Legal News Post of the Day: June 28, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Man charged after allegedly swinging sword on TTC bus, assaulting strangers #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3XDTkMw

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 21, 2006

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 21, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Great-Grandma's New Tattoo and Powers of Attorney for Care http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/05/great-grandmas-new-tattoo-and-powers.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 27, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Nunavut judge sentences Toronto woman to three years in prison in a case of Inuit identity fraud #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/4s4348hn

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don't have many assets?

Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future.  

You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a good time, because your life is only going to get more hectic! 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 26, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Largest First Nation in B.C. now fully responsible for its child welfare services #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bp96waes

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: What are the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines?

The Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG) assist Ontario Courts in determining the entitlement, amount, and duration of spousal support payable by a spouse in Family Law proceedings.

The Guidelines consider the duration of the marriage, age, and income of the parties, any child support obligations and other relevant factors in determining spousal support obligations.

Legal professionals utilize software based on the Guidelines to calculate the range of possible spousal support entitlements that may be awarded.

Ontario’s Courts are required to consider the SSAG’s and to provide reasons for any decision that departs from them.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 25, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay:14-year-old boy charged with 1st-degree murder in Toronto mass shooting #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bddcddfb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: Common Law Entitlements Upon Termination

Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court?

Ontario's Employment Standards Act provides only for employees' minimum notce and severance entitlements.

Unless an enforceable employment agreement provides otherwise, common law entitlements for non unionize employees can be as much as one month for each year of service.

You may be entitled to additional compensation.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 24, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Supreme Court rules Ontario public school boards are subject to Charter of Rights #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5fpmcws2

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Legal News for the Week of June 24, 2024

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 24, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 24, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• U.S. surgeon general wants warning labels on social media platforms
  

• Referendum on sovereignty would be 'irresponsible,' Quebec premier says
  

• LCBO requests mediator in negotiations with union to prevent looming strike
  

• Child Marriage havens emerging across America
  

• French Court Strikes Down Ban of Israeli Companies at Arms Show
  

• Ousted national chief sues Assembly of First Nations for $5M
  

• Ontario court to hear U of T application to clear pro-Palestinian encampment today
  

• Appeals Court Denies Bannon’s Emergency Motion to Remain Free
  

• Lawyer couple accused of stealing millions from more than a dozen homebuyers
  

• Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside
  

• Tax Court judge rejects appeal by B.C. couple who called income tax 'a crime against humanity'
  

• Supreme Court Upholds Law Disarming Domestic Abusers
  

• Supreme Court rules Ontario public school boards are subject to Charter of Rights
  

• Bragg Asks Judge to Extend Trump’s Gag Order, Citing Deluge of Threats
  

• B.C. man fined over $11K for installing heat pump has penalty reduced
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 21, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Supreme Court Upholds Law Disarming Domestic Abusers #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/jcyftsnb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: B.C. Court: Loss of "Promising" Law Career Assessed at $5.1 Million https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/bccourt-loss-of-promising-law-career.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 20, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario court to hear U of T application to clear pro-Palestinian encampment today #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5n993z3e

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Dying Without a Last Will

There’s a popular misconception that if I die without a last will everything goes to the government. That's actually not true.

If you die without a last will in Ontario there is a whole system in the law for who gets your property after you die.

If you have a spouse everything is left to your spouse, if you have a spouse and children everything is divided between your spouse and your children, and if you don't have a spouse or children everything is divided between your closest living family members.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal News Post of the Day: June 19, 2024

#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ousted national chief sues Assembly of First Nations for $5M #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2hyb2mdy

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: Separating from your spouse in Ontario

Ontario Family Law recognizes separation of spouses who intend to live separate and apart even if they don't immediately live in separate residences.

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.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Post of the Day: June 18, 2024

#LegalPostoftheDay: LCBO requests mediator in negotiations with union to prevent looming strike #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/58y55p2v

- Garry J. Wise, 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 Post of the Day: June 17, 2024

#LegalPostoftheDay: She was sexually assaulted at work. It took 6 years for a human rights tribunal to schedule a hearing #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4pdda9vx

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Legal News for the Week of June 17, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 17, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 17, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to step down from controversial Hong Kong court
  

• Too late to learn another colonial language, say Indigenous students opposing Quebec's Bill 96
  

• Canadian Human Rights Commission faces downgrade as international body launches review
  

• 6 charged during Toronto Walk with Israel event
  

• Ontario ombudsman to 'raise questions' with province about segregation in jails
  

• Doug Ford's paper-bag order caught LCBO execs by surprise
  

• Hunter Biden found guilty of lying about drug use to illegally buy gun
  

• Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
  

• UN-backed experts accuse Israel, Hamas of war crimes in early stages of war
  

• B.C. man awarded $5K by tribunal after sex video shared on OnlyFans without his consent
  

• Investigation launched into suspected cyberattack on TDSB IT systems
  

• B.C. becomes 1st province to give Uber, Skip the Dishes and other gig workers a mininum wage
  

• Senate Republicans Block Supreme Court Ethics Measure Pushed by Democrats
  

• US Supreme Court maintains access to abortion pill mifepristone
  

• The Supreme Court Upheld Broad Abortion Pill Access
  

• Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Era Ban on Gun Bump Stocks
  

• 'It's a death sentence': Local Toronto grocery store told it can no longer serve coffee
  

• Strong majority of LCBO workers vote to back strike if needed, union says
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Post of the Day: June 14, 2024

#LegalPostoftheDay: The Supreme Court Upheld Broad Abortion Pill Access #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4sd7a8td

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 22, 2012 via Wise Law Blog

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 22, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Scalia, Textualism and The Interpretive "Rule of the 18th Century Brits" https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/07/scalia-textualism-and-interpretive-rule.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Post of the Day: June 13, 2024

#LegalPostoftheDay: B.C. becomes 1st province to give Uber, Skip the Dishes and other gig workers a minimum wage #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5n74458h

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?

Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer:

1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 

2. Nobody is proofreading the document to ensure it is error free, and captures your intentions accurately. 

3. Sadly, many online will forms include mistakes some that could adversely affect the interpretation of the Will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Post of the Day: June 12, 2024

#LegalPostoftheDay: Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Transgender Care for Minors #law #legal #lawnews via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3xbdujzz

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Family #LawFact of the Day: Uncontested Divorce in Ontario

Separating spouses can file an Application for Divorce with the Court at any time following your separation.

Where matrimonial issues remain unresolve, a divorce judgement can still be issued after 1 year of separation. Any remaining issues can then be continued before the court in a "corollary relief proceeding.”

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Post of the Day: June 11, 20204

#LegalPostoftheDay: 6 charged during Toronto Walk with Israel event #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mw8x93st

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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