The Complete Brief
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August 06, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal divided over conditional sentence in sexual assault case
Ontario’s top court has upheld a conditional sentence for a man convicted of sexual assault, but one of the judges sitting on the case has written a long dissent saying the sentence was inappropriate.
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August 06, 2025
WILDLIFE
Appeal by the Lazy Bear of an order of a Court of King’s Bench motion judge (the motion judge) dismissing Lazy Bear’s motion for urgent interlocutory relief.
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August 06, 2025
Loopstra Nixon expands labour team with three new hires
Loopstra Nixon LLP has announced that Matthew Vella, Caroline DeBruin and Michael Lee have joined the firm’s employment and labour group in Toronto.
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August 06, 2025
Justice Patrick Murray retires from N.S. Supreme Court
The Honourable Patrick J. Murray has retired from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia after 15 years on the bench.
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August 06, 2025
Entering the U.S.: How it has changed
The process of entering the United States has undergone significant changes in 2025, shaped by executive orders, immigration enforcement priorities and a shifting national security agenda. Changes include heightened visa scrutiny, expanded travel restrictions and limitations, rising visa fees and updated entry regulations.
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August 06, 2025
Mitigating human rights risks in hiring and firing: A practical guide for employers
Hiring and termination are the two most consequential moments in the employee life cycle. These actions not only impact workplace culture and morale but can also carry significant legal liability for employers, particularly under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Too often, employers encounter human rights complaints not because of deliberate wrongdoing, but because of rushed decisions or a lack of understanding of legal requirements.
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August 06, 2025
Trademark infringement, post-sale confusion
The U.K. Supreme Court, the country’s highest court, has confirmed that trademark infringement because of post-sale confusion is a viable cause of action.
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August 06, 2025
Drug appeal illustrates how circumstantial evidence can lead to reasonable inference of guilt
Gerry Crawley, a commercial truck driver operating his vehicle, was convicted of importing and possessing 64 kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The drugs, worth approximately $3 million, were discovered in after-market hidden compartments in the sleeper cab of his truck during a secondary inspection at the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey, B.C., on March 18, 2021.
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August 06, 2025
In law firms, stuff rolls downhill
Out here in the country where I now live, it is a good thing if your septic tank is located on a lower elevation than your house. If it is not, you need something called a macerator to grind up the poop so it can be pumped up to your septic tank because, as we all know, poop rolls downhill.
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August 05, 2025
Carney announces $1.25B program to boost softwood lumber industry
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans to spend more than $1 billion to boost the competitiveness of Canada's softwood lumber industry. The federal government will channel separate amounts of $700 million, $500 million and $50 million to respective areas of the sector to help it better withstand ongoing and increasing U.S. duties.