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Leading case clarified analysis around evidence and rights violations

Leading case clarified analysis around evidence and rights violations

The Supreme Court of Canada’s 2009 decision in R. v. Grant clarified the distinction between the admission of evidence obtained from technical breaches of people’s rights and rights violations that lead…

Law for tenant employees needs updating

Law for tenant employees needs updating

Tenant-employees’ residential rights are not as secure as the rights of regular tenants in Ontario, Toronto employment and civil litigation lawyer Arthur Zeilikman writes in Lawyers Weekly. “Many Ontario residential complexes…

Pay attention to record fines

Pay attention to record fines

Lawyers should pay close attention to two record-setting fines recently handed down for bid-rigging under the Competition Act, Toronto competition lawyer Michael Osborne says in Lawyers Weekly. “This decision … should…

Weighing in on Van Breda’s influence

Weighing in on Van Breda’s influence

One year has passed since the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision that clarified the law around establishing jurisdiction in conflict of laws situations, and while questions remain, the…

Networking opportunities key to practice

Networking opportunities key to practice

The independence offered by smaller law firms can allow for more hands-on work balanced with a manageable schedule, Toronto family lawyer Shelly Kalra says in Lawyers Weekly. “I’m a very independent, ambitious person…

Online marketing valuable tool for sole practitioner

Online marketing valuable tool for sole practitioner

Making the leap from a large law firm to becoming a sole practitioner is a liberating move that comes with pros and cons, Toronto IP lawyer John Simpson says in…

Case highlights value of ‘terms of use’

Case highlights value of ‘terms of use’

Ownership of user-generated online content remains a hot topic – with the ‘terms of use’ issue in particular being watched closely by social media followers, Toronto intellectual property and trademark…

3D printing likely to spark interesting legal issues

3D printing likely to spark interesting legal issues

Along with excitement, the increasing popularity of 3D printing also brings a concern that proliferation of this technology will create legal challenges, in particular for intellectual property rights holders, Toronto…

Litigating out-of-province accidents

Litigating out-of-province accidents

As the temperature rises, so will the number of Canadians driving their vehicles out of town, and some of these individuals will inevitably be injured in car accidents in other…

Wrongful death suits about more than compensation

Wrongful death suits about more than compensation

While civil wrongful death suits may provide compensation to the families of victims, they do not always provide what many families cry out for: change aimed at preventing future deaths,…

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