On 31 January 2023, the Council presidency initiated negotiations with the European Parliament on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP). The GSP is a preferential tariff system that provides duty-free access to the European Union (EU) market for least developed countries and reduces customs duties on two-thirds of tariff lines for low- and lower-middle-income…
Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Ottawa, Canada – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released significant updates to the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Programs, including new eligibility requirements and a revised processing timeline. Two Streams Introduced IRCC has confirmed that the pilot program will now be divided into two separate streams: Workers in…
Read More “IRCC Announces Key Updates to Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots” »
Fixing retail book prices is a common policy in Europe, but how does preventing competition affect booksellers and buyers? Christos Genakos, Lorien Sabatino and Tommaso Valletti find that when the ability to offer customers lower prices is restricted, sellers shift towards competing on customer service and book variety – improving buyers’ experience. Books are unique…
Read More “Why regulating the book market contradicts conventional wisdom about competition” »
The UK government has signed a treaty handing over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius, which could eventually turn out to be bad news for .io domain name owners. Currently known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, Chagos was seized in the 1960s and 1970s, its citizens deported, and is home to a strategically…
Read More “.io questions in sharp focus as UK signs Chagos treaty” »
In a closely watched opinion issued on May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025) resolved a long-uncertain issue of subsurface property rights in the context of salt dome mining. The Court held that, unless a…
Imagine waking up one morning to find out your favourite social media app is down. A few minutes later, your internet connection is interrupted, not just in your house but across the entire city. Planes are grounded. Hospitals struggle to access patients’ records and perform urgent interventions. Financial transactions stall midstream. The world stops moving…
Read More “[DRAFT] A Pressing Need for an EU Underwater Watchdog – EU Law Enforcement” »
Written on behalf of Peter McSherry As the work landscape continues to evolve after the COVID-19 pandemic, one issue that continues to surface for Ontario employees is the question of remote work reversals. Employers that permitted or even encouraged remote work during the pandemic are now calling workers back to the office after several years…
Read More “Can Employers Force a Return to the Office in Ontario?” »
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: Home Office, via Wikimedia Commons – the former Home Secretary meets Rwanda’s foreign minister Introduction An unlawful attempt to remove asylum-seekers to an unsafe country that they had no connection with, in breach of basic human rights – as confirmed by the Supreme Court….
One of the topics we deal with most often pertaining to neighbor disputes are adverse possession or prescriptive easement claims. These are claims whereby one property owner claims that because of extended use of another’s property, they have gained either ownership rights (adverse possession) or easement rights from said use. We’ve written extensively about the…
Read More “How to Prevent Losing Property via Adverse Possession or Prescriptive Easement” »
Navigating divorce and family law matters can be one of the most stressful and emotional experiences in a person’s life. Whether dealing with the breakdown of a marriage, child custody disputes, or financial support issues, having an experienced Ontario divorce and family lawyer can make a significant difference in achieving a fair and workable resolution….
Read More “The Role of an Ontario Divorce and Family Lawyer” »
![[DRAFT] A Pressing Need for an EU Underwater Watchdog – EU Law Enforcement](https://i1.wp.com/eulawenforcement.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pic1-1071x852.jpg?x81923&w=1200&resize=1200,0&ssl=1 "[DRAFT] A Pressing Need for an EU Underwater Watchdog – EU Law Enforcement")
