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. RT Blog 2. Legal Post Blog 3. Know How 4. Administrative Law Matters 5. Lawyered Podcast
RT Blog
3 Benefits of Workplace Restoration
Workplace restoration is a developing area which is now being considered by many employers. One reason for the growing interest is the ongoing effort by employers to improve the work experience for their employees and to create a safe and harmonious workplace for them. As part of that effort, employers are exploring more effective tools to tackle issues that are impacting their organization’s culture and employee experience; workplace restoration is evolving as an available tool to assist this initiative. …
Legal Post Blog
Vancouver homestay company owner allegedly stole $400K for gambling addiction: B.C. court petition
The part owner of a Vancouver homestay business has filed a petition asking a B.C. court to freeze her business partner’s assets, alleging she e-transferred herself at least $400,000 over two years for gambling. Shannon Griffith and Jasbir King were East Vancouver neighbours when they started the company together in 2006 to arrange temporary accommodations for international students and young professionals with host families, according to a petition Griffith filed in B.C. Supreme Court. …
Know How
Coming into force of Federal Regulations and Statutory Instruments
When conducting legislative research, many researchers will know that locating a piece of legislation is only half the battle. The next hurdle lies in decoding commencement information or coming into force date(s). As outlined in previous posts, deciphering this information can be tricky and confusion often arises from the wording used. In this post we hope to shed light on three frequently used coming into force (CIF) phrases of Federal SORs and SIs. …
Administrative Law Matters
Administrative Law Values, Constitutional Principles and Mandatory Orders: R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon [2023] UKSC 45
When a court finds in judicial review proceedings that a decision was unlawful, it must then turn its mind to the question of remedy. Of all the available remedies in the judicial armoury, the mandatory order is the most far-reaching and intrusive. Particular care is required before deploying it, as Lord Sales’s analysis in R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon [2023] UKSC 45 amply demonstrates. The analysis is also suffused by administrative law values, further evidence of their analytical utility in understanding the contemporary law of judicial review of administrative action. …
Lawyered Podcast
89: Psychedelics Law (David Wood) – November 22, 2023
On this week’s episode, we’re chatting all about the changing rules involving psychedelics and other controlled substances, featuring lawyer and leading expert, David Wood. Topics: Alberta’s regulation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy; healthcare practitioners’ access to psychedelics; Canada’s Special Access Program; and our Ask-Me-Anything Program. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario’s CPD requirements. …
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