Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of July 31, 2017

Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 31, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 31, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 31, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• No discipline for Ontario judge who wore Trump T-shirt while shopping

• Judge offers shorter sentences for offenders who get vasectomies or contraceptive implants

• Chicago law firm files trademark suit against rival that also uses O’Keefe in its name

• Google seeks to use U.S. law to battle Supreme Court of Canada's order to change global search results

• Trump Says Transgender People Will Not Be Allowed in the Military

• New York lawyer accused of calling in bomb threat to avoid sanctions hearing

• Laid-off Sears workers try to block big cash bonuses for executive staff

• Quebec judges sue government over court’s exclusive jurisdiction

• Court Confirms Employees Can Sue for Harassment - Lexology

• Boy Scouts apologize for Trump's 'political rhetoric'

• Court orders owner to demolish unfinished monster home in Brampton Toronto Star

• Could Canadian Companies Require Employees to be Micro-Chipped?

• Ontario jail guard faces discipline after tweets about inmate in segregation

• Plumbing bill quarrel becomes pricey court action

• Police chiefs blast Trump for seeming to endorse ‘police brutality’

• Federal court rules public officials cannot block social media users.

• Video shows suspects fleeing arson at Yorkville personal injury law firm

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Civil Litigation

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday July 27, 2017.

Today we are talking about Civil Litigation.

Parties in Ontario civil cases are required to make full disclosure of all paper and digital documents that are relevant to the litigation, including documents that are not supportive of their cases.

In Superior Court cases, each party must deliver a sworn Affidavit of Documents that includes a complete listing of all relevant documents that are in the party’s power, possession or control. These documents must be produced to all other parties in the lawsuit.
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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 26, 2017.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday July 25, 2017.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

“My ex-employer just gave me a severance proposal, but I was only given 3 days to respond. Is that legal?”

The law does not address this question. As a courtesy, you or your lawyer should advise your former employer in writing if an extension is required.
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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of July 24, 2017

Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 24, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 24, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 24, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery

• Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves prison after 13 months

• Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario

• Sears Canada gets approval to begin liquidation sales Friday

• High-profile Toronto lawyer Ari Goldkind avoids contempt finding after skipping court for TV appearance

• Supreme Court of. Canada renovations set to start in 2023

• Trump Finds That Demolishing Obama’s Legacy Is Not So Simple

• Clogged courts and legal cannabis on agenda at premiers meeting

• Former Employee Testifies Shkreli Threatened Him and His Family

• Toronto hotel dumps Trump’s name

• Ottawa cops ordered to pay wrongfully arrested, brutalized woman $254K

• In Toronto real estate nightmare, owner discovers city owns land he thought was his - Toronto - CBC News

• Ashley Madison owner to pay up to $11.2M to settle U.S. class action lawsuits

• OCA rules on discovery in Small Claims Court in alleged, overheating IPhone case

• Moral damages awarded: How to be a truly contemptible employer | Financial Post

• Calypso firm on topless ban despite rights complaint

• O.J. Simpson to face Nevada parole board with freedom in sight

• F. Lee Bailey: Where is he now?

• OJ Simpson wins parole in unanimous vote by board

• Supreme Court building to get $1B rehab in 2023, well after systems risk failure - Politics - CBC News

• Canada's high court to hear B.C. appeal in battle against big tobacco | CTV News

• Employer-Friendly Restrictive Covenant Decisions in Ontario and Alberta | The HR Space - Lexology

• Parole hearing pushed back again for Paul Bernardo | CTV Toronto News

• WaPo & NYT: Trump legal team trying to undercut Mueller

• In historic 1st, transgender inmate wins transfer to women's prison

• Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs, wife and 1 other charged with extortion

• Canadian judges cleared to party with tax industry, judicial watchdog rules

• Metrolinx drops appeal of Bombardier court decision

• Cafeteria committee comes with the job for Gorsuch

• Allegations of misconduct by tax judges unfounded: CJC

• Marc Kasowitz reportedly takes on reduced role amidst Trump defense team shakeup

• Polish Parliament Approves Law Curtailing Courts’ Independence

• Christopher Husbands, found guilty in Eaton Centre shooting, gets new trial after conviction overturned

• Can Trump pardon himself? His lawyers are studying the question | Toronto Star

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Friday July 21, 2017.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Where a person dies without a will, an intestacy arises. Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act establishes rules for the distribution of an intestate deceased person’s property. An intestate person’s spouse inherits the first $200,000 of an Estate.

Estate property over $200,000 is divided between the deceased’s spouse and children, in proportions that depend on the number of surviving children. Where there are no surviving spouse or children, parents inherit. If there are no surviving parents, siblings will inherit.
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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Wednesday July 19, 2017.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are not governed by any Ontario statute.

Common law spouses may still advance family property claims, especially where property has been acquired in a “joint family venture,” or they have contributed to the acquisition, maintenance or improvement of property owned by a common law spouse.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday July 18, 2017.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

Did you know that a probationary period may go longer than three (3) months.

