Civil Litigation
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February 25, 2025
Feds, Northwest Territories agree on nature protection plan
Ottawa has entered into a multi-year agreement with the Northwest Territories that will see the latter work with local Indigenous governments in a bid to protect nature in the territory.
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February 25, 2025
N.S. Premier backs off amendments that could have AG fired without cause
Nova Scotia’s premier has reversed course on proposed legislative changes that would have given the government the ability to fire the province’s auditor general without cause.
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February 25, 2025
Court of Appeal removes ‘wiggle room’ from employment releases
With the uptick in terminations without cause on the rise in Canada due to economic uncertainty on the horizon, counsel settling dismissal claims must be extremely vigilant in drafting and reviewing the Minutes of Settlement, Release and Indemnity that a client signs in order to get paid.
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February 25, 2025
New partner for Burchell Wickwire Bryson LLP
Thomas Morehouse has joined the partnership at Burchell Wickwire Bryson.
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February 25, 2025
Lawyer’s victim of fake U.S. cases generated by AI-assisted research
Since graduating from law school in 1990, legal research has evolved from the use of books taken from a library shelf to the use of comprehensive electronic research tools. Today, we are also exposed to the use of AI-assisted legal research that is available either through commercial publishers or websites. As well, ChatGPT has been promoted as an AI-assisted tool that can assist in legal research.
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February 24, 2025
North West Company faces class action over alleged misuse of food subsidies
A leading grocery retailer in northern Canada is facing a class action over allegations that it illegally retained subsides aimed at lowering the cost of nutritious foods and essential goods for isolated northern communities.
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February 24, 2025
Get it in writing: Documenting a gifted right of survivorship
With the Supreme Court’s decision in Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 (Pecore), it became clear that joint tenants can have different types of beneficial interests in property. Not only is it possible to hold a full beneficial interest in the property, but a joint tenant may also hold only a right of survivorship, in which case all beneficial interest in the property is held in trust for the other joint tenant until that other tenant passes away.
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February 24, 2025
High bar for use of biometric systems maintained by Quebec privacy regulator
Canada’s largest printer was ordered to cease using facial recognition technology to monitor access to its facilities and to destroy all biometric information it previously collected by Quebec’s privacy watchdog in a decision that serves as a stark reminder that there is a high legal threshold for using biometric systems in the province, according to data and privacy experts.
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February 24, 2025
New general counsel for e-signature firm
Janne Duncan is the new general counsel at Syngrafii, the e-signature company.
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February 24, 2025
New partner for Cox & Palmer
Mark Russell, an insolvency and disputes lawyer with over 15 years of practice in Canada and internationally has joined the St. John’s office of Cox & Palmer.