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NJ Supreme Court Blesses Lawyers’ Competitive Keyword Ads (With a Baffling Caveat)

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We are at the terminal stage of a 250-year old democracy, so what’s on the priority list for regulators of lawyers? In New Jersey, it’s competitive keyword advertising by lawyers. Seriously? When I wrote on this topic in 2016, I thought the issue was already resolved. Instead, a decade later, we’re still processing lawyer angst…

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Beware: Remote Work Recall Leads to Constructive Dismissal 

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Published in Canadian HR Reporter Even well-intentioned employers can find themselves facing constructive dismissal claims if expectations around remote work are not properly managed.  In a new decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, employers received an important reminder about the risks of altering remote work arrangements without clear agreements in place. In Byrd…

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Canada Law

Recognition without regulation: The protection of ‘climate refugees’

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As climate-induced displacement increases, legal protection lags behind. This post explores how current legal frameworks fail to safeguard millions of displaced people – despite growing international recognition. On World Environment Day, we typically reflect on the effects of climate change on the natural world: melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. Yet climate…

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European Law

Newsweek: 🚫No Property Tax in Florida? Suzanne Hollander Professor Real Estate® Interview

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Read Newsweek’s interview of Suzanne Hollander Professor Real Estate® about her views on the elimination of Property Tax in Florida.  Governor Ron DeSantis‘ proposal to eliminate property taxes in Florida could have huge consequences for the state’s housing market, experts told Newsweek, potentially boosting homeowners’ wealth while slashing aspiring homebuyers’ chances to get on the property…

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Announcement of the Alex Amaro Cycling Kindness Award

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Toronto, May 30 2025 – Cycle Toronto, McLeish Orlando Lawyers, and the Amaro family are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the second annual Alex Amaro Cycling Kindness Award. Applications for the award will be accepted until Monday, September 15, 2025. The winner will be announced at Cycle Toronto’s annual fundraiser event,…

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Canada Law

The EU’s false sense of isolationism in AI and copyright

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Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash In October 2023, several music companies (Concord, ABKCO Music & Records, Universal Music) sued Anthropic AI in the US for alleged harm to their business interests because (a) its AI chatbot, Claude, was trained with unauthorized music lyrics data  and (b) Claude’s outputs in response to user queries contained  copies…

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Take it Down Act Signed into Law, Offering Tools to Fight Non-Consensual Intimate Images and Creating a New Image Takedown Mechanism

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Law establishes national prohibition against nonconsensual online publication of intimate images of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated. First federal law regulating AI-generated content. Creates requirement that covered platforms promptly remove depictions upon receiving notice of their existence and a valid takedown request. For many online service providers, complying with the Take It Down Act’s notice-and-takedown…

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Internet Law

Understanding the 30-Day Survivorship Clause in Ontario Wills

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In Ontario, the 30-day survivorship clause is a common provision in wills specifying that a beneficiary must survive the testator by at least 30 days to inherit any bequests. This clause serves several important purposes in estate planning. Clarifying Inheritance Rights Without a survivorship clause, if a beneficiary dies shortly after the testator, determining the…

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Property Law

Limitation Period for Appeal of Arbitration Award Upheld, Despite Later Interpretation Award – Lawdiva’s Blog

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 In Nordine v. Nordine 2025 BCSC 829, the British Columbia Supreme Court recently considered an appeal to strike a Notice of Appeal from a family arbitration award. The issue was whether the arbitrator’s “interpretation” of the award, pursuant to s. 19.15 of the Family Law Act, released months after the initial award, allowed a party…

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Canada Law

Handling Business Ownership In A New York Uncontested Divorce

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In this article, you can discover… How jointly owned businesses are divided in a New York divorce. The best way to navigate co-owning a business after a divorce. Whether one spouse is allowed to buy out the other. How Is A Jointly Owned Business Divided In New York Divorces? Dividing a jointly owned business in…

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