Constitutional
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October 02, 2023
Google Search not exempt from PIPEDA rules: Federal Court of Appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Google is not exempt from provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which require the knowledge and consent of individuals for the use and dissemination of personal information.
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September 29, 2023
Law schools disclose common concerns, diverse takes on regulating GenAI use by students, faculty
Law schools have stepped up efforts in the 2023/2024 academic year to help the next generation of lawyers understand and capitalize on ChatGPT’s emergence, while also teaching law students to critically evaluate – and competently and ethically use – generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the classroom and in their future law career.
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September 28, 2023
French-language law faculties grappling with new breed of generative AI tools
Nearly a year after the emergence of a new breed of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools were thrust into public consciousness, with the program ChatGPT leading the charge, French-language law faculties in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are still grappling over their far-reaching potential impacts on teaching and learning in higher education.
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September 26, 2023
Quebec court ruling ‘important step forward’ for labour rights, lawyer says
A Quebec Superior Court decision that deemed unconstitutional a provincial law which banned police officers from wearing non-regulation uniforms while on duty may represent a significant advance for labour because it recognizes the right to modify uniforms as an “associational activity” that could be protected by the Canadian Charter, according to legal pundits.
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September 22, 2023
New president of Manitoba legal regulator eyes access to justice, technology, diversity
Keeping lawyers up to speed on using technology and continuing to improve access to justice in remote communities are high priorities for the Law Society of Manitoba’s new president.
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September 21, 2023
Federal law ‘prohibits the most exploitive aspects of the sex trade’: Ontario judge
An Ontario judge has rejected a constitutional challenge of Canada’s criminal prohibitions on sex work, but an alliance representing sex workers is pledging to take the issue all the way to the Supreme Court.
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September 21, 2023
Court: Amazon justified in denying user access to personal information over verification concerns
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Amazon did not violate the privacy rights of a user by denying her access to her personal information as it was not able to verify her identity.
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September 20, 2023
Acquittal highlights need for police to learn about immunity at drug overdose scenes: lawyer
Police forces need to educate officers on “Good Samaritan” laws, which protect people seeking help for those experiencing drug overdoses from being arrested for carrying illegal narcotics, themselves, say lawyers behind the acquittal of a man in Saskatchewan.
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September 19, 2023
Report: Finance, telecommunications sectors top business sources of privacy complaints, breaches
Businesses in the financial and telecommunications sectors were among the largest sources of privacy complaints and privacy breaches in 2022-23, according to the annual report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) submitted to Parliament on Sept. 19.
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September 18, 2023
Nunavut lawyer leading mental health support service draws from experience
Nunavut lawyer John MacLean is intimately familiar with the unique challenges of living and working in the territory. Having been practising there for 13 years now, he knows about the depression, the anxiety and the burnout that can result from feelings of isolation; job stress; long hours; and the departure of valued colleagues. But the 42-year-old is at the fore in doing something about it.