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 Court 2. OsgoodePD Blog 3. FACL BC Podcast 4. Canadian Securities Law 5. Michael Geist
The Court
Flying Fair? SCC Weighs in on International Air Transportation Association v Canada
Airline passengers in Canada recently scored an important win regarding consumer protection. In International Air Transportation Association v Canada (Transportation Agency), 2024 SCC 30 [International Air], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously held that the Canada Transportation Agency’s (the “Agency”) Air Passenger Protection Regulations, SOR/2019-150 [Regulations] were valid regulations that did not violate the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, 2242 UNTS 309 [Montreal Convention]. Building on the decision in Thibodeau v Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67 [Thibodeau], the SCC emphasized that the Montreal Convention focuses on individualized compensation, whereas the Regulations are consumer protections offering standardized compensation. Because of this, the court held that there was no conflict between the Regulations and the Montreal Convention. …
OsgoodePD Blog
Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers: A Look Back at the Inaugural National Internationally Trained Lawyers (ITL) Conference
On April 3-5th, Osgoode Professional Development sponsored the inaugural national ITL Conference: Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers in Calgary, Alberta. This conference was organized by a group of Internationally Trained Lawyer (ITL) organizations, who joined together and leveraged their strengths to create space for meaningful dialogue, collaboration and connection for ITL candidates from all over the world and bring together allied organizations like OsgoodePD who are committed to helping and supporting ITLs in their journey. …
FACL BC Podcast
Episode 40: The Not-So-Predictable Life of a Criminal Defence Lawyer with Gloria Ng
In this episode, Fiona Wong and Abby Pang speak with Gloria Ng, a criminal defence lawyer and co-founder of Platform Litigation. In this enlightening discussion of a criminal defence practice, Gloria offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the dynamic, fast-paced, and meaningful work she does as a criminal defence lawyer. When it comes to the often unique needs of her clients, Gloria also recounts interesting experiences which exemplify the need to be flexible and creative as a successful criminal defence practitioner. …
Canadian Securities Law
CSA Announce Measures to Support Canadian Markets and Issuers
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently announced measures to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets in response to the current uncertainty in global markets. The measures are being implemented through three…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 232: What Will Canadian Digital Policy Look Like Under the New Liberal Carney Government?
Digital policy did not play a major role in the recent federal election, but the new Mark Carney Liberal government is quickly going to face a wide range of digital-related policy questions. This week’s Law Bytes podcast examines the short, medium and longer term issues including the future of the digital services tax, Canadian digital sovereignty, and the fate of legislation that did not make it past the finish line in the last Parliament. …
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