The Complete Brief
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March 31, 2025
Inmate abuse underscores need for jail change | John L. Hill
They just let an inmate die. Three guards and a supervisor were charged with criminal negligence, but the prosecution was dropped after a preliminary hearing. A warden and deputy warden were fired. That was the outcome after Ashley Smith died gasping for air while correctional officers observed her suicide attempt at Kitchener’s Grand Valley Institution but did not intervene.
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March 31, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: Evolution of the Start-Up Visa
The Start-Up Visa (SUV) program was introduced as a pilot initiative aimed at attracting foreign entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas that could contribute to Canada’s economic landscape. Launched in 2013, the program was designed to bridge the gap between immigration policy and economic growth by fostering a dynamic ecosystem where skilled entrepreneurs could establish and scale businesses in Canada.
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March 31, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes new partners in construction and intellectual property
Lenczner Slaght has announced that two of its litigators, Aaron Grossman and Martin Brandsma, have been promoted to the partnership.
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March 31, 2025
COMPETITION - Agreement - Enforcement and interpretation guidelines - Conspiracy - Economic duress
Appeal by appellant against a chambers judge’s decision summarily dismissing a proposed class action. The appellant sought to certify a class action on behalf of workers negatively impacted by a clause in franchise agreements between the TDL Group Corp (TDL), the franchisor of Tim Hortons, and its franchisees.
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March 31, 2025
Defending the rights of the worst to ensure they’re there for the rest | Justin D. Rochester
Many times, when I’m teaching the summary offences course at Centennial College in Toronto, students ask me, “How can you defend people who break the law?” My response is always the same: everyone deserves a defence, and we defend the rights of the worst of us to ensure they’re there for the rest of us.
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March 31, 2025
Living paycheque to paycheque on $6,574,000 | Murray Gottheil
"It’s not a principle until it costs you money." — Bill Bernbach, American advertising creative director.
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March 31, 2025
Rise of the product counsel | Laura Sulymosi
Since graduating from law school in 2007, I’ve worked in every conceivable setting in the legal profession. I’ve worked in law firms of all sizes, dabbled with government roles, supported a startup (a mid-size technology and business consulting company), and now, Telus Health. Clearly, I thrive on variety.
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March 28, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court: Economic viability assessment expenses qualify for mining tax credits
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that expenses incurred in assessing the economic viability of mining a resource in B.C. are eligible for mining exploration tax credits under the British Columbia Income Tax Act.
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March 28, 2025
Licence Appeal Tribunal allowed leave to intervene in appeal of its own decision
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed a motion by the Licence Appeal Tribunal for leave to intervene in an appeal of the tribunal’s own decision not to revoke the licences of a car dealership's managers.
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March 28, 2025
Bay bankruptcy rekindles labour lawyer’s campaign for better worker protections in insolvencies
The historic collapse of Canada’s 355-year-old retail icon, the Hudson’s Bay Company, has rekindled a Toronto employment lawyer’s quiet campaign to improve Canadian bankruptcy law to better protect workers.