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

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Legal Tweet of the Day: July 29, 2021

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

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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

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: July 27, 2021

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

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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.

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Legal Tweet of the Day: July 26, 2021

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

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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.

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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:

• St. Louis lawyer who lobbed F-word at judge is sentenced to jail time
  

• Why Virtual Weddings Are No Longer Legal in New York

• Federal appeals court ruling will allow CDC to enforce Covid rules on cruise ships
  

• Law firms ‘cannot long endure a remote work model,’ says Morgan Stanley chief legal officer
  

• Toronto cop’s nine-month jail sentence upheld in Dafonte Miller beating as court dismisses appeals
  

• Federal judge upholds Indiana University's Covid-19 vaccination policy
  

• ‘Democracy Is In Trouble,’ Judge Says During First Felony Sentencing For Capitol Attack | Talking Points Memo
  

• Lawyer Patricia DeGuire nominated next chief of the Ontario Human Rights Commission
  

• Ransomware hits law firm with dozens of major corporate clients
  

• Businesses are in a tight spot when it comes to proof of vaccinations, says privacy lawyer | CBC
  

• Border reopening plan facing roadblock as thousands of border officials consider strike action
  

• Harvey Weinstein has been extradited to Los Angeles to face further sexual assault charges

• Maine lawyer has to wear mask at client’s trial after top state court refuses to intervene
  

• Nxivm founder Keith Raniere to pay 21 victims a total of $3.46 million in restitution
  

• Several countries have made vaccines mandatory for health-care workers. Why not Canada?
  

• Green party takes battle with leader Annamie Paul to court
  

• Lawyer gets reprimand for responding to negative online review with embarrassing client information
  

• Judge forces US Capitol rioter to unlock laptop seized by FBI
  

• Judge rules in favour of journalists' access to BC Fairy Creek blockade
  

• California Officials Consider Bar Exam Options, Possible Changes
  

• Top New Mexico state court is second to rule that gas stations can be liable for selling fuel to drunken drivers
  

• Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
  

• FBI says it got more than 4,500 tips on Kavanaugh, providing 'relevant' ones to Trump White House
  

• Kevin O’Leary’s last-minute ‘confession’ made the Crown case at his wife’s trial, prosecutor says
  

• B.C. woman’s roadside prohibition overturned, says RCMP ignored her disability
  

• Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion
  

• Vancouver, Washington couple sued after one-star review
  

• Government interfering with 'exclusive jurisdiction' of House, Speaker tells court
  

• Federal Judge Blocks Ban on Nearly All Abortions in Arkansas
  

• Batali & Bastianich to Pay $600,000 Settlement in Sexual Harassment Case
  

• Toronto police hit with formal complaint over violent homeless clearance as Tory asks: ‘Who started it?’
  

• University Health Network to implement mandatory COVID-19 home testing for unvaccinated staff
  

• Rick Dennison out as Minnesota Vikings assistant coach after refusing COVID-19 vaccine, sources say
  

• Canadiens make controversial draft pick, choose player charged with distributing sexual photo without consent

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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

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Legal Tweet of the Day: July 22, 202

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

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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

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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

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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”.

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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

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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.

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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:

• Criminal defence lawyers sound alarm over Ford government's new justice of the peace appointees
  

• Tennessee's Transgender Bathroom Sign Law
  

• Manitoba chief justice says he was followed by private investigator to catch him breaking COVID-19
  

• France hits Google with a $600 million fine
  

• Lawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justice
  

• Governor Greg Abbott Says Fleeing Texas Democrats 'Will Be Arrested' When They Return to State
  

• Judge grills Trump-supporting lawyers on thin election fraud claims at Michigan hearing
  

• Toronto’s Seneca College making vaccinations mandatory for students, staff
  

• Uber is going to court to block the release of workers’ compensation records
  

• More unmarked graves discovered in British Columbia at a former indigenous residential school know as 'Canada's Alcatraz'
  

• Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce 'heartbeat' ban
  

• SCOTUS rejects bid to block Biden's mask mandate for public travel
  

• Britney Spears returns to court. Here's what has happened in her conservatorship battle since the last hearing
  

• Vaping debate 'heating up' once again - CNN
  

• Live in a condo? Yes, your gym, pool (and other amenities) may still be closed as Ontario hits Step 3. Here’s why
  

• Toronto council votes to rename Dundas Street; new name to be picked by April 2022
  

• What’s next for Britney Spears and her conservatorship case
  

• Britney Spears Can Hire a New Lawyer of Her Choice, Judge Rules
  

• For the first time in decades, major changes are coming to Canada's workplace equity laws
  

• Wisconsin judge suspended for ‘undignified’ speech, showing off handgun in courtroom
  

• DOJ: Naturopathic physician sold fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
  

• Ontario weighing COVID-19 vaccination requirements for certain jobs
  

• Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation
  

• Subway's defamation suit against CBC over report on chicken content allowed to proceed
  

• Judge tosses Roy Moore’s $95M suit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen
  

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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

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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. 

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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

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estate: What is Probate?

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Legal tweet of the Day: July 13, 2021

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

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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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. 

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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

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Wise Law's Top 10 LawTweets for the Week of July 12, 2021

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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:

• Ukrainian army defends decision to make female soldiers march in high heels - CNN
  

• Vaccine passports ignite debate over privacy vs. public health
  

• Liberals announce plans for new 'high frequency' rail lines from Toronto to Quebec City
  

• An American lawyer went on a lunch date in Moscow. Now he's languishing in a jail cell in Belarus - CNN
  

• Inuit leader Mary Simon named as Canada's 1st Indigenous governor general | CBC News
  

• Who is Mary Simon? A few facts on Canada’s first Indigenous governor general
  

• The First Nation that found hundreds of unmarked graves is now taking back its child-welfare system. The Cowessess chief says it’s a big moment
  

• Actions of racist nurse during childbirth contributed to son's brain injuries, Nisga'a woman says
  

• Hollywood movie about Theo Fleury stalled as autobiography co-author claims ownership over his life story
  

• Britney Spears' court-appointed attorney has submitted petition to resign
  

• Toronto police officer demoted for refusing to intervene in suicide, lying about being on another call
  

• York Regional Police officer accused of working as realtor while on duty
  

• Trump is going to sue Twitter and Facebook for banning him: NYT's Haberman
  

• He had a gun to kill himself. For that, an Ontario judge gave him to two years in jail
  

• B.C. doctor disciplined for 'harmful' COVID-19 misinformation claims free speech violations
  

• Vaccine passports to access Quebec's non-essential services could roll out as early as September
  

• Federal, B.C. governments reach deal on child-care funding
  

• Father who died with daughter after they fell off a cliff in Milton exhibited dangerous, harmful behaviour beforehand, claim in $17-million lawsuit alleges
  

• Michael Avenatti sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trying to extort Nike
  

• Los Angeles superior court fined over $25K for COVID-19 safety violations after courthouse worker deaths
  

• Ontario moving to Step 3 of COVID-19 reopening next Friday, nearly a week earlier than planned
  

• Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou loses bid for key evidence in U.S. extradition battle
  

• Constituents faced abuse, bullying from former councillor Jim Karygiannis, says integrity commissioner
  

• Ontario moves to Step 3 of reopening next Friday. Here’s what that means
  

• Historic Miami-Dade courthouse closed due to 'safety concerns' following condo collapse
  

• Dentist with Burnaby practice fined $578K for tax evasion - North Shore News
  

• Who Paid for That Mansion in Montreal? A Senator or the Haitian People?
  

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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

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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. 

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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

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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

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