We previously wrote about view easements, a question we are often asked about. Notably, many clients believe they should have a right to view, but as our prior article discusses, the answer in that scenario is oftentimes “no.” However, the legislature has made an effort in recent years to encourage the use of solar power,…
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Finally, the government of Canada has tabled its long-awaited privacy law, intended to completely overhaul Canada’s private sector privacy law, and rocket the country to the front of the pack for protecting privacy. Not quite, but I’ll give you an overview of what it says. On June 26, 2022, the Industry Minister François Philippe Champagne…
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Law firms want insurance coverage. They cannot operate in real estate and other high asset litigation without insurance coverage. Whether through inadvertence, or because telling the carrier of earlier inchoate claims against the law firm will drive up the cost of coverage, it is a fatal error not to list all claims against the law…
The conditions a child grows up in have lasting impacts on their health, well-being and life outcomes. Katie Beck and Marie Kaune share new findings on what cities say are the biggest challenges they face in creating child-friendly environments. Where a child grows up has a profound impact on their formative experiences and early childhood…
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How to Make Quick Money in Canada with Creative Real Estate Investing. So, you want to be a real estate investor. But financing is a problem, so you’re not sure about getting started or whether you can continue investing. You might feel like you don’t have the money to buy now, or you want to…
Nearly two years after its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety has officially taken effect. These amendments aim to update the regulatory provisions concerning the prevention of noise exposure in the workplace, and, in turn, bring about changes to employers’ obligations. Since June…
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Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: Sixflashphoto, via Wikimedia Commons How and why can short-term visa requirements be re-imposed, on a fast track basis? For the EU, this issue is decided collectively, on the basis of legislation that applies to all EU Member States (except Ireland), plus the Schengen associated…
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In 1990, when the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) had its first issue, its founders, including myself, obviously stressed in their first editorial the link between international law and the construction of the European Union. The socio-political context in which the Journal had just been launched was very different from that which prevails today….
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Another week and another Newsround where we bring you all the all the latest housing news and a little bit more. We heard this week that Parliament have announced that the Renters’ Rights Bill Committee Stage will be on April 22nd and 24th. This is expected to be agreed and be committed to The House….
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A major US-based ferret rescue group has stepped up and pledged $50,000 USD to help hundreds of suffering animals at a Manitoba ferret breeding mill. The cruel breeding operation supplies animals to pet stores, such as Nature Pet stores in Quebec, and sells directly to buyers on sites like Kijiji. The Ferret Association…
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