The Complete Brief
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March 25, 2025
The Norwich Order and its role in pre-litigation discovery
Named after the 1974 decision from the House of Lords in Norwich Pharmacal Co. v. Customs and Excise Commissioners, a Norwich Order is an exceptional equitable remedy that allows a party to seek discovery from a third party ─ even before a lawsuit has been initiated. In essence, a Norwich Order enables a party contemplating litigation to seek information and documents necessary for determining whether a cause of action will be litigated or whether a cause of action even exists at all.
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March 25, 2025
Five content ideas to help your legal brand stand out
When it comes to optimizing business opportunity, content marketing plays a crucial role. Marketing a law firm requires more than a static website and the occasional social media post. Clients are doing their homework before making a call — they’re Googling, reviewing LinkedIn profiles, comparing firms and judging your credibility based on how you present yourself online.
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March 25, 2025
Rule of law is held together by threads | Lorne Waldman
As we watch the daily news, we have been inundated with stories of the latest moves by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration.
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March 24, 2025
Nova Scotia to adopt 2020 National Fire Code starting April 2025
Nova Scotia will adopt the 2020 edition of the National Fire Code of Canada effective April 1, 2025, with certain variations to address local requirements, according to a release by the province.
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March 24, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds class action against Binance over alleged securities violations
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over allegations that it failed to comply with securities regulations before distributing securities.
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March 24, 2025
EI changes introduced to better support workers from impact of tariffs
Workers adversely impacted by the U.S.-Canada trade war could receive employment insurance (EI) benefits sooner under a six-month pilot program launched by the federal government.
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March 24, 2025
Appeal court finds judge erred in interpreting moot real estate case
The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has found in dismissing an appeal that an applications judge erred in providing statutory interpretation and directions of the Conveyancing Act in a matter that became moot.
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March 24, 2025
N.B. Human Rights Commission releases guidance on race discrimination
New Brunswick’s human rights watchdog has released an “educational resource” on how the law protects people from racial discrimination.
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March 24, 2025
New associate at Clark Wilson
Clark Wilson has welcomed a new associate, Carter Moe, to its infrastructure, construction and procurement group.
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March 24, 2025
Online wills or individualized estate planning: Pros and cons
While the technical legal requirements of a will may be met in a variety of forms — often subject to arduous court proceedings declaring such validity — there is a big difference between what constitutes a valid will and what comprehensive estate planning encompasses. Wills can take many forms, for example, Cecil George Harris’s historic will, etched onto a panel of farm machinery under which he was trapped and later succumbed to injury, or the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s 2022 finding in McGrath v. Joy, 2022 ONCA 119 that a suicide note was a valid will.