Family
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January 08, 2025
University of Calgary receives multimillion dollar gift for family law centre, research chairs
The Alberta Law Foundation has announced a $26.8 million gift to fund a new centre at the University of Calgary that will focus on improving outcomes for people involved in the family justice system.
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January 08, 2025
New Year’s resolution suggestions for family lawyers | Gary S. Joseph
I have often referred to the importance of mentoring and the benefits I have reaped and continue to reap from the mentoring I enjoyed from the late James C. MacDonald, QC. However, I also was the beneficiary of some most helpful mentoring from, surprisingly, (but perhaps not so), family lawyers who were at times aggressive opponents during my career. I am now going to share some of this transmitted wisdom in the form of suggested New Year’s resolutions for family lawyers. Here’s my top 10 suggestions:
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January 08, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Conduct of parties - Asset types - Inheritances or gifts
Appeal by husband from two trial orders relating to storage costs and value of his inherited interest in a property in Palm Desert, California and order varying sealed bid process for dividing family property, replacing it with an order for private sale of properties.
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January 08, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Condos and Kitec plumbing | Harjot Atwal
“My plumbing is no one’s business but my own.” — Peter O’Toole
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January 07, 2025
The new year means new partners at Miller Thomson
Miller Thomson LLP has announced that, as of Jan. 1, it has added 14 lawyers to its partnership.
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January 07, 2025
‘Establishment’ evidence can by itself underpin successful H & C permanent residence claims: judge
A judge has disagreed with — and declined to follow — an established principle that is arguably “settled law” in Federal Court, which holds that evidence of a foreign national’s “establishment” in Canada cannot by itself be determinative of humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) applications for permanent residence.
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January 07, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Shared wells and rural real estate | Harjot Atwal
“We have what we need, if we use what we have.” — Edgar Cahn
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January 07, 2025
Federal Court decreases class counsel fees in $1.9B Indigenous boarding home class action settlement
The Federal Court has decreased requested class counsel fees of $50 million to $32.5 million in relation to the $1.9 billion settlement regarding the class action for Indigenous boarding home survivors, citing significantly less risk as compared to previous settlements.
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January 06, 2025
Manitoba moving to heighten teacher accountability, strengthen student safety
Manitoba is making moves to increase teacher accountability and transparency by having an online registry for the public and an independent commissioner to investigate complaints.
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January 06, 2025
Government bills die on order paper as Parliament prorogues, Justin Trudeau announces departure as PM
After more than nine years as Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau announced that Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025, and that he will step down as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada once his successor has been chosen “through a robust nationwide competitive process.”