Legal Tweet of the Day: March 18, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Families of Montreal Airbnb fire victims still searching for justice #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2b25r7jd

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 18, 2024

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 18, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 18, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Israel passes law allowing victims of terrorism to sue the Palestinian Authority for compensation
  

• Montreal musician awarded $1.5M in defamation lawsuit after judge finds he was falsely accused of sexual abuse
  

• Alberta father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's medically assisted death
  

• Airbnb to ban hosts from using indoor security cameras in rental properties
  

• Sharing sexual images without consent illegal in Canada since 2015. Recent case shows it's still a problem
  

• Admissibility of Surreptitious Recordings in Court
  

• Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife
  

• Federal government ordered national security review of TikTok, didn't disclose it publicly
  

• B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harm
  

• Families of Montreal Airbnb fire victims still searching for justice
  

• Insurers and claimants under strain as weather-related disasters mount in B.C.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harm #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/mt849fxe

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 24, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Employment Law: Contractual Entitlement to Notice and the Question of Mitigation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/ontario-employment-law-contractual.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 14, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife #law #legal #lawtwitter via at @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bdhtm7sz

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?

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 13, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Alberta father asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's medically assisted death #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2p9mr5n5

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: 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 12, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Israel passes law allowing victims of terrorism to sue the Palestinian Authority for compensation #law #legal #lawtwitter via @haaretzcom https://tinyurl.com/2n97k8ym

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: 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: March 11, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawsuit claiming fertility-tracking app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/e75a5a4d

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 11, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 11, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 11, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Monday on Trump’s Eligibility to Hold Office
  

• Allen Weisselberg, Key Figure in Trump’s Business, Will Plead Guilty to Perjury
  

• Supreme Court unanimously rules to keep Trump on Colorado ballot
  

• Apple fined almost $2B by the EU in music streaming antitrust probe
  

• Pope mandates retired judge to investigate sexual assault allegations against Quebec City cardinal
  

• B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4M settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit
  

• U.N. Team Finds Grounds to Support Reports of Sexual Violence in Hamas Attack
  

• Too young to tweet? Twitter shut down CRA's account over its 'birth date,' records show
  

• Ontario to ban liens from being placed on homes in exchange for HVAC appliances
  

• ‘Rust’ Armorer Convicted of Manslaughter in Alec Baldwin Shooting
  

• Ontario landlord fears over $26K lost forever in long wait for tenant eviction hearing
  

• In unprecedented move, Canadian court issues injunction against anti-Israel protesters
  

• Quebec court temporarily bans protests near several Jewish institutions as groups clash
  

• Fake websites for real companies are scamming Canadian consumers and businesses
  

• 'Not what we do here': Trudeau says some of protests around Israel-Hamas war have crossed line
  

• Arrests made at protest outside Toronto-area synagogue hosting event marketing occupied West Bank land
  

• B.C. woman files lawsuit saying she was injured by stray golf ball while driving
  

• This dog is at the centre of a legal fight between a man's grieving family and girlfriend
  

• Lawsuit claiming fertility-tracking app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action
  

• Three people charged after demonstration outside Thornhill synagogue
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 8, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Arrests made at protest outside Toronto-area synagogue hosting event marketing occupied West Bank land #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4bhydjba

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2008

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 23, 2008 via Wise Law Blog: “Wrongful Life” versus “No Life” - Court of Appeal overturns Wrongful Life Decision http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2008/01/wrongful-life-versus-no-life-court-of_23.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 7, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario landlord fears over $26K lost forever in long wait for tenant eviction hearing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/5yh82kcc

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power or Attorney? Do I need both?

A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. 

A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death. 

In some ways, having an Attorney who can protect you while you are still living is even more important that having a will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 6, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to ban liens from being placed on homes in exchange for HVAC appliances #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mv8s6kj4

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Making a Last Will

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

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

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

3.      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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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 5, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Apple fined almost $2B by the EU in music streaming antitrust probe #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4z4natky

- 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: March 4, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Reception for Trudeau, Italian PM cancelled after pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked entrances #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3fcv6z3c

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 4, 2024

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 4, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 4, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• New Jack Smith Filing in the MAL Documents Case (A Thing of Beauty)
  

• Toronto man charged after allegedly vandalizing buildings with antisemitic graffiti
  

• Eagles’ Don Henley Testifies in ‘Hotel California’ Stolen Lyrics Trial
  

• Ford doubles down on 'like-minded' judges remark; Civil liberties group 'deeply' concerned
  

• The number of inmates awaiting trial in Canada's provincial jails has quadrupled in the last 10 years: CCLA
  

• Online Harms Act: Ensuring the Safety of Persons in Canada
  

• Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
  

• Windsor police officer loses appeal of conviction and penalty for donating to the Freedom Convoy
  

• Husband sues Disney for wife's death after eating 'allergy-safe' restaurant meal
  

• Prince Harry loses High Court challenge over level of security in Britain
  

• B.C. lawyer reprimanded for citing fake cases invented by ChatGPT
  

• Florida Suspends Bill to Protect ‘Unborn Child’ After I.V.F. Ruling
  

• Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
  

• US Supreme Court to decide Trump immunity claim
  

• Judge Orders Trump Removed From Illinois Primary Ballots
  

• US Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity
  

• Bill 21: Quebec Court of Appeal rules secularism law is constitutional
  

• U.S. senators want answers from Pfizer about a $50 donation to Dying With Dignity Canada
  

• Ontario doctor suspended after accessing medical records of 20 patients he wasn’t authorized to see: tribunal
  

• Pornhub operator broke federal privacy law, watchdog finds
  

• Ontario's booze regulator told a bar to collect names from take-out customers. Now it's backtracking
  

• Elon Musk’s Feud With OpenAI Goes to Court
  

• Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying startup abandoned its mission to serve humanity
  

• Lawyer warns 'integrity of the entire system in jeopardy' if rising use of AI in legal circles goes wrong
  

• DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16
  

• 'How could they allow this?' Many Canadians frustrated with CERB experience
  

• Reception for Trudeau, Italian PM cancelled after pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked entrances
  

• B.C.'s top court rejects province's attempt to appeal temporary halt of public drug use law
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: March 1, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario doctor suspended after accessing medical records of 20 patients he wasn’t authorized to see: tribunal #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/bdxbufsa

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 11, 2006

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 11, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Unborn Baby not a Person - Arizona Car Pool Judge http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/01/unborn-baby-not-person-arizona-car.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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