Access to Justice
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November 13, 2024
Access to justice and modernization of the family law rules: A holistic narrative
Lack of access to family justice can have profound and damaging effects. Children may be denied parenting time and contact with beloved caregivers; they may be exposed to, and experience, the lasting physical, psychological and financial harms of family violence; and they may grow up in poverty.
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November 13, 2024
Working in prisons: Not a good gig | David Dorson
Prison jobs are bad jobs. Let me qualify that. They can be good jobs in terms of pay, benefits and job security, especially for people with relatively little formal education. That is the main reason many people stay with them. But from the standpoint of the actual daily experience, working in a prison is bad in many of the same ways that being a prisoner is.
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November 13, 2024
Analysis of Nygard bail denial appeal
Peter Nygard is being detained in custody awaiting an appeal from conviction and sentence for sexual assaults that he has been accused of committing between 1988 and 2005. On Oct. 7, 2024, he was denied appeal bail (R. v. Nygard, 2024 ONCA 744).
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November 12, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses son’s attempt to blame parents
The fifth commandment, “Honour your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you,” is a commandment and a blessing repeated throughout the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. But does it constitute a legal defence?
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November 11, 2024
Study finds widespread racism targeting Black executives in federal public service
A majority of Black executives in the federal public service (FPS) have faced direct workplace harassment or intimidation, according to interviews of Black leaders conducted as part of a study commissioned by the Black Executive Network.
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November 11, 2024
Court certifies class action related to Vancouver fire that killed 2, displaced 70
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a class action arising from a 2022 fire at a hotel housing vulnerable residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for negligence and occupier’s liability claims.
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November 11, 2024
Cons, pros of unlimited paid time off policies
Unlimited paid time off (PTO) policies have something to offer employers and employees. However, this concept needs careful consideration before being implemented or accepted.
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November 11, 2024
Overturned sex assault charge destined to attract critics
When A.R. and J.E. moved to Ontario in 2012, A.R.’s daughter from a previous relationship, T.R.S., stayed behind to live with her father. But when T.R.S. was 11 years old, her father became terminally ill and could not take care of T.R.S. A.R., and J.E. agreed to take her in.
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November 08, 2024
SCC elaborates on framework, scope for judicial review of regs and other subordinate legislation
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that the Vavilov “reasonableness” standard for judicial review — informed by some of the Katz Group principles — presumptively applies when courts review whether subordinate legislation is authorized by law.
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November 08, 2024
Appeal court urges caution in use of ‘extrinsic misconduct’ evidence in criminal trials
Criminal court judges must be mindful to not allow “bad character” evidence to “creep” its way into proceedings without first weighing its validity and potential impact, says the lawyer for a Saskatchewan man given a new trial for alleged sex crimes against a stepchild.