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. The Defence Toolkit 2. All About Information 3. BC Injury Law Blog 4. National Magazine 5. Legal Sourcery

The Defence Toolkit
The Defence Toolkit – February 1, 2025: Disclosure of Videos of Complainant Violence

This week’s top three summaries: R v Haley, 2025 ONSC 265: s.7 #disclosure, R v AV, 2025 ONSC 57: #similar fact, and R v Lemay-Storms, 2025 ABKB 39: #principled exception R v Haley, 2025 ONSC 265 [January 16, 2025] Charter s.7: Past Complainant Violence Video and Collateral Fact [J.R. Presser J.] AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Crown often opposes disclosing a complainant’s past misconduct outside of criminal records. In this case, the defence sought video evidence of past violence involving the…

All About Information
In praise of cyber response transparency (and in defence of the “breach coach”)

Wired Magazine published an article last week about school cyber attacks in the United States that was wholly denigrating of the role of cyber incident response counsel – “breach coaches.” Wired’s theme was that schools are using their lawyers to deprive parents, students, and the public of information. Wired has inspired this post, though I will say little more about it than “Don’t believe everything you read.” Rather, I will be positive, and explain that transparency is at the center of good cyber incident response and that breach counsel enable transparency through clear, accurate, and timely communication. …

BC Injury Law Blog
MacIsaac & Company Expands Into Family Law

I’m excited to announce that starting February 1, 2025 MacIsaac & Company’s services are expanding to include family law. Stuart Wright will be joining the firm and growing and overseeing this practice area. Stuart practices exclusively in family law and is available to serve clients anywhere in British Columbia. He focuses on individuals looking for a separation or divorce and offers a range of tools to get there. Stuart regularly deals with cases that involve: …

National Magazine
Will the Supreme Court allow a tort of family violence to be created?

The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear an appeal about whether or not the Ontario Superior Court should have created an intentional tort of family violence. The case of Kuldeep Kaur Ahluwalia v. Amrit Pal Singh Ahluwalia will come before the Court on February 11 and 12, with 17 intervenors lined up to speak to the matter. At the Ontario Superior Court, Justice Mandhane took the new definition of family violence from the most revised version of the Divorce Act to create a tort of family violence. Later, …

Legal Sourcery
New Journal Issues – January 2025

The Law Society of Saskatchewan’s Legal Resources Library regularly adds journals to its collection. Members can borrow issues by contacting library staff or by placing a request through the online catalogue. The public are welcome to view journals by visiting a Law Society library or by requesting a scanned copy. Contact Legal Resources. Commercial Insolvency Reporter Volume 37, Number 2 (December…

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