Legal Tweet of the Day: November 30, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Canada's federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/24v8zyxm

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?

The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” 

The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your assets and responsibilities and from planning how you’d like to take care of your loved ones. 

When you talk with a lawyer about your Will, you will get advice and clarity about these concerns and the steps you need to take to keep your affairs in order. There is no more important way to provide for your family and your future.  

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 29, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ex-Ontario teacher silenced for views on books gets court OK to proceed with lawsuit against school board #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://t.co/6UMzYQD3Nj

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will

You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away.

Now, the appointment you make in you last will is temporary. That person will eventually need to apply to the court to be appointed as a permanent guardian. But, when they make that application, the court will look very closely on who you named in your last will, and factor that in the decision about who should be the permanent guardian of your children.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the day: Did you sign a non-competition agreement?

If your employment agreement prohibits you from competing with your employer or soliciting its customers after you leave, those restrictions may not be enforceable.

NOn-competition agreements are generally unenforceable against Ontario employees.

Many non-solicitation agreements may also be unenforceable.

Seek legal advise if you have signed such an agreement.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 27, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Stayed charge for Mountie who kneeled on man's neck 'erodes trust' in police and justice, says expert #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/yfdbzab7

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of November 27, 2023

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 27, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 27, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• OpenAI Board Backs Decision to Oust Sam Altman as C.E.O.
  

• A$AP Rocky must stand trial on gun charges, L.A. court rules
  

• Hamas-Israel hostage, cease-fire deal: Everything we know
  

• OpenAI to bring back Sam Altman as CEO after his tumultuous ouster
  

• Why you can’t get birth control at every pharmacy in Canada
  

• 'I felt hollow': Jurors at Faqiri inquest hear of overcrowding, overuse of segregation in Ontario jails
  

• Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleads not guilty in Boston court to assaulting wife
  

• Doug Ford government taken to court over Ontario Place development
  

• Bill Cosby sued for alleged abuse by woman who worked on The Cosby Show
  

• Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance
  

• Niagara border crossings closed after explosion on bridge connecting New York and Ontario
  

• U.S. officials say 'no indication' Rainbow Bridge vehicle explosion was terrorist attack, after Canadian caution
  

• Former RCMP intelligence official found guilty of violating secrets act
  

• 2,000 parents sign letter expressing concerns of 'escalating incidents of antisemitism' at Toronto schools
  

• Toronto has seen a 'staggering' increase in hate crime reports since Israel-Gaza war: police chief
  

• Quebec Superior Court halts adoption of pro-Palestinian McGill student union policy
  

• Military justice officials defend handling of sexual assault cases stayed in civilian court
  

• Stayed charge for Mountie who kneeled on man's neck 'erodes trust' in police and justice, says expert
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 24, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: 2,000 parents sign letter expressing concerns of 'escalating incidents of antisemitism' at Toronto schools #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/2ka3x7yk

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-health-care-reform-sex-offenders-and.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 23, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: U.S. officials say 'no indication' Rainbow Bridge vehicle explosion was terrorist attack, after Canadian caution #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3fa6weec

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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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. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 22, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Why you can’t get birth control at every pharmacy in Canada #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2p8n49jj

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?

What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and properties that you own and distributing it to your heirs. 

If you’re thinking about who should be your Executor, you want to name a person who is responsible, organized, a good communicator, and who keeps their head in a difficult emotional situation, and if you can pick somebody who lives in Ontario.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 21, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: OpenAI Board Backs Decision to Oust Sam Altman as C.E.O. #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/ychcea7x

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law’s Employment LawFact of the day: Termination Without Cause

Can an employer lawfully terminate an exceptional employee who has had consistently good performance reviews?

Under Ontario law, an employer may terminate any employee without cause, so long as the employer provides reasonable notice, or pay instead of such notice, to the employee.

If you receive a termination letter, you may be entitled to additional compensation. Don't sign any documents until you have received legal advice.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 20, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: US Supreme Court denies request to reinstate Florida drag show law https://politi.co/3ujXjkO via @politico #law #legal #lawtwitter

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of November 20, 2023

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 20, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 20, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• What is C-58, the government's new anti-replacement-worker legislation?
  

• Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts as part of new labour law coming today
  

• Canadian accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband tells trial he wanted to end corruption
  

• Three Jewish students sue New York University over campus antisemitism
  

• UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says
  

• College of Family Physicians backs down on 3rd year of training amid outcry
  

• Former Mississauga councillor seeking $2.5M in counterclaim against city and former colleague who claims he harassed her
  

• Sean (Diddy) Combs accused of rape, abuse by singer
  

• Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional'
  

• Scathing ethics report concludes embattled U.S. lawmaker George Santos 'cannot be trusted'
  

• Ontario 'failing' to staff new Toronto courthouse as sex assault case latest to be tossed over delays: NDP
  

• US Supreme Court denies request to reinstate Florida drag show law

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 17, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional' #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/h35cymet

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2015

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2015 via Wise Law Blog: Tips on Law Blogging http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2015/01/slawtips-tips-on-law-blogging.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 16, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/5n96xmaz

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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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.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of November 13, 2023

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of November 13, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 13, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Donald Trump takes the stand to defend his business empire in New York civil trial
  

• Ontario to consult on banning NDAs in cases of workplace harassment, misconduct
  

• Ontario to make it mandatory for salaries to be disclosed in job postings
  

• Donald Trump Testifies in NY Fraud Trial - MeidasTouch Network
  

• Investigation into carjackings, armed robberies in Peel leads to arrest of 20 alleged street gang members
  

• A ransomware attack hit Toronto Public Library. Here’s what that means
  

• McMaster reviewing Hamilton cardiologist's post calling for pro-Palestinian protesters to be deported
  

• Mary Moreau Sworn In as Newest Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
  

• Police investigating shots fired overnight at 2 Jewish schools in Montreal

• Ontario banning Canadian work experience requirement on job applications
  

• Robert De Niro’s Company Is Found Liable for Gender Discrimination
  

• Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents
  

• FBI seized phones, iPad of NYC mayor amid campaign fundraising probe
  

• Ottawa, lawyers reach $55M deal on First Nations child welfare legal fees
  

• Elise Stefanik Files Ethics Complaint Against Trump Fraud Trial Judge
  

• 'Vile antisemitic attack:' Police investigating graffiti targeting Indigo CEO outside downtown Toronto store
  

• FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN
  

• 'Unprecedented': Antisemitism in Toronto has skyrocketed in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
  

• Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of 4 counts of sexual assault
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 30, 2010

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 30, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ruling: "Virtual" Law Offices May Not Satisfy N.J. Ethics Regulations https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/ruling-virtual-law-offices-may-not.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 9, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: McMaster reviewing Hamilton cardiologist's post calling for pro-Palestinian protesters to be deported #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/ms8cktaj

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you?

The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it for their benefit, as a convenience, or was it done with the intention that the money was to belong to you? 

Where there is a dispute, Ontario’s Courts will look at the documents or agreements you signed, the intentions of everyone involved and the surrounding circumstances to determine ownership interests. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 8, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Investigation into carjackings, armed robberies in Peel leads to arrest of 20 alleged street gang members: police #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/2r8a3pt5

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Making a Last Will

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Legal Tweet of the Day: November 7, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to consult on banning NDAs in cases of workplace harassment, misconduct #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5n7jhmcs

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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