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. PierreRoy & Associés 2. Crossroad Family Law Blog 3. Off the Shelf 4. Welcome to the Food Court 5. Great LEXpectations

PierreRoy & Associés
Tout ce que vous devez savoir avant de déposer une demande de faillite commerciale

La faillite commerciale est une décision difficile à prendre et qui ne doit pas être prise à la légère. Elle peut avoir des effets à long terme sur votre entreprise et vos finances. Il est donc important de comprendre le processus avant de prendre une décision. …

Crossroad Family Law Blog
Does your child need their own lawyer? What you need to know

If you and your ex-partner are having disagreements over the parenting arrangements for your child, or if you feel the current arrangements are simply not working, one party may end up making an application to the court to appoint a lawyer (or “counsel”) for the child so that their views are taken seriously. But will the court application be worth it? What are your chances of success? Also, who pays for the child’s counsel? …

Off the Shelf
Publishing changes to the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest on Westlaw Canada

If you have saved materials from the Canadian Encyclopedia Digest (CED) to your Westlaw Edge account, you may soon notice some changes that have affected these resources. Thomson Reuters recently announced that as of this week, the following updates will…

Welcome to the Food Court
The Future of Milk Alternatives: Regulating Precision Fermented Plant-Based Beverages in Canada

Any trip that Canadians take to the grocery store reveals that plant-based alternatives to dairy milk have increased in popularity over recent years; what started with soy milk quickly grew into offerings as diverse as chickpea milk or oat milk. And while the public has swiftly adapted to plant-based products, the legal world continues to experience growing pains with the transition; complex, regulatory requirements for dairy labelling, as well as standards of identity, create challenges for anybody seeking to market milk alternatives. …

Great LEXpectations
Supreme Court of Canada Notice

The Supreme Court of Canada has developed an e-filing portal that will make it easier to file documents. The portal will be available on January 30, 2023 through a link on the Supreme Court of Canada website. The e-filing portal will be the primary method for filing the electronic version of a document, including documents that are required to be bound, notwithstanding Rule 19(1)(c). The other provisions of Rule 19 continue to apply, including the requirement to file a print version of a document within five business days of the filing of the electronic version. …

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*Randomness here is created by Random.org and its list randomizing function.