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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 20, 2020

Posted on July 20, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 20, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Continued suspension to November 2 of Ontario Small Claims Court operations due to COVID-19 | Superior Court of Justice Hacker Streams Porn Into Florida Court Hearing by Infiltrating ZoomUS declares 'most' of China's maritime claims in South China Sea illegal First US federal execution in 17 years blockedQuebec makes masks mandatory in indoor public spacesFederal wage subsidy for businesses to be extended to December: TrudeauJudges block six-week abortion bans in Georgia and Tennessee Canada adds health officials at U...

Legally Adulting Online: A Virtual Town Hall

Posted on July 14, 2020
Highlights from our very first Legally Adulting Online last week. Thanks to everyone who tuned in and joined us. We received a lot of questions and covered a lot of topics. We hope you had fun and we look forward to seeing you at our next Legally Adulting Online on Thursday, September 10th at 7:00 pm...

140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of July 13, 2020

Posted on July 13, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 13, 2020. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 13, 2020 at 7:00am PDT- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www...

140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 13, 2020

Posted on July 13, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 13, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Bob Rae named Canadian ambassador to the United NationsNHL, players' union reach tentative agreement for return to play, CBA extensionAmy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird WatcherPhoenix Police Kill Man in Parked Car, Igniting New Protests Ontario to end academic streaming for Grade 9, suspensions for junior kindergarten to Grade 3Trump administration withdraws US from WHODeutsche Bank slammed by NY regulators with $150 million fine over ties to Jeffrey EpsteinIgnore COVID-19 guidelines at your disciplinary peril, Georgia judges toldFlorida lawyer attends court in a HAZMAT SUIT as the state's COVID-19 cases continue to soarUS Supreme Court Lets Employers Opt Out of Providing Free Birth ControlSCC: Uber Arbitration Unconscionable...

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140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of July 6, 2020

Posted on July 06, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 6, 2020. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 6, 2020 at 7:37am PDT- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www...

April Fool's: Who's Laughing Now, NY Times?

Posted on April 01, 2011
Like it wasn't bad enough that our esteemed law blogger friend, Eric Turkewitz, punked the New York Times last April Fool's with his "news" of a pending Obama administration blogging appointment, thereby earning questionable question marks from at least one State ethics overseer:Is an April Fool?s Day joke a violation of the lawyer?s duty of candor? Of course, context is everything...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for April 1, 2011

Posted on April 01, 2011
To all of our loyal readers, this will be our final leading legal headline post from Wise Law on Twitter (April Fools! As if we would let you down!):Waitresses fired when new uniforms don't fit http://goo.gl/OKdsVNixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 31, 2011

Posted on March 31, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: MESSENGER offers close-up of mysterious Mercury http://goo.gl/UZg0pTexas illegally obtaining lethal drugs: lawyers http://goo.gl/UlIFbSome laptops may have spyware pre-installed http://goo...

State Defiance of Court Orders In Wisconsin

Posted on March 31, 2011
Over the last few days in Wisconsin a bit of a legal crisis emerged as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's administration, in its attempt to implement an anti-collective-bargaining law, fell afoul of a court order.What happened is as follows: the Republicans in Wisconsin's state government used some parliamentary maneuvers to pass laws restricting collective bargaining and other laws which would more tightly restrict the ability of labour unions to operate - including the ending of mandatory deduction of union dues...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 30, 2011

Posted on March 30, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Some Federal Courts Ban Smartphones Because They Could Be Bombs http://goo.gl/KKPB4A ?Checklist Manifesto? for Law Students http://goo.gl/v4uKDPop ban proposed for city vending machines http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 29, 2011

Posted on March 29, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Judge's husband pleads guilty over naked photos http://goo.gl/uvE4SSecond gay blood ban case heads to court - Xtra.ca http://goo.gl/QiDYCNew Florida Law Ties Teachers Pay To Student Performancehttp://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 28, 2011

Posted on March 28, 2011
Hopefully all of our readers had a lovely weekend! Now, to get you up to date with our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Appeal to keep Twitter data out of WikiLeaks probe filed - http://goo.gl/GgWKsOrphaned Legislation http://goo.gl/OX6GvFinal arguments set for BC polygamy hearings - CTV...

This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-03-25

Posted on March 26, 2011
Each week, Wise Law Office reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.R. v. Cole. Mr. Cole, a teacher, was charged with possession of child pornography when a computer technician at his school performing a virus scan remotely accessed his school-issued laptop's hard drive and found naked pictures of an underage student...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 25, 2011

Posted on March 25, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Major leak suspected at Japanese nuclear plant http://goo.gl/wqSnuNorth York General Hospital reaches deal with 26 alleged sex assault victims - Winnipeg Free Press http://goo.gl/YzPagGolden Gavel Awards - Best Supreme Court of Canada Judgments of 2010 http://goo...

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Digest- March 3-March 18, 2011

Posted on March 25, 2011
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews important decisions from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.SUBSTANTIVE RULINGSLiu v. Country Herbs and Garry ProvenIn this case, the applicant, a farm worker, alleged she had experienced discrimination in the workplace due to race, colour, place or origin, ancestry, marital status and disability, contrary to the Ontario Human Rights Code...

