Please Come Back! Strategies for Navigating Termination Demands

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Many employers in Ontario are becoming aware, whether through news articles, or painful and costly first-hand experiences, that employees can be owed significant entitlements upon termination. As we have explored in more detail in our previous blog posts, employers may owe terminated employees much more than was promised in the employment contract if a court…

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Canada Law

The evolution of EU portability law and its drawbacks – EU Law Enforcement

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With the prominent role of digital platforms nowadays, switching has become a habit common to many users. A provider can come out of fashion very easily, as users migrate from one service to another in constant search for the best digital service and following the trend. Also “network effects” contributed to the wide spreading of…

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European Law

Assault on a Government Official: Legal Ramifications

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Assault on a government also known as a public official can have serious legal consequences. Government officials are entrusted with upholding the law and protecting public safety. Due to this, aggression against them is seen as an attack against the institutions they represent. If you have been charged with assault on a government official, it’s…

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Canada Law

Zoning Appeal Bonds –

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Any party involved in an appeal of a Massachusetts zoning decision should know the possibility of zoning appeal bonds for cases involving a special permit, variance, or site plan decision. Appealing a Zoning Decision Zoning decisions in Massachusetts are made at the local level by individual towns and cities. Depending on the particular relief, an…

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Property Law

The future of legal sector reform is now

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I was happy to contribute an article to the latest issue of leading European legal industry magazine Legal Innovation and Technology Today. You should read the entire issue, which includes great pieces about DEI in the legal sector by Christy Burke, agile law firms by Chris Bull, and key corporate legal trends by Ari Kaplan….

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Understanding and Responding to the Business Risk of Russian Sanctions

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Posted by Gordon LaFortune on Apr 7, 2022 Anyone following the news knows that Russia is now the world’s most sanctioned country and that the sanctions are intended to cause Russia so much economic pain that it will withdraw from Ukraine.  Canada has joined other countries in imposing sanctions on Russia and Russians under the…

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Edward L. Wilson | Commercial Real Estate and Development Lawyer in Vancouver

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Ed practices in the real estate and municipal law fields with a specialty in real estate development. Ed has assisted clients in such projects as: redevelopment of industrial sites to permit multi-family residential uses; heritage designation and density bonusing arrangements; rezoning and redevelopment of shopping centres; development of office and industrial parks; development of numerous…

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Property Law

Augmented Reality Filters May Violate Privacy Law-Hartman v. Meta

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This case involves augmented reality (AR) effects/”filters” that people can use to doctor up images and videos on social media, such as the ability to add virtual bunny ears, flower crowns, or cat whiskers to people in the image or video. The tsunami of anti-AI laws (and other laws against synthetic content) puts all of…

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Internet Law

Alameda County Landlords, Be Prepared for May 2023

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After almost three years since the moratorium went into effect, the Alameda County Eviction Moratorium (Ordinance No. O-2020-41) is set to expire on April 29, 2023. Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the County passed temporary eviction bans, prohibiting landlords from forcing renters to leave their homes, with some limited exceptions. Then,…

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Property Law

Reflections on Ofcom’s Illegal Harms consultation

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Shortly after the Online Safety Act (OSA) gained Royal Assent in October 2023, Ofcom issued a 1728 page consultation on Illegal Harms. This was the first step in Ofcom’s lengthy journey towards implementing and giving concrete substance to the various duties that the Act will place on user-to-user (U2U) service providers and search engines. The…

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