Family
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May 01, 2025
Federal Court: No federal duty of care for Métis, non-status children removed in Sixties Scoop
The federal government did not owe a duty of care to non-status Indigenous children removed from their families by provincial authorities during the Sixties Scoop, except for those removed through a federally funded Saskatchewan program, the Federal Court has ruled.
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May 01, 2025
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Child’s age - Conduct of parents - Failure to exercise existing rights
Appeal by appellant from the final order denying him unsupervised parenting time with his adult child (“A”) who had Down syndrome and was unable to withdraw from parental charge.
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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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April 29, 2025
No bias shown toward dad with disability in child relocation case: Appeal Court
A New Brunswick court dismissing a disabled father’s attempt to stop his ex-wife from moving away with their young son further bolsters the principle of doing what is best for the child, says the mother’s lawyer.
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April 29, 2025
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Best interests of child - Child’s age - Capacity or conditions of parents
Appeal by appellant from the decision awarding respondent MRM exclusive decision-making responsibility and majority parenting time, changing of the child's surname into his and costs against the appellant.
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April 29, 2025
Windsor Law’s workplace safety insurance course begins May 6, 2025
Kudos to Windsor Law dean Reem A. Bahdi and assistant dean Lisa Trabucco for having the foresight and initiative to introduce professional education programs. I’m so pleased their first course offering is a much-needed workplace safety insurance law program.
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April 29, 2025
Navigating workplace mental health concerns during a trade war
In these uncertain economic times, more people may be inclined to ignore mental health issues and continue to work for fear of losing their jobs. That can be a mistake.
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April 29, 2025
Close relationship: A novel approach to rebutting presumption of resulting trust
It is well-established in Canada that equity presumes bargains, not gifts. The Supreme Court of Canada’s seminal decision in Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 confirms that this principle even extends to gratuitous property transfers from parents to their own adult children.
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April 28, 2025
Court rejects minority shareholder’s veto claim after bedroom breakdown leads to boardroom battle
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has rejected the validity of an alleged agreement that purported to give a minority shareholder veto power over her removal from the board, finding that the signature of the majority shareholder on the document was not authentic.
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April 28, 2025
The different effect of divorce on men and women
In divorce, gender-sensitive legal services are essential to ensuring that the emotional and psychological repercussions of marital breakdown are appropriately understood and addressed. Divorce professionals such as judges, lawyers and mediators alike must recognize that the mental health impact of separation is not experienced uniformly across genders.