54-year-old Florence (Flo) Girard. At her death, Flo weighed just 51 pounds; the medical examiner who performed her autopsy described her appearance as “emaciated” and “almost skeletal.” The cause of death was severe malnutrition, which was explained to the court as a slow, preventable process that may occur over the course of several months and can be treated with timely medical attention. ... [read more]
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 @ 10:15 AM
New judge appointed to Ontario Court of JusticeThe Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General announced the appointment of Justice Terry Peter Waltenbury to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Sept. 28. ... [read more]
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 @ 10:40 AM
A family court off-ramp if we care about the litigants | Joel MillerThe first four parts of this series (see below for links) looked at how game theory analysis shows that family court is the place where failed or unexplored settlement opportunities go to fight in a system that encourages short-term thinking that’s contrary to a party’s long-term goals and works against meaningful restructuring of the lives of separated families. ... [read more]
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 @ 9:42 AM
Blaney McMurtry adds lawyer to family law groupBlaney McMurtry announced that associate Christian Carpino has joined the firm. ... [read more]
Monday, September 18, 2023 @ 2:09 PM
Pre-litigation third-party discovery order disallowed in estate case
In a recent Ontario case White v. White Estate, 2023 ONSC 3740, the court was faced with an unusual question: should a person who has not challenged a will be allowed to inspect the deceased’s lawyer’s files — to see if they have a reason to challenge the will? ... [read more]
Canada, U.S., Mexico join forces to ‘combat anti-competitive conduct’ ahead of FIFA World Cup
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