Friday, July 30, 2021

LawTweet of the Day: July 30, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Ontario faces $3.4 million bill in second failed prosecution of Black judge over his Black advocacy via Toronto Star

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 29, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Britney Spears files to remove her father as conservator of her estate via CNN

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 28, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Man charged with emailing death threats to Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. prosecutors say via CBC


- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 27, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Landmark Vatican fraud trial begins as cardinal faces charges over London property deal  via CNN

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: SCC Clarifies the Law on Bonus Entitlements during the Notice Period


The Supreme Court of Canada in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26  was clear that  an employee who would have received a bonus during the notice period, but for her termination, is entitled to such compensation, unless the wording of the bonus plan unambiguously alters or removes this right.


Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Monday, July 26, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 26, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: How to watch, listen and follow the installation of governor general Mary Simon via CBC

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of July 26, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of July 26, 2021.



- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of July 26, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 26, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Friday, July 23, 2021

Law Tweet of the Day: July 23, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Kevin O’Leary’s last-minute ‘confession’ made the Crown case at his wife’s trial, prosecutor says via Toronto Star

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 22, 202


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Judge rules in favour of journalists' access to Fairy Creek blockade via CBC


- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 21, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Nxivm founder Keith Raniere to pay 21 victims a total of $3.46 million in restitution via CNN

Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet07212026

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

LegalTweet of the Day: July 20, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Businesses are in a tight spot when it comes to proof of vaccinations, says privacy lawyer via @CBC https://bit.ly/36MBgEn #mandatoryvaccination #vaccinelaws #legalnews #employmentlaw #CanadaNews #Covid19

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Simran Bakshi on Workplace and Employment Law: Manufactured Consent is no Consent at all


In the of NK v Botuik, 2020 HRTO 345, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal revisited the concept of consent within the context of a workplace “relationship”.  The Tribunal declared that “manufactured consent which is secured by ignoring and overriding objections is not consent at all under the law…consent under the law does not extend to situations where a party complies because they fear the consequences of refusing”.


Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Monday, July 19, 2021

Legal tweet of the Day: July 19, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3ipqKs7 #OntarioReopeningPlan #Step3 #Covid19News #vaccination #besafe
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of July 19, 2021

Here are our Top 10 #LawTweets for the week of July 18, 2021.



- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of July 19, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 12, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Friday, July 16, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 16, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 159 new cases of COVID-19, 10 deaths; Province enters Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan via Toronto Star


- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parent's debt?


Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale of the assets of the estate to address the debt, but that’s it.
 
There are some exceptions- like if a child jointly owned the debt, or acted as a guarantor, or if the deceased parent improperly offloaded assets to the child for less than market value to evade creditors. 


Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 14, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Britney Spears returns to court. Here's what has happened in her conservatorship battle since the last hearing via CNN

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Legal tweet of the Day: July 13, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: Lawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justice via CBC

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Simran Bakshi on Family Law

Spouses reminded that there are no free lunches when it comes to Property acquired during a Common Law Relationship: 


The Court of Appeal in Walters v Nusseiri, 2020 ONCA 615 affirmed that a common law spouse who does not contribute towards a property, may not have an entitlement to it, irrespective of how legal title may be held. This decision is a reminder that though common law spouses may not have statutory entitlements to the equalization of property, equitable trust principles remain in place for their protection. 


Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Monday, July 12, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 12, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: West Vancouver dentist who thought he was 'freeman on the land' fined $578K for tax evasion via North Shore News

Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet070122021


- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of July 12, 2021

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of July 12, 2021 from Wise Law on Twitter:
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Thursday, July 08, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 8, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay: He had a gun to kill himself. For that, an Ontario judge gave him to two years in jail via The Toronto Star

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?


This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: 
  1. Does the will intend to apply to property in Ontario? 
  2. Can the words of the will be interpreted conclusively? 
  3. Does the Will deal with the property in a way that is legal in Ontario? 
If the Court is satisfied with the answers to all of these questions, and an executor has already been appointed outside Ontario, it may grant that executor the right to administer the deceased’s property in Ontario, too. 

Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Legal Tweet of the Day: July 7, 2021


#LegalTweetOfTheDay:Trump is going to sue Twitter and Facebook for banning him: NYT's Haberman via The Raw Story


- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net

Join us at our next Legally Adulting Online on July 22nd at 7 pm

Highlights from our last #LegallyAdultingOnline: Paul Adam discusses when you should make a will and Simran Bakshi considers whether employers can require employees to be vaccinated.


Join us via Zoom or Facebook Live on our next Legally Adulting Online on Thursday, July 22nd at 7 pm


Visit https://www.wiselaw.net/legallyadulting/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/wiselawtoronto




- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net