Criminal
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October 15, 2024
Nunavut release raises questions on public confidence | John L. Hill
When a trial judge provides reasons for a judicial decision in a criminal case, the accused and the victim of the crime must understand that justice was done.
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October 15, 2024
IPC decisions consider encryption-based cyberattacks with no data exfiltration
Do organizations have privacy reporting obligations when threat actors gain access to their IT systems without exfiltrating any data?
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October 11, 2024
SCC sheds new light on corporate attribution rules, applies them for first time to bankruptcy cases
The Supreme Court of Canada has for the first time applied the common law corporate attribution doctrine in the bankruptcy and insolvency context while also instructing that the corporate attribution rules are not rigid and must be adapted in varied legal contexts to “purposively, contextually and pragmatically” give effect to the policy goals of the law under which a party seeks to attribute to a corporation the actions, knowledge, state of mind or intent of its directing mind.
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October 11, 2024
Family law conference tackles complexity of brain science
Day one of a family law conference in Winnipeg featured a lesson on brain science and how childhood experiences shape lives — for better or for worse. Oct. 9 marked the first day of the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Families and the Law, a three-day examination of the nation’s justice system and its impacts on families.
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October 11, 2024
2 new associates join Henein Hutchison Robitaille
A recent news release from Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP announced the addition of associates Renee Jiang and Caterina Cavallo.
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October 11, 2024
Nunavut assault appeal judge decides jury conviction outweighs compurgation
A jury found Inuk Mosesie Ikkidluak guilty of three counts of sexual assault on the same complainant on three separate occasions. He asked to be granted bail while he appealed the conviction and sentence imposed.
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October 10, 2024
Proposed $70M settlement reached in TD mutual funds class action
Class actions specialist Siskinds LLP has announced that a $70.25 million settlement has been reached with TD Asset Management Inc. to resolve claims of investors who held units of a TD mutual fund trust through a discount broker. It is one of seven similar actions that Siskinds has launched challenging these types of payments to brokers.
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October 10, 2024
Ottawa takes step toward removing barriers to Indigenous Peoples’ mobility across Canada-U.S. border
Stating that it “continues to work toward long-term solutions to address Indigenous border mobility challenges” across the Canada-U.S. border, the federal government has announced “temporary measures” to waive certain requirements for eligible American Indigenous people with families in Canada who want to work or study here and to enable eligible Indigenous people from the U.S. who are already in Canada to extend their stay for up to three years.
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October 10, 2024
Canadian Judicial Council rolls out new advisory guidelines for federal judges on their social media use
“Proceed with caution” might sum up, in a nutshell, the latest official advice for judges on their use of social media.
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October 10, 2024
Facial recognition technology: A new era of bias-free policing or more of the same? | Ayderus Alawi
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across every segment of society over the last few years has been truly remarkable. This technology has been heralded as having the potential to transform the lives of everyday citizens while simultaneously being credited with maximizing efficiency and explosive profits for businesses through countless sectors.