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“Organizations that find themselves potentially regulated by that law, should it pass, are starting to be proactive about managing cyber risk in their vendor relationships,” says Charleston.
The cybersecurity world, he says, is seeing a broadening of the “threat actor landscape.” In the last 18 months, syndicates of ransomware attackers have allowed outsiders to use…
The second was realizing that women lawyers with families were in two situations. They were working “part-time” and being paid part-time while knowing that these roles are few and far between and require years of impossibly perfect performance before being able to plead your case for reduced hours and reduced pay. Or they were juggling…
Under the law, organizations must assess their supply chains and report the actions they take to prevent or mitigate the risk of forced labour and child labour.
Some businesses are struggling with entity scoping and report filing procedures, says Harrison. Entity scoping confusion includes understanding how to assess the applicable financial thresholds and evaluating what…
One of the questions in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 was whether the Charter applied to a law enacted by a self-governing First Nation. The SCC’s majority, consisting of Justices Nicholas Kasirer, Mahmud Jamal, Richard Wagner and Suzanne Côté, held that the Charter applies to the VGFN because it is a…
Echoing the initial judgment, the Superior Court upheld the motion judge’s decision, effectively dismissing the appeal. The court concurred that the remedies sought by the plaintiffs—disgorgement, nominal damages, and punitive damages—do not align with the provisions of consumer protection statutes applicable to the case. The court pointed out a critical flaw in the plaintiffs’ arguments—the…
The BC Court of Appeal recently rejected an appeal for a higher loss of future earning capacity award in a personal injury case, emphasizing the challenge of forecasting economic losses based on speculative career plans not yet pursued at the time of injury.
In Healey v. Mault, 2024 BCCA 100, the court upheld an award…
Windrem repeatedly asked Beck for income information to properly calculate child support. She even provided Beck with the link to the online child support calculator. Beck continued to reject her disclosure overtures.
The need for variation arose from the children living predominantly with Windrem, Beck’s income growth, and university education. Beck did not provide the…
