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. ABlawg.ca 2. Crossroad Family Law Blog 3.The Court 4. Hull & Hull Blog 5. Risk Management & Crisis Response
ABlawg.ca
Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 1
One in ten American teenagers personally knows someone who has had deepfake non-consensual intimate images (DNCII) of them created, and 6% reported having been victimized by DNCII (Thorn, Deepfake Nudes & Young People: Navigating a New Frontier in Technology-Facilitated Nonconsensual Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (Thorn: 2025) at 14). Recent incidents in Alberta demonstrate why intimate image legislation must address DNCII and its online distribution. In December 2025, a Calgary teen was charged in relation to DNCII of students from several schools. Six months later, two Edmonton boys were charged after creating and sharing DNCII of classmates. Reported consequences include job loss, school expulsion, post-traumatic stress disorder, and, in some cases, death by suicide (Mary Anne Franks, “‘Revenge Porn’ Reform: A View from the Front Lines” (2017) 69:5 Florida L Rev 1251 at 1259, 1263). …
Crossroad Family Law Blog
Who Decides Which School a Child Attends After Separation in Alberta?
Choosing a school is an important decision that can shape a child’s educational experience and development. After separation or divorce, however, that decision can become more complicated and emotionally charged. Parents may disagree about location, religious studies, private versus public, or specialized programs. When an agreement is not possible, parents are often left wondering how these decisions will be made. …
In John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Saskatchewan, 2025 SCC 6 [John Howard Society], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) expanded the meaning of “imprisonment” under the “true penal consequence” test to include inmate disciplinary offences governed by Saskatchewan’s Correctional Services Regulations [Regulations]. The Court found that s. 68 of the Regulations, which governs the standard of proof for finding an inmate responsible for a disciplinary offence, was inconsistent with ss.7 and 11(d) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Constitution Act, 1982, Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11 [Charter], because it required proof on a balance of probabilities. …
Hull & Hull Blog
Understanding Ademption: When a Will Outlives a Gift
Continuing my prior theme of Will beneficiaries receiving nothing (see my prior discussion on abatement, here), it’s appropriate for us to now turn to ademption. Ademption arises where a testator makes a specific gift in a will, but the subject matter of that gift no longer exists in the estate at the time of death. In such circumstances, the gift usually fails entirely, and the intended beneficiary takes nothing. That outcome can be surprising and deeply disappointing for beneficiaries, particularly where the disappearance of the asset was unintended or occurred shortly before death. …
Risk Management & Crisis Response
Defining the public interest power: what Oasis means for respondents in OSC enforcement proceedings
In Oasis, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) alleged that Oasis World Trading Inc., a proprietary day trading firm with more than 600 traders located in China, engaged in spoofing and wash trading on Canadian and Australian markets from 2018 through 2020, traded without registration, lacked adequate systems of control and supervision, and improperly provided direct electronic access (DEA) to unauthorized persons. …
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