The Employment Standards Act does not impose a probationary status for employees. It simply provides that there is no minimum notice or pay in lieu of notice required for employees less than three months of service.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of July 17, 2017

Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 17, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 17, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 17, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Alabama lawyer is reprimanded over penis amputation suit

• Ontario Superior Court asked for immediate freeze on Omar Khadr's assets

• Woman launches human rights complaint over Cornwall’s toplessness policy at pools

• Woodbridge's Creation Foods ordered to pay $25,000 for selling fake kosher cheese to Jewish summer camps

• Meet Donald Trump Jr.‘s new lawyer, Alan Futerfas

• Two states pass laws allowing some officials to bring guns inside courthouses

• Suit claims Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics from his Twitter feed

• Disgraced dentist turned foot specialist loses licence to practise again

• Thunder Bay lawyer facing sex assault charges caught in bizarre video rant

• US Campus Rape Policies Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear

• Ontario Appeal Court axes mandatory one-year minimum for internet child luring

• US House panel seeks to block FDA "vaping" rules

• Judge rejects application to freeze Omar Khadr's assets | CTV Toronto News

• Judge dismisses request from soldier’s widow to freeze Omar Khadr’s assets

• Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger In Emails: ‘Watch Your Back, B***h’ – Talking Points Memo

• Grandparents Win Reprieve From Trump Travel Ban in Federal Court

• Sears managers to earn thousands in bonuses while laid-off workers get no severance

• Sears Canada extends benefits to former employees; seeking approval for sales process | Financial Post

• Hawaii: Don't text while walking

• 'Long road ahead of him': Omar Khadr's legal battles could last for years

• Retrial Ordered for Activist Who Laughed During Jeff Sessions Confirmation - The New York Times

• $35M lawsuit alleges racist, sexist and homophobic discrimination at CSIS

• Obama administration lawyers sue Trump campaign, adviser Stone for DNC email hack

• What 3 legal minds say about the Omar Khadr settlement

• 'We're still human beings,' says inmate as trial continues on solitary confinement

• Makers of OxyContin, Percocet sued by U.S. governments over opioid crisis

• Ontario’s children’s aid societies grappling with how to monitor privacy breaches

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday July 13, 2017.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Ontario strictly requires that a Will be signed by the person making the will and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries.

If these formal requirements are not met, a Will may be invalidated.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 12, 2017.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

Many couples live separate and apart “under one roof,” following marital separation, and do not immediately physically separate by changing residency.

Legal advice should be obtained as to whether a separation has occurred that would be recognized under Ontario law.
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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday July 11, 2017.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

Did you know "use it or lose it" vacation policies are illegal.

Upon termination of employment, any outstanding vacation is owed to the employee.
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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of July 10, 2017

Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 10, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 10, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 10, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Judge tells Ontario woman who has sued dozens she is no longer welcome in court

• Alberta Court of Appeal demands a new standard for sexual assault trials Edmonton Journal

• 14 terrorism charges laid against woman accused of threatening Canadian Tire employees with knife

• Trademark jurisdiction becomes focus of Cleveland Indians' Ontario court case

• Legal battle could tie up payout to Omar Khadr - The Globe and Mail

• Supreme Court allows Wisconsin to enforce fetal protection law pending appeal

• Pennsylvania Judge is accused of watching porn on his office computer, using court clerks to grade exams

• Drug company founder Shkreli ordered by federal judge to stop talking to courthouse journalists

• 15 years and nearly $5 million in legal costs later, Ottawa apologizes to Omar Khadr | Toronto Star

• 27,000 Torontonians were arrested for marijuana possession in a decade. What will happen to them? | Toronto Star

• Sears Canada files motion materials for CCAA hearing | Furniture Today

• Sears Canada won't pay severance to 2500; files motion to suspend retiree benefits Globalnews.ca

• Justice Neil M. Gorsuch: Trump’s Life-Tenured Judicial Avatar

• Unlawful detention in Hamilton overturns drug conviction, Court of Appeal rules

• The vast majority of pot shop workers arrested in massive raids won’t go to trial – VICE News

• Ontario’s dentist watchdog plagued by ‘toxic culture,’ lawsuit alleges | Toronto Star

• Lawsuit takes on WSIB for rejecting 'chronic mental stress' claims - Toronto - CBC News

• Omar Khadr receives $10.5-million settlement from Ottawa: source

• Retrial for Bill Cosby sex assault case set for November

• 'Failing everyone': 204 cases tossed over delays since Supreme Court's Jordan decision

• 'I feel robbed': Ex-Sears employees speak out after severance cut off, pensions in peril

• Khadr apology, settlement about violation of Charter rights, Trudeau says

• Judge blasts OPP officers for ‘egregious’ strip search of impaired driving suspect

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Civil Litigation

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday July 6, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 5, 2017.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit us at http://www.wiselaw.net

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of July 4, 2017

Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of July 4, 2017.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of July 4, 2017

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 4, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• US Sup. Court allows Trump temporary ban on people from 6 Muslim nations who lack 'bona fide' ties to US

• Supreme Court to hear challenges to Trump’s travel ban; partly lifts injunction

• US Supreme Court agrees to hear wedding cake case

• Sentencing hearing for killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer

• Neighbour must pay $390K in damages for flooded property: Ontario Appeal Court | rdnewsNOW

• Potential jurors in trial of ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli say they can’t be impartial

• LSUC considers revamping contingency fee rules

• Anti-SLAPP law to be tested at Ontario Court of Appeal

• Google must block search results of tech company worldwide, Supreme Court of Canada rules

• Abortion, same-sex marriage, assisted dying: charter has transformed Canada | National Post

• Lawyers, Don’t Miss This Step in Your Marketing Plan

• Ontario court orders end to secrecy around names of highest-paid MDs

• Lawyers across Canada on stand-by to monitor Trump’s travel ban

• Khadr to get apology, compensation over $10M as lawsuit settled

• German Parliament Oks Same Sex Marriage

• Florida now lets any resident challenge what’s taught in public schools

• As the law and society evolve, Canadian judges go back to school

• Lawyers volunteer at airports across Canada to help travellers with Trump travel ban

• Ontario proposes banning real estate agents from representing both seller and buyer

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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