The Complete Brief
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April 02, 2025
What I know about halfway houses, part two | Michael Crowley
Halfway houses, a.k.a., community residential facilities (CRFs), serve a number of functions, but primarily they are intended to assist people who have been incarcerated, sometimes for many years, to begin the process of reintegrating back into society. They provide, or should provide, nothing less than safe environments where the residents can go to school or find employment, begin the process of resettling into their families, and do all of that in appropriate, prosocial ways.
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April 02, 2025
First, let’s kill the lawyer jokes: A humorous reflection on the legal profession | Ian Hull
Today, it appears increasingly difficult to get away from the news — political, economic and otherwise. There’s been a few hard pills to swallow, and we could really use some relief. In comes the prescription of Dr. Marcel Strigberger — a taste of legal humour mixed with some brutal honesty. After all, laughter is the best medicine they say. Well, maybe he’s a lawyer not a doctor, but us lawyers like to think we can prove anything about ourselves.
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April 02, 2025
Lessons from the fall of Heenan Blaikie | Darryl Singer
Professor Adam Dodek’s recently published book on the history of a prominent Canadian law firm should be required reading for all who enter the profession.
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April 01, 2025
Canadian securities regulators delegate registration authority to CIRO
Effective April 1, securities regulators in Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Yukon are delegating certain registration functions and powers to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO).
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April 01, 2025
Federal Court sets aside Fisheries Department decision to cut 2023 juvenile eel fishing quotas
The Federal Court has overturned a federal government decision to cut the elver (juvenile eel) fishing quotas of eight licence holders by 13.7 per cent for the 2023 season, ruling that the department of fisheries (DFO) violated procedural fairness by not consulting the licence holders as it had previously promised.
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April 01, 2025
CJC finds little judicial misconduct as public makes 985 complaints against federal judges in 2024
The Canadian Judicial Council rejected all but three judicial misconduct complaints it decided in 2024, a year that also saw 985 complaints to the disciplinary body for Canada’s 1,224 federally appointed trial and appellate judges.
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April 01, 2025
Ontario Hospital Association allowed intervener status in appeal involving hospital cyberattack
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court has granted intervener status to the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in an appeal related to the Ontario information and privacy commissioner's notification obligations following a cyberattack.
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April 01, 2025
Minimum wage rates rise federally and in four provinces
As of April 1, minimum wage increases have taken effect federally and in four provinces. The federal minimum wage has risen to $17.75 an hour from $17.30 to keep pace with the consumer price index. The change is expected to benefit more than 26,000 workers in federally regulated sectors, including banking, postal and courier services, and interprovincial transportation.
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April 01, 2025
Oatley Vigmond adds new associate
Fiona Tobin has joined Oatley Vigmond as an associate.
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April 01, 2025
Just when you thought you were safe from having employment contract termination provision upheld
Following the 2024 decision in Dufault v. Ignace (Township), 2024 ONSC 1029, the decision in Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952 has further contributed to employers having an unpeaceful and uneasy feeling in their gastrointestinal tracts.