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June 04, 2024
Retirement for young and old lawyers, part four | Murray Gottheil
This is part four of my series on retiring from the legal profession. In the first three parts, I did not even mention “the Number.”
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June 03, 2024
SCC’s Wagner urges vigilance, strong defence against false information, justice system attacks
Canada’s top judge says elected officials should not attack the justice system or the judiciary, based on false information that could shake public confidence.
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June 03, 2024
No need for new law of tort to deal with challenges posed by artificial intelligence: law institute
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become almost ubiquitous around the world in the past few years, with a concurrent fear of what effect new technology is going to have on people’s jobs. But a law reform institute in British Columbia is also saying more focus needs to be put on what effect AI has on the legal liability of increasingly capable autonomous machines.
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June 03, 2024
COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNANCE — Self-governance — Councils — Powers — Taxation
Appeal by appellants from conclusion of chambers judge that policies adopted by Metis Settlements General Council (Council) represented reasonable exercise of Council's delegated authority under Metis Settlements Act (MSA) and were therefore lawful.
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June 03, 2024
3 new judges appointed to Saskatchewan court
The government of Saskatchewan announced in a May 31 press release the appointment of three new judges to its provincial court: Mitch Miller, James Korpan and Alan Jacobson.
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June 03, 2024
Launderers and financial restructuring
The world of finance is constantly evolving, and with it, the methods by which individuals and organizations attempt to hide illicit activities, such as money laundering.
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May 31, 2024
SCC gives guidance on interpreting exclusion clauses, applying standards of appellate review
The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified what is required for an exclusion clause in a contract of sale to exempt the seller from an implied condition under Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act (SGA) and has also clarified what standards of appellate review apply when trial courts interpret contracts involving implied statutory conditions.
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May 31, 2024
True confessions; cheesy games | Marcel Strigberger
This is a good time to talk about churches and cheddar. Actually, this story is more about a priest biting a woman. But there is a cheese part, to which I shall get shortly.
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May 31, 2024
Retirement for young and old lawyers, part three | Murray Gottheil
In part one of this series, I told you to figure out what you want your retirement to look like. In part two, I advised you to get to know yourself.
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May 31, 2024
New associate joins Mathews Dinsdale Toronto
A recent news release from Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP announced the addition of Junggun Park as an associate in the firm’s Toronto office.