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

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

• Canadian regulator seizes assets of Toronto branch of Silicon Valley Bank
  

• More than 22,000 arrested in Iran's protests pardoned, judiciary chief says
  

• DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims
  

• ‘Gruyere’ is generic description of cheese that isn’t eligible for certification mark, appeals court says
  

• Ontario proposes new rules for companies laying off mass remote employees
  

• Judge says court handling medication abortion case has received 'barrage' of death threats
  

• Intelligence watchdog investigating CRA following Islamophobia claims
  

• Turf war between elderly Toronto man and city over fake grass rages on
  

• Hundreds of hosts booted from Airbnb after Toronto city audit, some for minor clerical errors
  

• Matthew Kacsmaryk: The Trump-appointed judge overseeing the blockbuster medication abortion lawsuit
  

• Access to the drug used for medication abortions could be cut off nationwide, depending on this hearing today
  

• There's a new chief judge in DC who could help determine the fate of Donald Trump
  

• Behind the scenes, Trudeau’s MPs say a public inquiry into Chinese election interference is the only real option at this point
  

• Major General Dany Fortin, military officer acquitted of sexual assault, sues government, PM for $6M
  

• Secret Recording Admitted in Alberta Dismissal Case
  

• North Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Ban; Says Constitution Protects Procedure
  

• Eleventh Circuit Affirms Decision to Preliminarily Block Unlawful Florida "Stop W.O.K.E." Censorship Law
  

• ‘The worst type of political opportunism’: How the Gardiner has become a key mayoral race issue
  

• Family of Tim Hortons customer who says she was scalded by hot tea sues for $500K
  

• Mar-a-Lago staff subpoenaed in classified documents probe
  

• Ottawa says Human Rights Commission discriminated against its Black employees
  

• ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian
  

• Trump attorney ordered to testify before grand jury investigating former president
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 17, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa says Human Rights Commission discriminated against its Black employees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3mYxm6A

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Developments in Access to Legal Information Online

https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/07/developments-in-access-to-legal.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 16, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Major General Dany Fortin, military officer acquitted of sexual assault, sues government, PM for $6M #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JIbAwK

- 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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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Access to the drug used for medication abortions could be cut off nationwide, depending on this hearing today #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3FsWF7k

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for 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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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 14, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario proposes new rules for companies laying off mass remote employees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3LjVwCz

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 13, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: More than 22,000 arrested in Iran's protests pardoned, judiciary chief says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3ZMtswi

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

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

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

• B.C. set to introduce legislation targeting revenge porn
  

• Ontario's top court strikes down third-party election ad spending rules
  

• Liberal government promoting a 'culture of death' with medical assistance in dying law, Conservative MP says
  

• Trump doesn’t have absolute immunity from civil suits stemming from Jan. 6 Capitol riot, DOJ says

• CBC staff discover confidential diversity responses in online HR files | National Post
  

• Family accuses city of 'negligence' after Toronto man breaks ankle after slipping on uncleared snow
  

• Organized financial crime ‘exploded’ in pandemic’s early days, federal report says
  

• First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators
  

• Judicial Council says it's reviewing complaint against Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown
  

• Ontario man pleads guilty to throwing gravel at Justin Trudeau during 2021 election campaign event
  

• Charges stayed in 'largest-ever' international drug bust in Toronto police history
  

• Here’s what Toronto police seized in its largest ever cross-border drug bust, which collapsed this week
  

• Tiger Woods' girlfriend seeks to nullify NDA following 6-year relationship
  

• GOP strategist comes forward publicly in sexual assault case against conservative leader Matt Schlapp | CNN Politics
  

• Ontario cities, police forces ban TikTok on devices while others consider the move
  

• ‘It is not a crime to give someone the finger’: Quebec judge issues candid ruling in neighbour dispute
  

• These women say the Texas abortion ban put their lives at risk. Now they're suing
  

• DoNotPay Slapped With California Class Action for Unlawful Practice of Law
  

• Donald Trump invited to testify before N.Y. grand jury, lawyer says
  

• Judge orders former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over emails from his private account said to be White House records
  

