Biden Administration’s Voluntary AI Safety Agreement

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The Biden administration announced that it brokered a voluntary agreement with several of the biggest technology and artificial intelligence (AI) companies.  The agreement, available here, has the companies taking a number of actions intended to encourage safe, secure, and trustworthy development of AI technologies, particularly generative AI systems. While the commitments are not as extensive…

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What is an LLC and can I set one up in Ontario or Canada?

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You may have heard of and be wondering about the LLC or Limited Liability Company. The LLC is a popular business structure in the United States that provides the benefits of both a corporation and a partnership. However, the term LLC is not recognized in Canada, including in the province of Ontario. Therefore, if you…

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Canada Law

Supreme Court Rules, Refusal To Permit Religious Flag At City Hall Violates Free Speech — New York Zoning and Municipal Law Blog — May 12, 2022

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On May 2. 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the refusal of the City of Boston to permit the flying of a Christian flag, on a flag pole located at Boston’s City Hall Plaza. In Shurtleff v City of Boston Massachusetts, the Court ruled that the City had violated the First Amendment right of…

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New York Law

Commercial tenant seeks relief after landlord blocks plaza

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Legal disputes can arise in various areas of life, including business and property matters. Obtaining timely legal counsel is imperative in order to proactively address potential disputes or safeguard your rights in situations where disagreements may arise. In this blog post, we will explore the case of Mississauga Hardware Centre Inc. v. Prombank Investment Limited,…

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“Personal Injury” (Defamation) Coverage under a PULP — Depp v. Heard Defense Costs

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From my LinkedIn post today (Sat., June 4, 2022): I rarely learn anything useful from the New York Post, but this article reports that Amber Heard “had to switch legal representation and is relying on her homeowner’s #insurance policy to cover the cost of her attorneys in the case. The bill for Heard’s attorney has…

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FTC Takes on Noncompete Clauses As Harmful to Workers and Competition

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In January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers (employees, contractors, interns etc.) and require employers to rescind existing noncompete clauses and inform workers that they are no longer in effect. The FTC described the practice as an “often exploitative practice that…

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Internet Law

Thailand’s new residential lessee protections (Part 1)

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On 18 February 2018 Thailand issued a notification under the Consumer Protection Act (1979), which regulates residential structure (i.e., e.g. house, apartment, and condominium) leases. Pursuant to the notification any person or company that leases five of more residential structures (with some limited exceptions) is considered a residential structure “business operator”. The notification goes into…

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Property Law

Landlord Law Newsround #355 » The Landlord Law Blog

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Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we bring you all the latest trending housing news. Grenfell Inquiry Report published This was published on Wednesday 4 September and is the final report from this long running (7 years) inquiry. The report was deeply critical of all involved in the remedial work to the tower, including the…

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Property Law

$6 Million of Additional Property Transfer Tax Levied on Property Owned by Two British Columbia Companies

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On October 24, 2023, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a decision finding that additional property transfer taxes of $6,000,000 were payable on a residential property. Both the registered and beneficial owners of the property in question were British Columbia companies and the individuals at the top of the structure were Canadian permanent residents….

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Not Getting the Message – Double Aspect

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Introducing a new paper about judicial deference to administrative limitations of constitutional rights When is law not really law? Or at least, something less than law? Well, for instance, when courts treat it as if it were something else. An aspirational statement, say, rather than a binding commitment. A matter for political institutions, not for…

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