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March 28, 2023
LSO voting guides for bencher election now available online
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) voting guides for the upcoming bencher election are now available online. The LSO says the guides contain biographical information and election statements provided by each of the candidates running for bencher.
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March 22, 2023
B.C. decision on software taxation has important implications for industry, consumers: lawyer
A Vancouver-based tech company has won its fight with the province over the taxation of several cloud computing and technical service products it had purchased, a case which dealt with the definition of “software program” under British Columbia’s current sales tax legislation for the first time.
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March 16, 2023
FOLA raises concerns over FullStop campaign claims on law libraries; FullStop stands by statements
The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) has issued a statement calling out FullStop Team campaign materials regarding courthouse law libraries as “misleading or incomplete” and “misrepresentative of the record of some FullStop benchers and leadership figures on these very issues.”
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March 14, 2023
B.C. legislation on non-consensual distribution of intimate images ‘long overdue’, lawyer says
British Columbia is proposing legislation which would ensure that people have more recourse to the judicial system if their intimate images are shared without their consent, and legal observers are applauding the multiple paths it creates to make sure such images come down quickly.
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March 07, 2023
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association endorses Good Governance Coalition in LSO bencher election
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is the latest group to endorse the Good Governance Coalition (GGC), adding its name to the growing list of legal organizations supporting the coalition in the Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) bencher election.
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March 07, 2023
SCC discloses Chief Justice Wagner put Justice Brown on leave of absence due to CJC complaint review
The disciplinary body for Canada’s 1,180 superior court judges has announced that it is investigating a Jan. 29 complaint made against Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown, who Law360 Canada first revealed had been on an unexplained leave of absence from the top court since Feb. 1.
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March 02, 2023
Hey, young folks, are you buying what law firms are selling? | Murray Gottheil
It is an incontrovertible fact that young lawyers destined for private practice arrive at law firms without much clue as to how to practise law.
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February 22, 2023
Motion for interim injunction against Metrolinx dismissed, development of Osgoode property resumes
The trees at Osgoode Hall will come down as the Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed a motion for a fresh interim injunction against Metrolinx brought by the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI).
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February 09, 2023
LSO seeks injunction against development of property until administrative proceeding finalized
A hearing before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will be held Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. as the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) “seeks an injunction prohibiting Metrolinx from taking further actions on the historic grounds of Osgoode Hall until administrative proceeding under section 33(1) of the Ontario Heritage Act has been determined by the applicable administrative bodies.”
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February 08, 2023
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds decision to deny class certification in Uber data breach case
Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal of a certification judge’s decision not to certify a class action against Uber over a 2016 data breach.