The Complete Brief
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May 06, 2025
A tactical approach to family law files
Some of the best family lawyers I have dealt with over my years at the bar were extremely tactical. They approached a file from a strategic point of view plotting the steps that would achieve the stated goals of their client. These lawyers achieved great success for their clients through planning.
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May 06, 2025
Sex assault sentencing decision a model for joint submissions, fairness
Constantin Vlachias tried very hard to put his life back together. But in September 2021, his past caught up with him.
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May 06, 2025
Complex nature of employment investigation in educational institutions
Workplace investigations at educational institutions can be more challenging because of the intricacies of the sector.
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May 06, 2025
Does divorce lead to decline in mental health?
After mediating hundreds of divorces — many involving older adults — I have learned that marriage is far more than a legal arrangement or emotional bond. It’s also a social structure with real implications for our mental, physical and cognitive health.
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May 06, 2025
Facebook: Federal Court of Appeal clarifies requirements for consent under PIPEDA
In 2018, during Donald Trump’s first presidency, news media reported that the U.K.-based company Cambridge Analytica had used personal information obtained from Facebook users without authorization. Cambridge Analytica used this information to build a system that profiled individual U.S. voters and targeted them with personalized political advertisements.
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May 05, 2025
Appeal dismissed in dog-sledding company’s defamation case against CTV
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal regarding a defamation case brought by a dog-sledding company against CTV for a 2022 news show that it was profiled in.
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May 05, 2025
Competition Bureau sues Canada’s Wonderland over alleged ‘drip pricing’ practices
The Competition Bureau is suing Canada’s Wonderland over allegations that it advertises park tickets and a variety of other items at a lower price than what consumers actually have to pay online.
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May 05, 2025
Louis van Zyl joins DLP Piper’s Toronto office
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Louis van Zyl has joined the firm as an associate in the finance group at its Toronto office.
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May 05, 2025
Federation of Ontario Law Associations urging pause to current civil rules reform process
The organization representing Ontario’s county and district law associations is calling on Attorney General Doug Downey to hit the pause button on efforts to overhaul the province’s civil rules.
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May 05, 2025
B.C. court to hear if data custodian liable to breach victims without proof of injury
The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an application to amend a long-running class action, adding a common issue of whether a company hit by a cybersecurity breach is liable for damages under four provincial privacy statutes without proof of individual injury.