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New legal threshold for cellphone searches at border A new legal standard is in the process of being established for the searching of digital devices of people entering Canada. Bill S-7, a bill introduced in the Senate, will amend the Customs Act to establish "reasonable general concern" as the threshold by which agents can search people&
Man acquited in SCC case over pill of gabapentin A ziploc bag containing a single pill of gabapentin was placed front and centre as evidence during a supreme court case where an accused was acquitted after an officer believed the anticonvulsant drug was prohibited. In a judgement rendered on May 14th, a majority of Supreme Court jurists ruled in
Be ready: spot audits can lead to big headaches for the ill-prepared Legal firms in Ontario (and other jurisdictions as well) can expect to get audited once every few years despite submitting annual self-reported data pertaining to financial management and practice management of their firms. When a spot audit is initiated, it usually merely begins as routine scrutiny of a firm'
uLaw’s automated Civil Estate forms, a technical guide As part of uLawPractice’s ongoing development, uLaw now is supporting automation of more than 70 Civil Estate forms for Ontario. uLaw is committed to making your data work for you. This means that for the information you collect and store on your account, algorithms are working so you can
Minimum wage mandate coming for Ontario Articling Students After meeting for the first time in more than two years, the LSO has made the decision to mandate a minimum wage for articling students, a decision that was certainly not unanimous for Ontario's regulator for lawyers. Articling students have long been subject to ad-hoc wage arrangements with
Matthew Stanley appointed as new OCJ Judge Matthew Stanley is the Ontario Court of Justice's newest judge to be appointed to that court. Effective April 28, the former sole practitioner was appointed by Attorney General Doug Downey. Stanley operated his own law firm, Matthew W. Stanley Law in the city of Guelph. His career began
uLaw wins Frontrunner award for legal billing Ottawa, Ont. Tues. April 19th - uLawPractice is named a Frontrunner by Gartner digital media in its Software Advice category for Legal Billing. Though it is used elsewhere, Frontrunners is used by lawlaw firms to determine the viability of a wide subsection of software products. More generally, it's
Automating special Criminal Law forms, surety, with uLaw As of April 2022, a new uLawPractice technical update has upgraded the support uLaw has for criminal lawyers in particular, in the realm of specific court forms that are now supported. uLaw’s compliance coding team has teamed up with new feature developers to create support under ‘additional parties’ to
Q&A with paralegal Kristen Jarvis As part of its ongoing Spot Light series profiling Canadian legal practitioners, the uLaw team recently sat down with paralegal Kristen Jarvis. Like many other paralegals, Jarvis has experience working in other industries, and in the past decade she switched into the legal industry after having worked as a Personal
Ontario spending announcement: $5.9 for intimate partner/human trafficking survivors Over the next two years, the Ontario government is committing $5.9 million dollars towards the Victim Support Grant program. Established to support the needs of victims and survivors of human trafficking or intimate partner violence, the VSG program administers funding to dozens of different police services engaged in these
Four new judges appointed in Ontario Courts Earlier this month, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey appointed a total of four judges to sit on the Ontario Court of Justice. These appointments came into effect on April 7, 2022, and include the appointment of Julie Lefebvre, Andrew Walter Brown, Dana Peterson and Nathan Neuman Baker. Before being appointed
March 6 webinar: unsung heroes, diving deep into uLaw This week's webinar that we're hosting on Friday will be covering the four key components--tools, really--that allow uLaw users to surround the entirety of a legal matter so it can be processed within the system in an adequate manner. Whether you're a prospective client
Automate Ontario civil court forms with uLaw Ontario legal practitioners using uLawPractice will now be able to automate more than 30 civil court forms. Developers recently implemented this new feature, which would see the automation of forms such as writs of possession, writs of delivery, requests to renew, requisitions for garnishment, renewals of garnishment, warrants of commission,
OBA gives thumbs up to Court’s remote hearing guidelines In March the Superior Court of Justice issued guidelines to lawyers regarding the return to in-person hearings for court proceedings. The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has since given its approval of these guidelines. In a recent submission, OBA said it will continue to support the Supreme Court of Justice for
Outgoing LSO treasurer hopes for closer bond with legal aid Over the years, Paul Schabas has navigated the Law Society of Ontario through a tumultuous and oft-controversial period of history for North America’s oldest regulator of lawyers. One of his silent legacies, he says, will be the priority he has placed on trying to forge a closer link between
Court form automation for BC lawyers Automation of court forms in the province of British Columbia can now be conducted in uLawPractice, Canada's most trusted legal accounting and practice management software suite. Utilizing sophisticated cloud-based techologies, uLawPractice's algorithms allow a lawyer to repurpose data inputted the system to automatically pre-populate court forms
Lawyers urged to volunteer for Pro Bono Ontario More than 1000 volunteers are being sought to address the rising need for legal assistance among low income Ontarians at Pro Bono Ontario. (PBO) In 2021, Pro Bono Ontario’s hotline was contacted by more than 50,000 Ontarians seeking civil representation for their civil issues. The organization says it
Tax Court appoints two new judges Two new judges will be making their way to tax court soon after being appointed by Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, David Lametti. Jean Marc Gagnon and Joanna Hill are being appointed to serve the Tax Court of Canada. Their appointments are part of a budget implementation
Scott: Your personal info is at risk by under-regulation of blockchain (A focus on Health Data Systems) Not everyone believes that crypto-currencies are the future, but most will agree that the blockchain technology behind these currencies is here to stay, and it might be affecting your personal information in the years to come. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that records
uLaw wins big The team uLawPractice is taking home a handful of Reader's Choice awards. Issued by Canadian Lawyer Magazine each year, hundreds of companies and individuals square off against one another in various categories to earn recognition for their contribution to the Canadian legal landscape. "Of course, it'
APRIL 19 IN-PERSON: Family Lawyers Return The days of purely digital court procedures for the family law process are coming to a close. On April 19th, at the presiding judge's discretion, family lawyers will be expected to meet face-to-face for case conferences, motions, settlement conferences and trials. If settlement isn't required, cases
Jaundice Neglience case: not primary cause of injury A landmark legal case regarding jaundice of an infant child and the physicians who treated her has finally come to an end. Born in 1996, Kyrcee Hanson-Tasker was discharged from a British Columbia Hospital and discharged despite being born premature. The small infant also showed signs of jaundice. Twenty years
Seperation Support: Nova Scotia amends laws to strengthen family justice The Nova Scotia government is unveiling a new support act which will bring financial support to families undergoing separation in that Atlantic Province. The act is supposed to "harmonize" the federal and provincial laws that support access to justice, says the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of
Justice Canada funds Mistissini Cree Nation The Cree Nation of Mistissini is about to receive funding from Justice Canada as part of the federal government's promise to uphold the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's "call to action 50" Over the next four years, Justice Canada will invest $499,000 to support
