Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from seventy recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Eloise Gratton  2. Administrative Law Matters 3. The Court  4. Combat Sports Law  5. Wise Law Blog

Eloise Gratton
Cyber Risk Management: Legal Privilege Strategy – Part 1 of 2

An organization’s cyber risk management activities may result in sensitive communications and documents that the organization’s personnel expect will remain confidential. Nevertheless, in many circumstances an organization may be legally obligated to disclose those communications and documents unless the organization is able to assert a legal right – called “legal privilege” – to not make the disclosure. …

Administrative Law Matters
The Brexit Litigation: Statutory Interpretation and the Prerogative

As is well known, the people of Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 23. Quite how that vote will shape Britain’s future relationship with the EU remains unpredictable. One important factor is whether and when Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union will be triggered. There has been a flood of considered academic commentary on this question. …

The Court
The Supreme Court by Numbers 2: The McLachlin Years

Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is now the longest serving chief justice in Canadian history, having held the title of Chief since January 2000 and the title of longest serving since September of 2013 (when she sailed past Sir William Ritchie’s 13 ¾ years). More astounding still is that after 16 years at the helm, she shows no signs of slowing down, and looks set, two years from now, to reach 75 years of age – unfortunately, due to the mandatory retirement age, she won’t reach the magic number of 20 years as Chief). …

Combat Sports Law
Shlemenko Doping Penalties Reduced – Full Judicial Reasons

Last year the California State Athletic Commission fined Alexander Shlemenko and handed him a three year suspension after “testing positive for steroids”. As previously reported the regulatory hearing left much to be desired from a perspective of due process and objective fairness. Shlemenko judicially reviewed the CSAC’s decision and in part succeeded by having his fine decreased and having the three year suspension reduced to one year. …

Wise Law Blog
LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 27, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law. The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14, 2001. Its legality, along with the legality of many other same-sex marriages, was affirmed by the Ontario Court of Appeal on June 10, 2003 in a case called Halpern v. Canada. …

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