Legally Adulting in Toronto

Last night, WISE LAW'S Legally Adulting community seminar came to Creeds Coffee Bar on Dupont Street in downtown Toronto.

Our interactive, Legally Adulting seminars occur monthly at various locations accross the GTA.  Our focus is on the legal issues life throws your way, at home and in the workplace as young adults.

Thank you to everyone who attended last night and participated in our discussions. We enjoyed meeting and speaking with you and hope you found the dialogue enlightening and helpful.

Follow us on Facebook to get the latest news on our events and stay tuned for our next Legally Adulting community seminar in December.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 28, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 28, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Judge in Barry and Honey Sherman murder probe keeps police records sealed

• Man charged in New Hampshire church shooting accused of assaulting attorney

• 47 US state attorneys general are now investigating Facebook over antitrust

• Democrats call Trump 'increasingly brazen' in emoluments court filing, citing G7 proposal

• Aestheticians don't have to wax male genitalia against their will, B.C. tribunal rules

• Read: Top US diplomat to Ukraine's opening impeachment statement

• Lori Loughlin faces new charges in college admissions scandal

• Fossil Fuels on Trial: New York’s Lawsuit Against Exxon Begins

• Trump lawyer tells court President is immune from prosecution -- even if he shot someone

• Young Canadians are suing their government over climate change, green groups say

• Justice Department sues California over air pollution agreement with Canada

• Trump Lawyer Says Even if He Shot Someone on Fifth Ave., He Can’t be Prosecuted

• Man charged in church shooting is accused of severely beating his New Hampshire public defender

• Indicted Giuliani Associate Ties Case to Trump

• Ontario Small Claims Court to increase claim limit from $25,000 to $35,000 in January ?

• Republicans Grind Impeachment Inquiry to Halt as Picture Darkens for Trump

• Sex offenders sue Georgia sheriff's office for placing 'no trick-or-treat' signs in their yards

• Boris Johnson calls for British election on Dec. 12 in attempt to resolve Brexit

• Toronto meeting was part of Ukraine pressure campaign by Trump team: U.S. diplomat

• Florida Appeals court tosses slip-and-fall award because of admission of unauthenticated Google Maps image

• Ontario to ban promotion of vaping products in convenience stores

• Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation

• Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying

• Parents 'infuriated' to learn of past complaints against B.C. psychologist

• Washington Post: Company with ties to Trump's brother awarded government contract

• Catholic Bishops Back Ordination of Married Men as Priests in Amazon Region, a Milestone

• How Technology Changed Divorce

• Judge orders DOJ to turn over Mueller grand jury information for impeachment probe

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of October 21, 2019

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of October 21, 2019.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 21, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 21, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Oklahoma judge miscalculated how much Johnson & Johnson would pay for the state's opioid crisis - CNN

• As cannabis vaping set to become legal, public health experts urge strict control

• Ontario man suing prison guard after alleged assault caught on camera in prison parking lot

• Estate of Barry and Honey Sherman part of Toronto police murder probe, detective tells court

• Protesters occupy Doug Ford’s constituency office to demand stronger protections for temp workers

• Georgia school district reverses transgender-friendly bathroom policy after death threats

• Can a Relationship With a Subordinate Be Cause for Dismissal?

• Oklahoma man sentenced to 15 years in prison for cocaine before test showed real identity of white substance

• Appeals court revives emoluments lawsuit against Trump

• World's largest brewer says rival tried to steal its secret Bud Light recipe

• Rikers Island: The Closing of the Notorious Jail, Explained

• Muslim families weren't allowed to board NYC ferry after being labeled a 'security issue,' complaint says

• Eye doctor ordered to pay $5.6 M after “negligent” vision-correction surgery ends dentist’s career | National Post

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of October 15, 2019

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of October 15, 2019.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 15, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 15, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Judge rejects 'extraordinary' Trump immunity claim, orders 8 years of tax returns be released

• 'We Vape, We Vote': How vaping crackdowns are politicizing vapers

• Bad bosses prompt 2 in 5 Canadians to quit a job, survey finds

• US Supreme Court hears arguments on LGBTQ workers' rights

• How much hate crime does Canada have? Without a standard definition, no one knows for sure

• White House Signals It Won’t Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry

• 2 men tied to Giuliani arrested on campaign charges related to Trump's re-election bid

• Developing Privacy Best Practices for Direct-to-Public Legal Apps: Observations and Lessons Learned

• ‘You need to stop having children.’ Treatment of pregnant lawyers, discrimination among complaints in review of Ontario’s federal prosecution office

• Ronan Farrow says National Enquirer shredded Trump-related documents

• Cheating B.C. husband sues paramour for ring after wife learns of affair

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of October 7, 2019

140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of October 7, 2019.

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- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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

140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 7, 2019

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 7, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court seeks class action, damages against e-cigarette giant Juul

• Termination Clause Waiving Past Service Void as per ESA and a Savings Clause Does Not Help

• Giuliani subpoenaed in impeachment inquiry

• Manhattan US Attorney's office will participate in Trump tax lawsuit

• Jurors can consider the so-called castle doctrine in the murder trial of ex-police officer Amber Guyger

• Ex-cop Amber Guyger found guilty in murder of Botham Jean

• Iowa city received a federal request to remove its rainbow crosswalks. It declined

• Harvard Admissions Process Does Not Discriminate Against Asian-Americans, Judge Rules

• Johnson & Johnson Reaches Settlement in First Federal Opioids Trial

• The judge's bizarre remarks in the Ezekiel Stephan case signal a miscarriage of justice

• North Carolina man just won a $750,000 ‘alienation of affection’ lawsuit after suing his wife's lover

• A doctor donated sperm 30 years ago. Now he has at least 17 kids, lawsuit alleges

• Ex-Dallas police officer gets 10 years for killing unarmed black neighbour in his home

• Liberalizing beer and wine sales could hurt Ontario’s spirits industry: study

• A Doctor Who Prescribed 500,000 Doses of Opioids Is Sent to Prison for 40 Years

• US Immigration court backlog exceeds 1 million cases, data group says

• US Supreme Court gives lawyers 2 minutes with no interruptions

• Google does not have to honor the 'right to be forgotten' outside Europe

• European court ordered Facebook to take down a post. The decision could be a game-changer

• Ford government cancels $28-million budget cut to children’s aid societies, wants to ‘listen and learn’

• Man, 70, charged after trying to 'purposely tie up' 911 during Amber Alert

• Prince Harry sues the owners of the Sun and Daily Mirror

• Vape store owners are suing to stop bans in New York and Massachusetts

• Drunken passenger jailed in N.S. for abusing flight attendants on transatlantic voyage

• Scotland Becomes First UK Jurisdiction to Ban Spanking of Children

• Supreme Court hearing next month certain to hurt either Uber or Canada’s workers’ rights

• Legal Team Says It Represents a Second Whistle-Blower Over Trump and Ukraine

• Texas Stays Execution of Jewish Man After Judge Is Accused of Anti-Semitism

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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