Civil Litigation
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June 06, 2024
Court rules password sharing for subscription constituted fair dealing in 'landmark decision'
In what one copyright law expert is describing as a huge win for copyright user rights in Canada, the Federal Court has found that Parks Canada employees who shared the password for a single account to access a subscription-based news site were engaged in fair dealing under the Copyright Act and did not infringe copyright law.
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June 06, 2024
Federal Court nixes Sobeys bid to review Competition Bureau probe into alleged restrictive leasing
The Federal Court has rejected an application by Sobeys Inc. and its Nova Scotia-based parent, Empire Company Ltd., for a judicial review of a Competition Bureau investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct by the grocery giant.
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June 06, 2024
Aboriginal land claim settlements: Show me the money
Various First Nations in Saskatchewan are on the verge of realizing a cash-effusion by way of land claim settlements. The amounts range from a few million to $150 million. One would think this is cause for celebration; however, numerous band members, being the beneficiaries of these land claim settlements, exhibit confusion and consternation.
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June 06, 2024
Issue of trespass on university campuses less clear than it is for private property: legal scholar
In the wake of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli civilians last year, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have popped up on university campuses all around the world, including Canada, with post-secondary institutions grappling with a response — including removal of the protesters under trespass law. But whether any injunctions will be successful, or what powers universities — and police — have when seeking to remove demonstrators, remains an open one.
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June 06, 2024
B.C. court awards $15K per person for ICBC privacy breach that led to arson, shooting attacks
The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded $15,000 each in general non-pecuniary damages to B.C. residents impacted by a privacy breach in which a Crown corporation employee improperly accessed the personal information of 79 individuals and sold at least some of it to a criminal group.
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June 06, 2024
New lawyer joins Lax O’Sullivan
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP recently announced the addition of Bradley MacKay to the firm.
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June 05, 2024
Proposed $6.75B class action lawsuit targets TD Bank’s anti-money laundering practices
A TD Bank shareholder has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against the bank over allegations that TD and some of its directors and officers misrepresented systemic deficiencies in TD’s anti-money laundering controls and the likely impact on its U.S. operations.
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June 05, 2024
Court refuses to recharacterize bankrupt husband’s unpaid debt to wife as spousal support
In Davidson v. Davidson 2024 BCSC 331 the parties separated after eight years of marriage. In a consent order in September 2020, they agreed that Allan Davidson would purchase the parties’ family home in Fort McMurray and assume the mortgage, while Alysa Davidson would retain a home in Vernon, British Columbia.
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June 05, 2024
B.C. law society consulting on proposed model code amendments to advance truth and reconciliation
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) is inviting lawyers in the province to provide feedback on the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s proposed model code of professional conduct amendments to advance truth and reconciliation.
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June 05, 2024
4 new judges appointed to Ontario Court of Justice
Four new judges were appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice, according to a June 3 news release from the provincial government. Effective June 13, Michael David Frank is assigned to Windsor, Joseph Hanna is assigned to Oshawa, Courtney Harris is assigned to Chatham and Liana Marcon is assigned to Oshawa.