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February 28, 2025
New partner at Woods
Érika Normand-Couture has been named partner at Woods.
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February 28, 2025
New partner for Stockwoods
Dan Goudge has become a partner at Stockwoods.
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February 28, 2025
R. v. Jarvis: Did the SCC cast the criminal liability net too wide? Part two
In a landmark decision that has sparked heated debate across legal and public spheres, the Supreme Court of Canada redefined the boundaries of privacy in R. v Jarvis, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 488. The case, involving a high school teacher who secretly recorded his female students, has pushed the limits of what constitutes a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in the digital age.
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February 27, 2025
Field Law welcomes five partners, two counsel
Lee Carter, Carolyn Paterson, Pat Robinson and Matt Vernon, based in Calgary, and Paul Kolida, in Edmonton, have been promoted to the position of partners while Don Blackett and Karen Wiwchar named counsel at Field Law., according to an announcement on the firm’s website.
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February 27, 2025
New CEO for Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has appointed Dexter John as its new chief executive officer (CEO) effective March 1, 2025. According to a statement on the FSRA’s website, Dexter was a member of FSRA’s board of directors and will take over from Stephen Power, who has served as interim CEO since July 2024.
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February 26, 2025
Hosel rockets: When sport becomes tort | Michael Cochrane
The United Kingdom’s St. Augustine’s Links describes itself as Kent’s most welcoming golf course. I’m not sure Mr. Castle felt that way as he drove his taxi alongside the 13th hole in 1922, especially when an errant golf ball smashed through his windshield, blinding him in one eye. Was the ball one of the then popular $12 a dozen “C” Colonel’s advertised as “leaves the club with a click and a delightful feeling”? We know not. What we do know is that, while the course felt bad, they explained those types of errant shots happened all the time, especially — ahem — on the 13th hole. Castle sued.
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February 27, 2025
Cruising with Bill W. and Doctor Bob | Murray Gottheil
I have been on many cruise ships. On every single one there was a daily meeting listed in the schedule of events for the Friends of Bill W. and Doctor Bob. After my first 10 or 12 cruises, I remarked to someone that these fellows must cruise a lot, because they have been on every cruise that I have taken. After laughing hysterically, my acquaintance informed me that Bill W. and Doctor Bob were the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, that they were no longer alive, and therefore most likely not on the ship, and that the listed event was a 12-step meeting for alcoholics.
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February 27, 2025
Preparing Canadian businesses for potential U.S. tariff impact
As the deadline for potential U.S. tariffs approaches, businesses across Canada are facing a wave of uncertainty. With the possibility of tariffs set to disrupt trade relations, the question on everyone’s mind is, “How will my business be impacted?” For many small and medium-sized businesses, this is the time to take proactive steps to prepare for the unknown.
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February 26, 2025
Ontario ruling shows litigants need to be more rigorous in how evidence is called at trial: lawyer
Ontario’s top court has ruled against a software company that claimed a marketing firm had breached a distribution agreement by copying the features and functionality of a program it had designed.
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February 26, 2025
R. v. Jarvis: Did the SCC cast the criminal liability net too wide?
In a landmark decision that has sparked heated debate across legal and public spheres, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) redefined the boundaries of privacy in R. v. Jarvis, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 488. But did they go too far? The case, involving a high school teacher who secretly recorded his female students, has pushed the limits of what constitutes a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in the digital age.