The Complete Brief
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April 11, 2025
JFK Law adds a partner and two associates
JFK Law LLP has announced that Nadir André has joined the firm as a partner, and Lauren Daniel and Isabelle Simard have joined as associates.
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April 11, 2025
David Nurse appointed Nova Scotia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer
Lawyer David Nurse has been appointed as Nova Scotia’s new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Review Officer.
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April 11, 2025
Daniel Lupinacci joins Wildeboer Dellelce
Wildeboer Dellelce has welcomed Daniel Lupinacci to its debt products practice group.
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April 11, 2025
Nova Scotia, legal group providing power of attorney app
Nova Scotia has partnered with a legal resource provider to develop a free app aimed at making it easier to name a power of attorney.
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April 11, 2025
Academics launch ‘novel’ lawsuit to get B.C. university to rescind ‘political’ statements
B.C.’s largest post-secondary institution has been hit with a legal challenge from a group of academics saying it has violated a provincial statute that requires the school to refrain from taking political positions.
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April 11, 2025
Artificial unintelligence; a.k.a., chino evil
James Dewald, a plaintiff in a New York State employment case, was granted permission by an appellate division court to submit his argument via a video. This presentation, however, lasted all of a few seconds as Dewald used an AI-generated avatar created by some company in San Francisco rather than one that looked more like him.
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April 11, 2025
Limitation of actions - Expiry of limitation periods - Effect of
Appeal by Edge from chambers judge determination that his action against Moose Jaw Downtown and Soccer/Field House Facilities Inc. (DFHF) was statute barred in its entirety and striking his statement of claim.
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April 11, 2025
Proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations aim to minimize shortages
In December 2024, Health Canada proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations to protect against the harms caused by shortages of drugs and medical devices.
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April 11, 2025
Double bind: How the digital age exposes intertwined failures of outdated democracy, law
Imagine two pillars, democracy and the legal system, both meant to support a just and stable society. Both were largely conceived and constructed for a world operating at a different rhythm, a world before the instantaneous connectivity of the digital age. Now, this digital revolution is shaking both pillars simultaneously, revealing deep and interconnected flaws.
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April 11, 2025
Conditions in Ontario jails have now become an international embarrassment
Sharif Rahman was on life support in a London, Ont., hospital after he was attacked outside the Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound, Ont. Rahman was a 44-year-old man originally from Bangladesh. He studied economics before obtaining a master’s degree in international development at the University of Glasgow. He bought the Curry House in Owen Sound in 2015. He remained unresponsive, having suffered a brain injury in the Aug. 17, 2023, assault. He died in the hospital a week later.