The Complete Brief
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May 01, 2025
Breaking barriers: Women in leadership in Iran
In Iran, the path to leadership for women is fraught with obstacles that reflect a deep entanglement of cultural tradition, legal restriction and institutional discrimination. Yet, Iranian women are demonstrating remarkable resilience, adopting innovative strategies to assert their influence and reshape what leadership means in a restrictive environment.
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May 01, 2025
Donor-advised funds: Advantages for philanthropy
Charitable giving is a very personal choice. There are many reasons and ways to give, including which charity will benefit, the purpose and objective of the gift, the source of the gift, the timing of the gift, and even the vehicle to carry out the gift. Every philanthropist is unique and will have an individual way of giving. This article will look at one method of giving: donor-advised funds.
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May 01, 2025
In call for elected judges, Ford sounds very Trump-like
Not a week after polls closed and ballots were counted, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made his attack on the judiciary, and in so doing, he is sounding very Trump-like. The premier responded to a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Paul Schabas’s injunction that prevents the province from removing three major Toronto bike lanes until the decision can be tested on constitutional grounds.
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April 30, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal reduces damages award in IP theft case involving former employee
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced damages awarded to a technology company over a former employee’s use of confidential information to create competing products, finding that a claim for a specific lost opportunity was statute-barred.
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April 30, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects WestJet bid to strike proposed class action over disability seating
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision dismissing an application by Calgary-based WestJet to strike a proposed class action over the airline's policy of making disabled passengers pay an extra fare for additional seating space that they may need.
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April 30, 2025
Ford unveils proposed bail reforms, comes under fire for comments on judicial independence
The Ontario government has announced plans to toughen the province’s bail system through measures that include the introduction of special teams of prosecutors dedicated to arguing for the continued incarceration of serious and violent offenders at bail hearings.
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April 30, 2025
Alberta proposes new legislation to strengthen provincial elections and referendums
The Alberta government has proposed the new Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, saying the measures in the bill will make the province’s elections and other democratic processes more accessible, secure and open.
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April 30, 2025
International trade and the rule of law
Much has been written about the economic and political disruption caused by the ever-changing Trump tariff policy. But what are the considerations from a legal perspective?
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April 30, 2025
Ontario ruling reinforces ability to access coverage for gender-affirming care, lawyer says
A legal observer is saying a recent ruling by Ontario’s top court will require provincial health authorities to re-evaluate their interpretation of coverage for gender-affirming surgeries.
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April 30, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal criminal decision should ‘be in a trial lawyer’s toolbox’: lawyer
The Court of Appeal for Ontario unanimously overturned the convictions of co-appellants for the shooting death of an innocent man in a London, Ont., park. The ruling in R. v. Lako, 2025 ONCA 284, announced April 17, ordered a new trial for William McDonald, convicted of second-degree murder, and Thomas Lako, convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of Jonathan Zak.