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. Canadian Class Actions Monitor 2. Official Clio Blog 3. Michael Geist 4. Attorney with a Life 5. Canadian Securities Law

Canadian Class Actions Monitor
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal: Serial Certification Attempts Abusive

In Abbott Laboratories, Ltd. v Spicer, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal permanently stayed a proposed class action that was the last of five proposed national class actions concerning the drug sibutramine. The Court held that permitting serial attempts at certification in multiple jurisdictions was an abuse of process and contrary to access to justice. Spicer emphasizes that access to justice “does not require that every prospective class action advance to a certification hearing” (para 82). …

Official Clio Blog
Becoming a Legal Consultant: What You Need to Know

Do you have a love for the law, but no deep desire to practice or appear in court? Do you find generating solutions to complex problems incredibly satisfying? Are you an excellent communicator? You may want to consider a career as a legal consultant. Whether you’re exploring potential legal career paths for the future or you’re a practicing attorney considering a pivot, becoming a legal consultant could be right for you. …

Michael Geist
Why the Government’s Bill C-18 Draft Regulations Are Stacked Against Small, Independent, and Digital-First Media Outlets

The problems with government’s Bill C-18 draft regulations involve more than just what amounts to a 4% link tax on Google and Meta alongside little effort to ensure the resulting revenues are used to support spending on journalists and news content. As noted in previous posts, the draft regulations put an end to the claim that the Online News Act involves compensation for news creation since the standards are now simply a function of Internet platform revenues, not news production costs. Given the global implications of a 4% tax on revenues to support media, that approach likely further cements Meta’s decision to comply with the law by stopping news links and increases the chances that Google follows suit. …

Attorney with a Life
Make a strong start to the fall

Did you start this week with a feeling of tension in your belly or a tightness in your shoulders? Or was it worse? A feeling of dread, accompanied by the thought of “how am I going to get it all done?” Please know you are not…

Canadian Securities Law
Bill S-211 in Context: Five Ways That Canada Regulates Forced and Child Labour

Bill S-211 – the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act – which requires businesses to report on their efforts to combat forced and child labour, is set to take effect in 2024. In this post, which supplements our…
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