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 more than 80 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. Michael Geist 2. Paw & Order 3. Family LLB 4. Legal Writers Collective 5. BC Injury Law Blog
Privacy breaches have become increasingly commonplace as businesses of all sizes grapple with how to keep customer information secure and what to do when things go wrong. The issue is particularly challenging for small and medium sized business, who are forced to navigate a regulatory framework that isn’t easy and can be extremely expensive. Enter JusTech, a project launched by Ritesh Kotak, Ayushi Dave, and Ryan Mosoff, three University of Ottawa law students who leveraged legal innovation hackathons to create a free online service that walks small businesses through the regulations and makes compliance manageable. …
Paw & Order
#90: Court of Appeal Says Animals Are Sentient & Deserve Protection
In Episode 90 of the Paw & Order podcast, hosts Camille Labchuk and Peter Sankoff discuss the groundbreaking Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Chen, in which Animal Justice was an intervenor. The appeal involves the appropriate approach to sentencing in criminal animal cruelty cases. The Court held that because animals are sentient beings that experience pain and suffering, crimes against them are crimes of violence and should be treated differently from property offences. …
Family LLB
Court Says Divorce Trial is a “Highlight Reel of How Not to Behave as a Parent”
In a recent Ontario divorce case called Misiuda v. Misiuda, the court was blunt in its criticism of both parents, but had particularly harsh words for the father, concluding he had “weaponized” his three children in his custody battle with their mother. As the court put it: [The father] was obsessed with the 50-50 shared parenting regime from the outset. His conduct in furtherance of that goal was deplorable and not in the best interests of the children. It is clear that his children have been damaged as a result of his conduct, despite the fact that the two eldest now live primarily with him. …
Legal Writers Collective
Caratun v Caratun, [1992] OJ No 1982 – A Labour of Love?
Facts: Two days after receiving his dental license, the husband, Mr. Caratun, leaves his wife, Mrs. Caratun, whom he had moved to Canada, leaving her job and life in Israel to financially support her husband so that he could obtain his dentistry license in Canada. …
BC Injury Law Blog
$99,000 Award Ordered After BC Store Owner Offers Employee Cash For Sex
An employer offered an employee cash for sex. She declined. The employer subsequently fired her. The complainant initiated a Human Rights action where the Tribunal found improper sexual harrassment took place and ordered nearly $99,000 in total damages. …
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