In-House Counsel
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February 12, 2025
Feds release report on stakeholder concerns regarding copyright and generative AI policies
A federal government report on how copyright should be protected from potential threats posed by generative AI (artificial intelligence) reveals sharply divided views among industry stakeholders.
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February 12, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal finds order lifting BIA stay to be procedural, denies lender leave to appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has found that a lender did not have an automatic right to appeal an order lifting a stay under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and has permitted a project owner to terminate an agreement with an insolvent project developer.
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February 12, 2025
Workforce reductions, layoffs already underway in response to tariff threat, says lawyer
The impending threat of hefty U.S. tariffs is already prompting some worried employers to illegally lay off employees or reduce their hours, says a veteran Toronto employment and labour lawyer.
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February 12, 2025
Decision in Freedom Convoy case ‘seemingly has legs’ to go to Appeal Court, SCC: legal scholar
An Ontario judge has dismissed an application by a police officer who said his rights had been violated when he was disciplined for donating money to the Freedom Convoy protests, but a legal expert is saying the issues raised may lead to further review by the courts.
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February 12, 2025
Blaney McMurtry welcomes new associate
Blaney McMurtry LLP has announced that Zarin Zahra is now an associate in the firm’s Health Law group. Zarin’s health law practice involves the defence of health professionals in regulatory and discipline matters before their respective College, including complaints, investigations, and registration issues.
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February 12, 2025
What you should know about severance package anti-rehire agreements
Employees faced with signing an anti-rehire agreement in a severance package should first understand all their legal options.
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February 11, 2025
Canada sanctions two Sudanese leaders linked to human rights violations
Ottawa is sanctioning two Sudanese leaders of opposing warring groups who are linked to the ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflicts.
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February 11, 2025
Canada signs on to legally binding European convention governing AI development
Canada has joined the European Union and 11 other countries in signing the first legally binding international agreement aimed at ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) systems respect human rights, democratic values and the rule of law throughout their life cycle.
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February 11, 2025
Landmark U.S. copyright decision and its implications for AI and canadian copyright law
The legal profession has entered a new frontier in the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law. On Feb. 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware issued a landmark decision in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v Ross Intelligence Inc, No 1:20-cv-613-SB, ruling in favour of Thomson Reuters in the first major fair use copyright case involving AI. The decision, which found that ROSS Intelligence unlawfully used Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw headnotes to train its legal AI research tool, raises profound questions about the future of AI training, data access, and copyright law.
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February 11, 2025
Deportable offenders | Michael Crowley
Following a lengthy hearing at a minimum security prison, I turned to my colleague and asked “Do you believe this is an individual who has to die in a Canadian prison?”