So far 2022 has been a relatively slow year for policy changes by British Columbia’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch. Readers of A&A will know that over the last couple years (largely driven by COVID) government regulators had been rolling out some substantial changes to liquor policy. But 2022? Not so much. That changed a…
The effect of rapid development of generative AI on copyright law continues to challenge the lawmakers and courts. Whilst the UK High Court is yet to reach its decision on liability for copyright infringement in the AI training data in Getty Images v Stability AI, the Chinese case of Ultraman became the first to recognise…
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In today’s Air Europa Lineas Aéreas judgment (C-173/23) the CJEU looked into the application of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD) to contracts concluded between air passengers and air carriers. Specifically, the passenger in case suffered damages as a result of a delay in receiving his checked-in baggage. He assigned his claim for damages against the…
Privacy concerns continue to cast a shadow over social media companies where third party applications utilize and integrate their applications on their platforms. In the decision of Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Facebook, Inc., 2023 FC 533, the Federal Court dismissed the Privacy Commissioner’s claims that Facebook breached the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act…
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This is Part 5 of a series of reflections on Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Consultation under the Online Safety Act (OSA). Ofcom’s consultation (which closed in February 2024) ran to a mammoth 1728 pages, plus an additional 77 pages in its recent further consultation on torture and animal cruelty. The results of its consultation are expected…
* Sarthak Gupta The Grand Chamber [GC] of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland, pronounced a significant ruling on Union citizenship and equal treatment. The judgement deliberates on two issues, protection under European Union [EU] Law of an EU citizen who was…
Public companies now have a pathway to request a delay in their cybersecurity incident disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On December 6, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Cyber Division published the “Cyber Victim Requests to Delay Securities and Exchange Commission Public Disclosure Policy Notice” (the “Policy Notice”) in response…
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Shared from REFI January 3, 2024 Article written by Kara Johnson If you’re a homeowner, you’ll need to cough up extra money every year to pay your property tax. This is a charge that local authorities assess based on property you own, including your house. The higher the value of your property, the more you…
IN RE ADOPTION OF FLAVIA, Mass: Appeals Court 2023: “In this consolidated appeal, we affirm Juvenile Court decrees terminating the mother’s and the father’s parental rights to their twin daughters, Flavia and Helen, but we vacate an order denying postdecree motions filed by the twins and their older half-brother, Mark (a pseudonym). The motions cited…
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Paula Puddy, HBA LLB MBA Get an early start on your EDI CPD requirements with this week’s presentation hosted by the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA) which includes 30 minutes of accredited EDI. To begin, Johnathon Richardson gives an up-beat presentation on the changes to contingency fee arrangements. Richardson discusses the mandatory standard form…
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