3 Minute Read Following a family member’s death, disagreements over the provisions of the deceased’s Will can lead to estate litigation. In today’s article, we provide a brief overview of the different kinds of claims that can made against Wills, including Will challenge claims, interpretation & rectification claims, and most recently, claims made under s21.1…
Following weeks of disrupted trade flows, rejected calls to invoke Article 16, security concerns for officials conducting checks required at ports, and a European Commission misjudgement which would have seen Article 16 invoked, enough has been enough for Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). In a statement issued by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on 2nd…
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The ongoing battle between DraftKings Inc. and its former executive, Michael Hermalyn, remains contentious, with the District of Massachusetts’ decision to enforce Hermalyn’s non-compete now appealed and argued to the First Circuit. Background DraftKings, a Boston-based online sports and gaming platform, employed Hermalyn as a Senior Vice President. He resigned in February 2024, consummating negotiations…
The federal government has announced they are removing the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) on all new qualifying rental housing constructions to help with the rising cost of living. This is effective September 14, 2023, subject to the passage of the related legislation. The removal will be by way of an enhanced GST/HST…
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At the LSBC’s AGM tomorrow, several member resolutions will be up for a vote. Among them is a controversial resolution (Resolution 3) submitted by two BC lawyers that calls for changes to certain language in the LSBC’s Indigenous Intercultural Course. The language at issue references an unmarked burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential…
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Police love to pull people at 4:00 in the morning, and sometimes they even misapply the law. Imagine that. A recently dismissed New York DWI case is a perfect illustration of great defense work. The DWI court (NY has specific DWI courts now) only had one single issue: they had to decide whether the New York…
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Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay As reported in earlier posts on this blog, in a 2022 study, I examined the national implementations in the 11 Member States that had at that time transposed Article 15 (the press publishers’ right) and Article 17 (the special copyright liability regime for “online content-sharing services providers” (OCSSPs)) of the…
I don’t fully understand exactly what’s happening with Telegram and Pavel Durov in France. However, I have observed how many people don’t know the history of governments prosecuting Internet executives for the content or actions of third parties using their services. I sent the following to a reporter: Europe has a long history of individually…
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Aggravated assault is a serious criminal offence in Alberta, carrying severe legal and personal consequences for those accused. Understanding the gravity of these charges and the potential impacts on your life is crucial, especially for residents of Edmonton and Alberta. Aggravated assault charges can lead to lengthy prison sentences, a permanent criminal record, and significant…
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There has been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence (“AI”) in international arbitration in recent years. I vividly remember when I gave the keynote speech on “International Arbitration 3.0 – How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dispute Resolution” at the Vienna Arbitration Days 2018. At the time, people were quite skeptical about the topic, but…
