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A Message from Dr. Richard Warshak on Parental Alienation

Posted on November 07, 2010
We've posted several times over recent years on the approaches of various Ontario courts to Dr. Richard A. Warshak's controversial "deprogramming" techniques for treatment of children who have experienced parental alienation. By way of background, here's an excerpt from my February 9, 2009 post, More on Dr...

This Week In The Ontario Court of Appeal: 10-11-05

Posted on November 06, 2010
Each week at Wise Law Blog, we review decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.R. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC wanted to produce a documentary for the fifth estate about Ashley Smith, who died in custody at the Grand Valley Institution for Women...

Ontario Employment Law: Termination Pay and Severance Pay under the Employment Standards Act

Posted on November 06, 2010
Under the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA), an employer who dismisses an employee without cause must give him or her notice of termination or pay in lieu thereof calculated on the basis of years of service (see sections 54, 57, and 61). As a practical matter, most employers choose to give an employee "termination pay" as opposed to "notice of termination...

Wise Law Blog Receives Three Nominations in the Canadian Weblog Awards

Posted on November 06, 2010
I was very pleased to learn today that Wise Law Blog has received three nominations in the preliminary, public round of the 2010 Canadian Weblogs Awards.Nominations were received in these categories:Business and CareeerMedia and JournalismPoliticalThe Canadian Weblogs Awards is is a new, juried competition that has held a first round of public nominations...

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140Law - Legal Headlines for November 5, 2010

Posted on November 05, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.G20 charges dropped over lack of warrant - Globe and Mail http://is.gd/gJOCqLawsuit filed in Okla. against Islamic law ban http://is.gd/gJOGaSocial Media in the Workplace: Legal Issues, Business Policies http://is...

McDonald's 'Happy Meal' Banned in San Francisco

Posted on November 04, 2010
L.A. Times reports on a success by California's "food justice" movement:San Francisco's board of supervisors has voted, by a veto-proof margin, to ban most of McDonald's Happy Meals as they are now served in the restaurants.The measure will make San Francisco the first major city in the country to forbid restaurants from offering a free toy with meals that contain more than set levels of calories, sugar and fat...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 4, 2010

Posted on November 04, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.A conversation with Beverly McLachlin, chief justice of the Supreme Court of ... - The Sheaf http://is.gd/gHbQVSCOTUS Looks at Tax Credits for Religious Schools http://is.gd/gHbvTMGM files for bankruptcy with support of lenders http://is...

Sorry: the Web Is Not Public Domain

Posted on November 04, 2010
Recently, a writer's web-published (and appetite-inducing) article about apple pie was reprinted in Cooks Source magazine. The only problem was that the author hadn't given permission for the article's reproduction, so the author contacted the magazine and requested an apology and a small donation to the Columbia School of Journalism...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 3, 2010

Posted on November 03, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.UN loss 'most embarrassing moment': Ignatieff http://is.gd/gDOVrElection Day and the Law: 2010 http://is.gd/gDOAwFacebook uses Canada as testing ground - Toronto Sun http://is.gd/gDOAtDebt Collector Misunderstands Notion of 'Mock Trial'http://is...

Ontario Employment Law: Discrimination On The Basis of Disability under the Ontario Human Rights Code

Posted on November 02, 2010
Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, an employer is prohibited from discriminating against an employee on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability within the meaning of the Code...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 2, 2010

Posted on November 02, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Black Back in Court http://is.gd/gB6aQSupreme Court contemplates Canada's sexual assault laws - National Post (blog) http://is.gd/gB69oLawsuits ensnare Toronto firm in Ponzi case - Law Timeshttp://is...

OMG! Law Talk - In Conversation with Kevin O'Keefe

Posted on November 01, 2010
In the return of OMG! Law Talk, Omar Ha-Redeye, Michael Carabash and I have the pleasure of an extended conversation with Kevin O'Keefe, founder of Lex Blog, and one of the world's leading authorities (or in Omar's words, The Guru) on social media and the legal profession...

Video Games, Pornography And The Return Of The Miller Test

Posted on November 01, 2010
While American legal and political minds are, unsurprisingly, concerned with the midterm elections happening on Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments the same day on a fairly important expression issue: whether the sale of violent video games can be restricted in the same way as pornography...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 1, 2010

Posted on November 01, 2010
I hope everyone had a fun Halloween and is enjoying their Monday!Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Omar Khadr Jury Asks For Replay Of Witness Testimony As Deliberations Resume http://is.gd/gxogjOmar Khadr Sentencing Jury To Go Back At It After No Decision Reached http://is...

Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Ozzy Osbourne...

