The Complete Brief
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August 14, 2024
CCIR unveils report on governance, business culture for fair treatment of customers in insurance sector
On June 27, 2024, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) issued a report titled “Governance and Business Culture in terms of Fair Treatment of Customers: Consolidated Observations, Recommendations and Good Practices” (the report).
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August 14, 2024
B.C. tribunal ruling means online hate speech not immune from human rights laws, commissioner says
B.C.’s human rights tribunal has ruled that it has the ability to consider cases of online hate speech as part of a complaint against a former school trustee who attacked the province's curriculum on sexual orientation and gender identity on Facebook.
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August 14, 2024
Gladly suffering fools | Murray Gottheil
Back in the day, before I became as warm, compassionate, emphatic and all-around lovable as I am today, I had something of a reputation as being someone who did not suffer fools gladly. There were even a few people around the office who found me to be intimidating. Of course, self-awareness not being my strong suit, I did not understand how anyone could have possibly found me to be anything other than wonderful.
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August 14, 2024
Canada to launch study permit pilot program to boost Francophone immigration
A new immigration pilot program that aims to provide study permits for up to 2,300 Francophones from abroad to study in Canada over the next year launches Aug. 26, 2024.
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August 14, 2024
Two judges promoted in N.B. provincial court
An Aug. 14 news release from the Government of New Brunswick announced the promotion of Brian McLean and Mélanie Poirier LeBlanc as chief judge and associate chief judge, respectively, for seven-year terms.
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August 14, 2024
Segev announces new Alberta office
Segev LLP recently announced that it had opened a new office in Alberta in a strategic move to expand the firm’s services across the province.
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August 14, 2024
SALE OF LAND — Agreement of purchase and sale — Breach of — Damages
Appeal by appellants from motion judge’s decision granting partial summary judgment on issue of liability in favour of respondent and further moved for admission of fresh evidence. The appellants argued that the motion judge improperly rendered partial summary judgment rather than remitting the matter to trial. The respondent was the seller and owner of a property located in Mississauga (“Property”). The respondent entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (“Agreement”) for the Property with the appellant, Ahmed2 Inc.
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August 14, 2024
Appeal court decision offers lesson in relying on Jordan
It all seems so simple. Anyone wanting to know if a trial occurs within the 18-month time limit set out in the Jordan decision must calculate the time spent from the date of arrest until the trial date.
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August 14, 2024
Law Society rules should serve as guidelines, not strict mandates | Jacob Murad
I am currently about to write the MPRE (multi-state professional responsibility exam) for licensing in the United States and this allows me time to review the American Bar Association (ABA) standard rules of professional responsibility for U.S. lawyers, which are substantially similar to the Law Society of Ontario’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
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August 13, 2024
Failed Albanian refugee claimants get new H&C review of Canadian-born kids’ best interests
The Federal Court has quashed the denial of an Albanian couple’s application for permanent residence that is based on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds because the immigration officer didn’t properly take into account the best interests of the pair’s two Canadian children but, instead, wrongly applied a more onerous “hardship” test.