The Complete Brief
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May 02, 2025
Yukon passes inclusive families legislation
Yukon has passed “landmark” legislation that reworks laws around the naming of children and parentage recognition — and replaces “gendered” terms such as mother and father with other titles.
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May 02, 2025
MacDonald Injury Lawyers opens new Toronto office
MacDonald Injury Lawyers has opened a new office in Toronto.
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May 02, 2025
Partial leave to appeal allowed in case staying sale of Ontario and Texas properties
The Alberta Court of Appeal has partially allowed leave to appeal in a case regarding investors’ Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act applications relating to three properties.
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May 02, 2025
Policing the police? Calling out racial profiling for what it really is, part two
Racial profiling is real, and it happens too often to be comfortable. It’s systemic. It’s corrosive. And if we’re serious about justice, it’s got to stop.
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May 02, 2025
AI through the eyes of a born-again Luddite
Hey lawyers! Beware the ides of artificial intelligence. A week does not pass without reading about lawyers relying on AI at the peril of getting compromised information and then getting raked over the coals for presenting defective law to the judges.
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May 02, 2025
Appeal determines whether Ontario Review Board had justification for permanent unfitness
Ernest Clayton was charged with multiple offences, including assault and threats. In June 2023, a judge found him unfit to stand trial due to his mental health issues. He was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Review Board.
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May 02, 2025
Lawyer Bert Bruser wins World Press Freedom Award
Lawyer Bert Bruser, former legal counsel at the Toronto Star, has been presented with the Spencer Moore Career Achievement Award by World Press Freedom Canada. The ceremony was held May 1 in Ottawa, two days in advance of World Press Freedom Day, May 3.
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May 02, 2025
DEFENCES - Provocation - Self-defence
Appeal by appellant Hallman of his conviction for second-degree murder of Baltzis.
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May 02, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Disposition without trial - Dismissal of action - Delay or failure to prosecute - Time for applying
Appeal by appellant of Superior Court of Justice’s decision dismissing its motion for summary judgment. The respondents alleged that the appellant was negligent in supervising the construction of a dwelling built between 1986 and 1987, which they purchased in 2021.
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May 02, 2025
Appeal court clarifies whether property for sale was held as partnership or tenancy in common
In a case involving a dispute between two brothers — both doctors — who own a building in Toronto that will be sold, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a ruling that clarified whether the property, run as a medical clinic since 1979, was held in a partnership or as a tenancy in common, as the parties respectively argued before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.