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What is an employer to do when it discovers that one of their employees has been arrested?

In Canada, like many jurisdictions, there are a number of longstanding provisions in contracts that are not regularly redrafted. After all, things do not change that often in the mining business.

The Ontario Government's Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 ("the Act") received Royal Assent on March 26, 2019.

The Supreme Court of Canada has pronounced its long-awaited judgment in the Carter proceedings that tested the constitutionality of Canada’s absolute criminal prohibition on physician assisted death.

A "very active crack cocaine trafficker" is acquitted of a crime because the wiretap evidence against him is excluded in his criminal trial. What happens when he brings a civil action

Sometimes legal proceedings can be an important part of a survivor’s healing journey. As a civil lawyer, I am often asked by clients whether it is better to pursue criminal charges or a civil lawsuit.

In the recent decision of J.H. v. Windsor Police Services Board et al., 2017 ONSC 6507, the Windsor Police Services Board successfully brought a motion for summary judgment against the plaintiff...

An officer was dispatched to follow up on the report and gather information concerning the complaint.

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In Canada, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability can be used to hold organizations liable for the wrongful conduct of their employees, agents and volunteers.

The Internet has transformed society in so many ways, and the legal systems need to adapt to this new reality.

On October 14,2007, the police accidently killed Robert Dziekański when they tried to subdue him with a taser in YVR airport.

Here in Canada the way police and judges respond to sexual assault cases is also coming to the fore.

We have been noticing a growing number of foreign nationals who do not disclose their foreign pardons to Canadian employers.

Legislation affording speedy and effective relief to persons whose intimate images have been disclosed without their consent is in development in Canada.

The Children's Aid Society is knocking at your door. Now. You might have been warned of their visit, but they do not need to give you notice. The visit could be the result of someone giving Children's Aid...

In Budget 2024, the Government of Canada announced its intentions to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA)...