As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2025 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Last year was another busy one in the copyright world, with an increasing focus on the relationship…
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Back in the good ol’ days before the world financial crisis of 2008, it was relatively easy for Canadians to get mortgages. Since then, successive governments have imposed increasingly strict rules on borrowing money to buy real estate. With a newly elected Liberal minority government promising to make housing more affordable, we might hope some…
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A mandamus order is a judicial command to a government body to do, or forbear from, doing a specific act which it is obligated in law to do. The Federal Court’s decision in Vaziri v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2006 FC 1159, is one of the most cited case in the immigration context for…
JM v. GV, 2025 NY Slip Op 25004 – NY King Co. Supreme Court 2025: “…. Full Presumptive Maintenance Calculations Parties are entitled to opt-out of the post-divorce maintenance computational formula established in Domestic Relations Law § 236 provided that the parties comply with Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(3). Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(3) states…
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The modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has been debated among scholars, with some supporting it and others criticizing the process and outcome. The vote on the modernization was postponed indefinitely due to ongoing debates about the Treaty’s future, including various withdrawals from it. The modernization process encapsulates broader reform efforts and attempts to…
Trending in Telehealth highlights 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 the past week: Licensure compacts Telepharmacies Telehealth practice standards A CLOSER LOOK Proposed Legislation & Rulemaking: In Michigan, House Bill 4169 was…
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Written by: Lindsay Charles, and Savannah Snyder, Articling Student On December 1, 2024, significant amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure[1] came into effect. Regulation 384/24[2] introduced changes to improve the certification of authenticity for authorities cited in factums and expert reports while eliminating duplicate filings. Seven rules and one form were amended. This…
On January 9, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (C‑416/23). In this case, the CJEU was asked to determine when a request to a supervisory authority could be considered as excessive, in particular because of its repetitive character, allowing the supervisory authority to…
10 by Jesse Loughborough CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/dCNCWG Last week’s Law Bytes podcast featured a look at the year in review in digital law and policy. Before wrapping up for the year, the next three posts over the holidays will highlight the most popular posts, podcast episodes, and Substacks of the past year. Today’s post…
Lawsuit Filed On Behalf of Elderly Mattapan Homeowner Owed $29,000 in Rent, and Local Constable Updated (Nov. 29, 2021) — Housing Court Justice Irene Bagdoian Strikes Down Boston Eviction Moratorium A new lawsuit challenging the recent City of Boston Eviction Moratorium Order was filed this week in Eastern (Boston) Housing Court. The case will be…
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