There has been a great deal of discussion of due process of law (in American terms) or procedural fairness (in Commonwealth ones) of late. My last post was part of that conversation, and I am grateful to the readers who have said nice things about it (e.g. here). I thought I would take one more…
Dr Samira-Asmaa Allioui, Research fellow, Centre d’études internationales et européennes, Université de Strasbourg Photo credit : Chabe10, via Wikimedia Commons The applicants in the European Court of Human Rights judgment in Deforrey and others v France are three French nationals who allege reverse discrimination (ie, treating issues subject to EU law more favourably than…
Your potential clients are doing their homework. They’re checking out your law firm’s website, scrolling through your bios, and reading about your case results. But another question they’re asking might surprise you: “Does this firm care about the same things I do?”The answer matters more than ever. Today’s clients increasingly want to work with firms…
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Last week, the Trump administration sanctioned four judges of the International Criminal Court, who were subjected to an asset freeze and a travel ban simply for doing their job. Yesterday, the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom sanctioned two extremist Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for inciting violence…
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Welcome to our first Newsround for June, let’s take a look at what has been in the housing news headlines this week. Fire risk warning for kitchen appliances Air fryers have been in the news this week for being a potential fire hazard if not used correctly and if left unattended. This is not good…
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For many temporary residents in Canada, especially those on a temporary resident permit in 2025, understanding “maintained status” (previously known as implied status) is crucial for staying legally in the country while waiting for a decision on an extension application. It allows individuals to continue working or studying under the conditions of their expired permit…
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By Sharon Coen, Associate Professor of Media Psychology at the University of Salford and Thalia Magioglou, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Westminster On May 22nd 2025 nine representatives of European countries have co-signed an open letter in which they are arguing that the current interpretation of the European Convention of Human…
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Canada’s anti-spam law is about much more than just spam. It also regulates the installation of software. Like the rest of the law, it is complicated and convoluted and has significant penalties. If you’re a software developer or an IT admin, you definitely need to know about this. So we’re talking about Canada’s anti-spam law….
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On June 1st, Polish voters rendered a fateful decision in the presidential election. Karol Nawrocki, a former hooligan and a historian with no prior political experience and the candidate of the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), narrowly defeated Rafał Trzaskowski, the pro-European mayor of Warsaw supported by Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, securing 50.89% of…
Ontario’s “Stage 3” Regulation now requires employers to conduct employee screening for COVID-19 whenever employees come to work, using questions set out in a new “Screening Tool” issued by the Ontario Ministry of Health. The Regulation was made on Friday, September 25, 2020, and is already in effect. Although many Ontario employers were already conducting screening as…