Posted on October 31, 2010
... in a battle of the bands at yesterday's 215,000-strong Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington D.C.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Ohio AG: No Foreclosure 'Do-Overs' For Banks

Posted on October 31, 2010
Via Susie Madrak at C&L:For the past few weeks, there have been far too many reports that indicated banks with fraudulent mortgage documentation were going to get away with a rap on the knuckles. Looks like at least one state attorney general isn't going along with that plan:In two letters released Friday, Attorney General Richard Cordray criticized a number of banks and loan-servicing companies, including Wells Fargo & Co...

This Week In The Ontario Court of Appeal: 10-10-29

Posted on October 30, 2010
Each week at Wise Law Blog, we review the week's decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.Amato v. Pesek. An appeal on a personal injury case, where the appellants' primary complaint was about the conduct of the judge, who asked questions of a witness that the appellants argued were designed to enhance the complainant's credibility...

Ontario Family Law: Court of Appeal Rules Superior Court Judges May Request, But Not Order, Children's Lawyer Involvement

Posted on October 30, 2010
In a fascinating ruling released Thursday, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that Ontario Superior Court Justice Victor Paisley erred in ordering, rather than requesting, that the Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) investigate and report back to the court with its findings as to the best interests of children in six Ontario family law custody cases...

Toronto Mayor-Elect Rob Ford's "Distracted" CBC Radio Interview

Posted on October 29, 2010
(h/t: Frum Forum - Interview With Toronto's New Tea Party Mayor)- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Want Fries With That?

Posted on October 29, 2010
Via Associated Press:A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald's must pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds while working there for a dozen years.The 32-year-old man said he felt forced to sample the food each day to ensure quality standards remained high, because McDonald's hired "mystery clients" to randomly visit restaurants and report on the food, service and cleanliness...

Ontario Employment Law: More on "Wilful Misconduct" under the Employment Standards Act

Posted on October 29, 2010
In a previous post, we discussed Section 54 of the Employment Standard Act, which prohibits an employer from terminating employment without cause unless the employer provides written notice of termination or alternatively, pays specified wages in lieu of such notice...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 29, 2010

Posted on October 29, 2010
From all of us here at Wise Law Office, we wish you a very spooky Halloween! Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Surrender a stickhandle for James? - Winnipeg Free Press http://is.gd/grr3qThe Torture of Omar Khadr - Ottawa Citizen - http://bit...

Toronto Grocer Not Guilty

Posted on October 29, 2010
Chinatown grocer, David Chen was acquitted today in a Toronto court on all criminal charges against him.The retailer was charged with assault and forcible confinement after his May 2009 "citizen's arrest" of an admitted shoplifter who had repeatedly returned to steal goods from Mr...

Scary Copyright

Posted on October 28, 2010
Let's face it. It is widely reputed that lawyers have a collective inclination to take the fun out of just about everything. So why should your All Hallows Eve revelry be immune?It is in this spirit that I must caution you. There may be grave intellectual property dangers lurking just beneath the surface...

Your Thursday Funny

Posted on October 28, 2010
Via JD Supra's Adrian Lurssen: A lawyer, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says: "Is this some kind of a joke?"(Cue rimshot)- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Obama Meets with Leading U.S. Progressive Bloggers

Posted on October 28, 2010
The President seeks to rally the troops with mid-terms just ahead. A transcript of the meeting is is here, via Duncan Black (Atrios), who was one of the five bloggers invited:THE PRESIDENT: I thank you guys for coming in. Obviously a huge part of my base reads you guys, cares about what you do...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 28, 2010

Posted on October 28, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.The legal issues raised by blogging http://is.gd/go5o6Workplace Law as Information Law, Part I ? Information Governance Versus Personal Use http://is.gd/go4m1Dailey: "Children's Constitutional Rights" http://is...

Judge: Keep it Short 'n Sweet (The Rules You Must Meet)

Posted on October 28, 2010
(Now, perhaps I should tweet)Via Legal Skills Prof Blog An attorney filed a 465 page complaint (including an 8 page title!) in a Washington state federal district court against defendant GMAC Mortgage, et al. whom, not surprisingly, responded with a Motion for a More Definite Statement...

Wise Law Blog - Best Law Blog - 3rd Place in 2010 Canadian Blog Awards

Posted on October 27, 2010
Apparently, Wise Law Blog has won the bronze in the 2010 Canadian Blog Awards law blog category.I'm happy for the recognition - truly happy - but I have to be honest, I'm also a bit ambivalent.It's only October, which is awfully early in the season for this sort of thing...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 27, 2010

Posted on October 27, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Holocaust survivors ask EU to help with Vatican looting claims http://is.gd/gm6UdSchool district ordered to pay legal fees for lesbian student http://is.gd/gm6ECGamete offspring have 'right to know' biological parents - Vancouver Sun http://is...

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