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April 30, 2020

COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: April 30th Edition

By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week we aggregate the leading legal news headlines on COVID-19 on topics that matter to you: access to justice, the Courts, legal innovation, legal practice, remote working,...

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April 30, 2020

COVID-19 Update – Provincial Court

Small Claims Court UpdateApril 29, 2020 Effective immediately, Small Claims Court will start to hear certain matters by telephone and other electronic means. These will include First Appearances, Case Management Conferences, Applications to set aside Default Judgments and other interim applications, but will not include matters which have been set down for trial. If your matter requires you to file...

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April 30, 2020

Institutional Religious Freedom Rights? Uncertainty Remains Following Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University

Everhett Zoerb* SUMMARY Do corporations go to heaven? Although the question may seem ridiculous, and its answer obvious, the Supreme Court of Canada has yet to rule that corporations, institutions, and other entities do not have religious freedom rights under the Charter. This comment examines the issue in light of the recent case of Law Society of British Columbia v....

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April 29, 2020

Remote Witnessing of Wills and Power of Attorney: Avoiding Claims and Complaints

As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Saskatchewan developed emergency regulations affecting several pieces of legislation to facilitate the ongoing provision of legal services and maintain the public’s ongoing access to justice during these times of physical distancing and implementation of additional health protocols. One of the practice areas supported by these regulations is wills...

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April 29, 2020

Not Another Health and Wellness Resource (4) – Start a Fitness Routine

Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash In this “Not Another Health and Wellness Resource” blog series post, we will hear from a CSEP certified personal trainer discussing physical activity during quarantine. Take a moment to review our previous posts in this series so you can use all these strategies to remain healthy, happy, and productive in your work. I wish you all the...

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April 28, 2020

Unconscionability of Mandatory Arbitration in Contracts of Adhesion: Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.

Photo by eggbank on Unsplash Katherine Starks* I. INTRODUCTION With its decision in Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.,[1] the Court of Appeal for Ontario has reopened the path to judicial consideration of the status of Uber drivers in that province. The plaintiff, David Heller, works forty to fifty hours per week driving for the food delivery service UberEATS, earning about $400-$600 weekly.[2] His...

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