The Complete Brief
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December 06, 2024
150 advocacy groups call for Ontario government to move on intimate-partner violence bill
Over 100 advocacy groups from across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to pass a private members’ bill that would declare intimate partner violence an epidemic.
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December 06, 2024
POWERS OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Warrantless searches - Computer or digital device - Reasonable expectation of privacy
Appeal by Campbell from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal which upheld his convictions and sentence. During the arrest of Gammie, a known drug dealer, the police seized a cellphone which was displaying incoming text messages on its screen. The police believed the messages revealed that a transaction for the sale of heroin, likely to be laced with fentanyl, was underway.
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December 06, 2024
Force majeure rejected, buyer pays price for lack of financing
The doctrines of force majeure and/or frustration are occasionally raised by buyers seeking to avoid liability under an otherwise binding agreement to complete the purchase of real estate. In such cases, the focus is on external events that occurred after the signing of the agreement and before the transaction was scheduled to be completed. However, if the underlying reason for a buyer’s predicament is their failure to have sufficient financing in place, they will have difficult finding a way out based upon other developments.
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December 06, 2024
Transferred intent comes under consideration in pit bull assault decision
The Manitoba Court of Appeal upheld convictions for a woman found guilty of assaulting two people with a weapon. The weapon was her pet bulldog (R. v. Park, 2024 MBCA 93).
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December 06, 2024
Ottawa expands banned firearms list; pledges measures against gun use in intimate-partner violence
The minority Liberal government has put in place “revised classification” regulatory changes to newly prohibit 104 categories of assault-style firearms while also pledging to roll out new restrictions on large-capacity magazines in March 2025 and to introduce “no later” than January 2025 measures to help combat the high rates of gun use in gender-based and intimate-partner violence.
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December 06, 2024
New partner joins Blaney McMurtry
A recent news release from Blaney McMurtry LLP announced that Lara Di Genova had joined the firm as a partner.
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December 06, 2024
3 new associates join Aird & Berlis
A recent news release from Aird & Berlis LLP announced the addition of Daniel Hunter, Linda Guma and Evan Pernica as associates.
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December 06, 2024
PROCEEDINGS - Appeals and judicial review - Standard of review - Palpable and overriding error
Appeal by Flanigan from dismissal of his application for family maintenance and support (FMS) against the estate of his late adult interdependent partner, Kirkland. Kirkland died on November 12, 2022, leaving her estate equally to her children in a will dated September 2, 2021, with no provision for Flanigan. The Court of King's Bench issued a grant of probate on February 9, 2023.
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December 06, 2024
Indoctrination vs. education | Maria Mahmoudian
The story of Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh’s martyrdom during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) serves as a striking example of how indoctrination can infiltrate an education system, shaping the beliefs and actions of youth. Fahmideh, a 13-year-old boy who sacrificed his life by blowing himself up under an Iraqi tank, was heralded as a national hero and martyr. This narrative was used by the Iranian government to mobilize young people for the war effort, embedding ideological conformity within the educational system.
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December 06, 2024
Quebec municipalities are stepping up environmental efforts
Quebec municipalities are intensifying their efforts to protect the environment. This article gives examples of actions recently undertaken by municipalities in that regard.