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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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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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New York Law

D.C. Federal Court Rules Termination of Democrat PCLOB Members Is Unlawful

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D.C. Federal Court Rules Termination of Democrat PCLOB Members Is Unlawful On May 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that two Democrat members of the United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (“PCLOB”) were unlawfully terminated by President Trump. The plaintiffs, Travis LeBlanc and Edward Felten, argued in…

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Here We Go Again: Internet Age Verification and Website Blocking Bill Reintroduced in the Senate (With Some Changes)

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The last Parliament featured debate over several contentious Internet-related bills, notably streaming and news laws (Bills C-11 and C-18), online harms (Bill C-63) and Internet age verification and website blocking (Bill S-210). Bill S-210 fell below the radar screen for many months as it started in the Senate and received only cursory review in the…

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California Underinsurance Crisis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

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The recent hearing before the California State Board of Equalization on underinsurance brought long-overdue attention to a crisis that has been quietly eroding the financial security of homeowners across the state. 1 In the aftermath of yet another devastating wildfire season impacting communities in and around Los Angeles. The testimony presented at the hearing painted…

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Law of the Lands – Farm, Energy and Enviro Law: Buyer (and Seller) Beware! HST on the Sale of Land

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AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE:   The HST is a potential landmine for real estate solicitors and, consequently, their clients.  In Ontario, the 13% surcharge for the Harmonized Sales Tax applies to all real estate transactions unless the transaction is exempt.  The default position in the Excise Tax Act is that HST will be…

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Canada Law

No Expert, No Summary Judgment

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On its face, Allen v Thompson 2025 NY Slip Op 31783(U) May 15, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160342/2020 Judge: Sabrina Kraus would seem to be a situation where a general practitioner takes on a complex employment discrimination case and then changes a word in the settlement papers in (what…

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Commission’s Q&A on third country access to EU procurement post-Kolin/Qingdao — How to Crack a Nut

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In the aftermath of the CJEU’s Judgments in Kolin (C-652/22, EU:C:2024:910) and Qingdao (C-266/22, EU:C:2025:178), there was much anticipation about a guidance document being prepared by the European Commission to address some of the many, complex, consequential issues left open by the Court (see comment here). The Q&A-type guidance document was published by the Commission…

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European Law

Fair use in trademarks: Dying by a thousand small cuts

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Originally posted 2007-04-12 00:26:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Dave Davis from RedFly Marketing writes: Today I received a standard “AdWords Approval Status” email on behalf of one of our clients. This particular client offers a product that targets the general MySpace demographic (16-24 year olds). I was expecting to see a normal spelling…

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