The Complete Brief
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November 15, 2024
AI in the courtroom: Canadian Judicial Council’s new guidelines
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Canadian courts are under increasing pressure to address its impact. While some view AI as a possible threat to the rule of law and democracy within Canada’s justice system, AI also holds promise for enhancing court operations, reducing workloads, supporting judicial functions and improving access to justice.
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November 15, 2024
How can I help you? | Murray Gottheil
One day, quite a few years ago, I was out for lunch with a banker whom I will call Neal. Neal was a commercial account manager at a large Canadian bank. As I always did at such meetings, I asked Neal, “How can I help you?” (For those of you who need a masterclass in networking, this is how you do it. You don’t tell referral sources how great you are, how your firm provides better quality services at lower prices and all of the usual boring stuff. You ask people, “How can I help you?”)
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November 15, 2024
Importance of sufficient funds for study permit applications in Canada
In the case of Mohammadi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 598, an 18-year-old Iranian national, who wished to complete Grade 12 at a private high school in Ont., submitted a study permit application in which he showed parental funds of $168,000 to cover $32,500 costs for tuition and room and board. He provided the following parental financial evidence: bank statement, land title deeds, tax payment receipts, insurance premium receipts and employee salary amounts.
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November 15, 2024
Regulatory discrimination is authorized | Sara Blake
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that a regulation may discriminate among regulated entities for regulatory purposes: TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta, 2024 SCC 37.
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November 14, 2024
Federal government faces proposed class action over abuse of Indigenous children at group homes
The federal government is set to face another proposed class action concerning its historic policy of removing Indigenous children from their communities and families so they could attend provincially- and territorially-run group homes.
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November 14, 2024
Competition Bureau: Experts call for more transparency in AI systems, new regulations
Experts have called for greater transparency in artificial intelligence (AI) systems, as well as new regulatory frameworks to address challenges posed by AI, according to a Nov. 13 release issued by the Competition Bureau.
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November 14, 2024
Proposed $2.1M settlement reached in Dell data theft class action
A proposed $2.1 million settlement has been reached in a class action launched against Dell for compensation for data thefts conducted by one of the computer giant's former service providers, Halifax-based class counsel Wagners Law Firm has announced.
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November 14, 2024
TransAlta reaches deal with Competition Bureau in $542M acquisition of rival utility
To address competition concerns, Calgary-based TransAlta Corp. is paring back its acquisition of competitor Heartland Generation of Calgary — a deal originally valued at more than $600 million.
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November 14, 2024
Nunavut appeal court examines misapprehension of evidence by trial judge
Trial judges heading criminal proceedings must be mindful to not misapprehend evidence and thus risk raising doubt whether they came to a “true verdict,” says the lawyer of a Nunavut man given another shot at challenging allegations of sex assault.
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November 14, 2024
Environmental law group sues Alberta over disclosure of mercury emissions at waste treatment plant
An environmental law group has filed a lawsuit against the province of Alberta over its alleged failure to disclose information about mercury emissions at a hazardous waste treatment centre.