• TDSB wants to ban caste-based discrimination. Here’s why people are divided
  

• B.C. moves to stop requiring sex markers on birth certificates
  

• Doug Ford follows Justin Trudeau’s lead and bans TikTok from government phones
  

• Toronto bans TikTok on city-issued devices
  

• Judge concerned Sam Bankman-Fried is too 'technologically savvy,' could find a way around tech restrictions
  

• Cops likely stole thousands in cash from Toronto man during drug bust, judge finds
  

• Supreme Court of Canada judge calls allegation of drunken behaviour ‘demonstrably false’
  

• Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal found not guilty on breach of trust charges
  

• 2 men charged in armed carjacking of Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner
  

• West Virginia asks Supreme Court to let it enforce state's anti-trans sports ban
  

• 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher in Newport News, Va., Will Not Be Charged, Prosecutor Says
  

• Three Texas women are sued for wrongful death after assisting with abortion | The Texas Tribune
  

• Meta to block access to news on Facebook, Instagram if Online News Act adopted as-is
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 10, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Doug Ford follows Justin Trudeau’s lead and bans TikTok from government phones #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3F9yE51

- 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: March 9, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘It is not a crime to give someone the finger’: Quebec judge issues candid ruling in neighbour dispute #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3YBCydV

- 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: March 8, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario man pleads guilty to throwing gravel at Justin Trudeau during 2021 election campaign event #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3J10yRV

- 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: March 7, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Family accuses city of 'negligence' after Toronto man breaks ankle after slipping on uncleared snow #law #legal #lawtwitter https://bit.ly/3ITLdT3

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 6, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: They Shared Erotic Images in a Singapore Group Chat. The Fine: $17,000 #Law #legal #lawtwitter @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3JhWY7h

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 6, 2023

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 6, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 6, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Why did Canada ban TikTok for some — and is it time to uninstall yourself?
  

• B.C. will make contraception free — a first in Canada
  

• Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell file appeal asking court to vacate her sex trafficking conviction
  

• Vanessa Bryant reaches nearly $29 million settlement with L.A. County in lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos
  

• Toronto condo owner shocked when hit with $27,000 insurance bill
  

• Toronto home occupancy declarations due by end of day Tuesday
  

• Hear why legal analyst thinks Fox News is facing 'very serious' legal exposure
  

• Ontario reviewing whether to ban TikTok on government devices

• Sirhan Sirhan, RFK's assassin, denied parole by board whose members had recommended it in 2021
  

• South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for killing wife, son
  

• OPP to announce results of fraud investigation into faked Norval Morrisseau artworks Friday
  

• Couple sues fertility clinic after son found to be at risk of cancer
  

• Colorado election denier Tina Peters found guilty of obstructing government operation
  

• Two Canadian companies announced they can legally sell cocaine. Politicians begged to differ. Here’s what their licences mean
  

• Police announce bust of massive international labour trafficking ring in GTA
  

• Trump Says He Would Stay in 2024 Race if Indicted
  

• Prosecutors want Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone as part of a more restrictive bail package
  

• They Shared Erotic Images in a Singapore Group Chat. The Fine: $17,000.
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 3, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C. will make contraception free — a first in Canada #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3KQjJ3i

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from November 10, 2005

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from November 10, 2005 via Wise Law Blog: Child Support in Canada - "Days do Not Equal Dollars"

http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2005/11/child-support-in-canada-days-do-not.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 2, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto condo owner shocked when hit with $27,000 insurance bill #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/41D7IEa

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent - biological or adoptive - passes away?

What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent - biological or adoptive - passes away? If the Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?

Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. 

A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and leave inheritances and specify that they are only for certain, specified children, if she chooses, so the question may depend on interpreting what the deceased intended and the wording of the Will. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 1, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario reviewing whether to ban TikTok on government devices #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/41EYnf5

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: 4 Things to Think About When Making a Last Will

If you're making the Last Will there are 4 things that you should think about.

Who do I want to leave my property to after I pass away?

2.     Who's the person that I want to appoint to take care of all of my property and affairs after I die?

3.     You need to think about any responsibilities you have to your loved ones to care for them after you die. Think children, think elderly parents.

4.     Once you put your mind to all of that, you'll get in contact with the lawyer and the lawyer will help you write your last will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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