Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in June: Out-of-state licensure Prescription standard changes A CLOSER LOOK Proposed Legislation & Rulemaking: California was active in the telehealth…
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog Over the recent months, the ECtHR has delivered significant judgments concerning gender-based violence. In this post, I argue that N.D. v. Switzerland is notable for its application of the requirement of an autonomous and proactive risk assessment to a dangerous person under Article 2…
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My latest Globe and Mail op-ed notes that TikTok has long presented a thorny challenge for Western governments. The security and privacy concerns resulting from its link to China have pushed some to ban the app altogether. Others, cognizant of its enormous popularity with younger demographics and its support for the cultural sector, have sought…
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As we have discussed in several of our firm articles, tenant protection laws have changed drastically in California over the years. Along with the changes brought on by the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, California also altered fair housing laws that went into effect beginning January 1, 2020. Specifically, Senate Bill 329 changed the definition…
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The U.S. Congress’s Abandonment of its Power of the Purse Last week, Congress passed a bill permitting deep cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting programs – just days after enacting what Donald Trump hailed as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” widely seen as a legislative disaster. These developments are not isolated. They reflect a deeper…
Originally posted 2014-06-16 19:39:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Just registering or making minimal use of a domain name, much less “parking” it, is not “use in commerce.” There’s got to be some… commerce! Most lawyers practicing in the area of trademark law know this, but LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® exceeds ordinary aspirations and speaks…
Contracts of Assignment, usually just called an ‘Assignment,’ are useful ways of making money with real estate. I’ve talked about them before (e.g., this blog and this video), but they’re worth revisiting in more detail because of their significance to the Canadian market. Sometimes known as ‘flipping’ a property, this is Part I of a…
Divorce is one of life’s most emotionally challenging transitions — but it also carries serious financial consequences. A recent Wall Street Journal article by Joann S. Lublin identified five common money mistakes people make during divorce, and these lessons apply just as powerfully here in Ontario. At Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers, we regularly see…
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João Pedro Sousa (master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) The role of transparency in EU Law Transparency within the European Union’s constitutional order is not a matter of institutional courtesy or political goodwill: it is a binding legal obligation anchored in the Treaties and the…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming everything from product recommendations to customer service, search engine optimization, fraud detection, and beyond. However, with great power comes a rising wave of regulatory scrutiny. As lawmakers in the United States and abroad grapple with the risks of AI — from bias to privacy violations and misinformation — businesses using…
