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. Legal Feeds 2. Mack’s Criminal Law Blog 3. Meurrens on Immigration 4. Rule of Law 5. BC Injury Law Blog

Legal Feeds
CBA adopts resolutions on NDAs and intersectional judicial data collection at annual meeting

At the Canadian Bar Association annual general meeting on Thursday, members passed resolutions concerning the misuse of non-disclosure agreements, pressing the federal government to uphold an international commitment and enhancing the data collection on judges and judicial candidates to allow for an intersectional analysis of the bench. …

Mack’s Criminal Law Blog
Are You Trapped In Timeshare Holidays?

Issues with the sales process or the possibility to terminate the agreement in the future may sometimes lead to issues for consumers who acquire timeshares. Timeshares were more widespread in Europe throughout the 1980s due to the area experiencing a period of tremendous economic expansion at the time. There have been multiple allegations that sales teams for timeshare companies have lied to customers about the opportunities for customers to use timeshares as investments, and the businesses that offer timeshares have been accused of engaging in aggressive and dishonest sales practices. …

Meurrens on Immigration
Citizenship Applications

To submit a Canadian citizenship application, an individual generally needs to meet the following requirements: have permanent resident status in Canada; meet a physical presence in Canada test. Specifically, they must have lived in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the 5 years before they apply; demonstrate language proficiency, unless they are exempt due …

Rule of Law
Remote Witnessing of Powers of Attorney

Recent amendments to the Power of Attorney Act and Power of Attorney Regulation permit remote witnessing of signatures in British Columbia. These amendments came into affect on January 1, 2023. The donor (referred to as the “adult” in the legislation) may sign a power of attorney in the electronic presence of a witness who is a British Columbia lawyer or notary public. …

BC Injury Law Blog
ICBC “Impairment” Payments For Shoulder and Arm Ligamentous and Other Soft Tissue Disruption

In my ongoing efforts to highlight ICBC’s ‘permanent impairment regulations under no-fault insurance and the woeful reality of these payments today I’ll discuss the ‘meat chart’ numbers for permanent Shoulder and Arm Ligamentous and Other Soft Tissue Disruption. By way of quick background, under the “permanent impairment regulation” if you suffer an injury with a ‘permanent impairment’ you are entitled to a lump sum. But the sums are grotesquely low. Here’s how it works. …

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