Incompetent Conservation Officer Beats Hunter?s Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit

Posted on March 25, 2011
According to Justice R.E. Powers, Conservation Officer Aaron Kilback was ?unskilled, uninformed, incompetent and careless,? as well as reckless and poorly trained. But that wasn?t enough for him to conclude that Kilback was guilty of malicious prosecution in two unsuccessful cases which Kilback brought on behalf of British Columbia?s Minister of Environment, against hunter Ken Olynyk...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 24, 2011

Posted on March 24, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:No Internet, no BlackBerrys. Are Ontario's courts the place technology forgot? - Hamilton Spectator http://goo.gl/EAq1H?Uglies? Need Not Apply http://goo.gl/667QXMarriage Contract Upheld http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 23, 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Tokyo: Tap water not safe for infants - Is this the beginning of the end for Japan? Scary - http://goo.gl/doij0Legal Blog Sues Publisher to Invalidate Trademarks on 'BigLaw' and 'SmallLaw' - News - ABA Journal - http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 22, 2011

Posted on March 22, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:France fines Google 100,000 euros over Street View - http://goo.gl/Nsd4FJudge orders mental exam for Ariz. shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner - http://goo.gl/PlLULLavigne resigns from Canada's Senate after fraud conviction - CTV News - http://goo...

Ontario Employment Law: Entitlement To Benefits During The Period Of Reasonable Notice

Posted on March 22, 2011
A June 2010 ruling of the Ontario Superior Court in Simpkin v. Ability Machine and Manufacturing Inc. demonstrates that in wrongful dismissal cases, quantification of damages is not confined to wages that would have been earned during the notice period, but will also include the replacement cost of benefits during this period...

Ontario Employment Law: Just Cause For Dismissal Doesn't Necessarily Amount to Wilful Misconduct

Posted on March 22, 2011
A finding of just cause for dismissal at common law does not automatically disqualify an employee from entitlement to statutory severance and termination benefiits under Ontario's Employment Standards Act, according to an important March 14, 2011 ruling of the Ontario Superior Court Ontario in Oosterbosch v...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 21, 2011

Posted on March 21, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Infanticide law no longer serves its original intent - Ottawa Citizen http://goo.gl/ZmwoJStudy Sees Little Cause for Alarm Over Laptop Use in Law Schools http://goo.gl/fkjBzLegal challenge against wind turbines moves forward with appeal - Owen Sound Sun Times http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 18, 2011

Posted on March 18, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Law Society of Upper Canada launches video series http://goo.gl/vYvLJStory of New Law Grad?s Work on Tim McVeigh?s Defense Team Is Headed to Hollywood http://goo.gl/P6DbdExpatriate Lawyers Leave Tokyo As Firms React to Radiation Threat http://goo...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 17, 2011

Posted on March 17, 2011
I'd like to wish all of our readers a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now, for today's top legal tweets from Wise Law on Twitter:Executions in Doubt in Fallout Over Drug http://goo.gl/RHAb3Civil juries get bad rap when it's the judges who need to own up - Vancouver Sun http://goo...

In the Dragon's Den With Michael Carabash

Posted on March 16, 2011
Here's the video of our friend, Michael Carabash, on CBC's Dragon's Den last week. The Dragon's didn't bite, but they certainly blew a lot of fire Michael's way.Not surprisingly, he did more than hold his own. And got the last word.Well done, Michael...

140 Law - Legal Headlines for March 16, 2011

Posted on March 16, 2011
I am back and here to provide all of our lovely readers with the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Law License Plates: Legalese (and More School Spirit) http://goo.gl/vbsZ4Law firm survey supports research showing "professional" readers prefer print over screens http://goo...

British Defamation Law Reform: What It Might Mean For Canada

Posted on March 16, 2011
The British government has called for a revamp of British defamation law:"The right to speak freely and debate issues without fear of censure is a vital cornerstone of a democratic society," said Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke. "In recent years though, the increased threat of costly libel actions has begun to have a chilling effect on scientific and academic debate, and investigative journalism...

Japan Earthquake Relief: Canada Can Help

Posted on March 15, 2011
Please donate to the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake Asia-Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund:Canadians wishing to help support relief efforts underway are encouraged to contribute by:Donating onlineCalling 1-800-418-1111By texting the word ASIA to 30333 to make a one-time donation of $5*By contacting their local Red Cross office...

Ontario Employment Law: Notice Periods and Senior Executive Employees

Posted on March 15, 2011
What notice period is applicable when the employment of a senior executive is terminated after a short period of employment?In Love v. Acuity Investments Management Inc., a ruling released February 16, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed this issue directly...

Ontario Employment Law: Just Cause and Employee Dishonesty

Posted on March 15, 2011
As noted in previous posts, where a court finds "just cause" for the termination of employment, the dismissed employee loses entitlement pay in lieu of notice, statutory severance payments, and further, and may fail to qualify for unemployment insurance...

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