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…
Joana Covelo de Abreu (Editor of this blog and Key-staff member of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital Citizenship & Technological Sustainability” – CitDig, Erasmus+. Project Assistant of the Jean Monnet Network ENDE) A feedback period is open from the 26th of May 2025 to the 23rd of June 2025 concerning a call for evidence…
How to calculate when continuing representation ends is a continuing problem. Does the representation continue until new counsel come into the case? Does it continue until a consent to change attorney is filed? In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Leopold & Assoc., PLLC 2025 NY Slip Op 03220 Decided on May 28, 2025 Appellate Division,…
by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy With as much scraping as is happening for AI training and enhancement these days, it’s amazing to me that there aren’t more lawsuits happening over scraping. The legal headlines are more of a trickle than the flood I was expected. But on June 4th, Reddit sued Anthropic in the Superior…
Mark your calendars! The 7th annual Animal Law & Advocacy Conference, hosted by Animal Justice, returns to Toronto this fall. The event brings together leading legal minds, passionate advocates, forward-thinking scholars, and engaged students for three inspiring days of connection, learning, and action. When: September 26–28, 2025Where: Toronto Metropolitan UniversityTickets + Info: alaconference.caRegister…
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Thomas Kearns Publishes Article in NYREJ on Non-Recourse Lenders Refusing to Take a Deed in Lieu New York Real Estate Journal published an article on May 27 authored by Co-Chair of Olshan’s Real Estate Law practice Thomas Kearns entitled “Is a Bank Required to Take a Deed in Lieu?” (or here for NYREJ subscribers). Non-recourse…
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #5 – May 31, 2025 GETTING AFFAIRS IN ORDER: Gold’s 2025 ‘TOP -10’ To-Do List For Seniors (Part 1) OPENING I’m sorry to say that we’re not getting any younger. Indeed, we’re much closer to the end than the beginning. Of…
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In a significant decision for contractors and property owners alike, the Appellate Division, Second Department, recently clarified the consequences of performing electrical work in New York City without proper licensure. The case, Mikoma Electric, LLC v. Otek Builders, LLC, demonstrates the harsh, but well-established, reality that unlicensed contractors in certain trades—including electrical—may be entirely barred…
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Photo by Tom1955 via https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en On 9 April 2025, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus handed down an Opinion concerning the constitutionality of two amendments to Section 26 of Law 65(I)/2017 on collective rights management and the granting of multi-territorial licenses for online use of musical works (Reference No. 5/2024). The amendments had been enacted…
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