An insurer can challenge your long-term disability (LTD) claim, from claiming you haven’t provided sufficient medical documentation to refusing your claim outright. And if the company’s adjuster on your file is rude and unhelpful, it can just make the process that much more frustrating and overwhelming. If you believe your insurer is acting unfairly, it…
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Solicitor-client privilege remains a fundamental right which is only displaced where absolutely necessary. The court in Sakab Saudi Holding Company v Al Jabri, 2025 ONSC 35 [Sakab Saudi] upheld the presumption of solicitor-client privilege protection to a law firm’s trust ledger but found that the motion judge erred in extending that same presumption to the…
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Effective co-parenting communication is crucial for maintaining a stable and nurturing environment for children after a separation or divorce. Building a healthy relationship with your co-parent can significantly impact your children’s well-being and development. Here, we’ll explore three essential things you can do to foster constructive and positive communication between you and your co-parent. Use…
Photo by Kevin Snow on Unsplash In a recent decision, the UK IPEC has considered whether the format of a comedy show can be protectable as a dramatic work in copyright. The claim was brought by Joshua Rinkoff (the “Claimant”) for copyright infringement of a comedy show he wrote, produced and acted in called “Shambles”….
After a decade of litigation and a pivotal Supreme Court ruling from 2023, the legal battle between Jack Daniel’s and VIP Products has taken yet another turn, this time back in favor of Jack Daniel’s. On remand from the Supreme Court in the case VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc., the U.S. District…
The possibility of a second Trump administration heralding significant regulatory and tax policy changes for the ultrawealthy and their family offices is, to put it mildly, substantial. For decades, family offices have operated within an opaque legal framework marked by limited guidance, oversight, or public disclosure. They also have navigated a labyrinthine tax code riddled…
3 Minute Read WHAT IS (IN)CAPACITY? Capacity refers to the legal ability of an individual to make certain decisions for themselves such as regarding their assets, personal care, or healthcare. Capacity is task-specific, time-specific, and it can fluctuate throughout a person’s lifetime. All adults (over the age of 18) are legally presumed to be legally…
It’s unusual to obtain a default judgment against an attorney, but even more unusual to lost the resulting inquest when no damages are demonstrated. That’s what happened in Bobbo Prop. Mgt., Inc. v Faulkner 2025 NY Slip Op 00646 Decided on February 5, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department. “In May 2013, the plaintiff commenced this…
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Seeing the Agreement in Principle on Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) “modernization” and its leaked full text, the “modernization” misnomer can safely be abandoned. The renegotiated ECT does not rise to the mounting global challenges regarding energy investment, climate action, and sustainable development. The ECT reform process missed the mark in nature, scope, ambition, and speed…
Chief Justice Richard Wagner has made one of his objectives steering the Supreme Court of Canada (“the SCC” or “the Court”) in a way that makes it more accessible to Canadians for whom in the normal course the Court may seem inaccessible and out of touch. For example, he began the practice of “plain language”…
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