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Children 12 and under don’t have to wear a life-jacket in Ontario, but a new law would change that

15/08/2025despair

Children ages 12 and under aren’t required by law to wear a life-jacket when they’re in a boat in Ontario. But that could change thanks to a new bill.

Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari has introduced a private member’s bill, called Joshua’s Law, that would make it mandatory for children ages 12 and under to wear a life-jacket or personal flotation device while on a boat in Ontario waters.

Bill 93 takes its name from Joshua Steinberg, who was 11 when he died in a boating accident in 2018. He was not wearing his life jacket at the time.

Since then,

Foreign lawyers are restricted from working on national security cases in Hong Kong – National

11/08/2025despair

Hong Kong’s legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of defendants to choose their lawyers.

The amendment enshrines in law a ruling from China’s top lawmaking body last December that Hong Kong courts must get the approval of the city’s leader before admitting a foreign lawyer without Hong Kong qualifications for national security cases.

The use of foreign lawyers by both prosecutors and defense has long been part of the rule of law traditions in the former British colony and

Unfair Contract Terms change: Is your business ready?

10/08/2025despair

In late 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passed both houses of the federal parliament. The relevant laws take effect from 9 November 2023 and significantly bolster the Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) regime in Australia.
For business owners and managers who are unfamiliar with the UCT regime, now is the time to revisit these laws.

Unfair Contract Terms
UCT laws have been in place since 2010 for consumer contracts, and since 2016 for ‘small business contracts’.
The purpose of the UCT laws is to prevent reliance on unfair terms in standard form contracts when dealing

NCAA rules legalized gambling with tough penalties

07/08/2025despair

Ralph D. Russo –

More than 40 athletes from Iowa and Iowa State could face discipline from both law enforcement and the NCAA for impermissible online betting.

The NCAA consequences could be far worse than the legal ones.

While the penalty for betting on sporting events in the state of Iowa for individuals under the age of 21 is a fine of US$645, a college athlete could be sidelined for most of a season because of NCAA rules.

Five years since a Supreme Court decision paved the way for states to legalize betting on sporting events, more than half have

The government wants to toss ‘junk fees’ in the garbage

05/08/2025despair

Consumer advocates in both Canada and the United States are welcoming recent announcements to crack down on the hidden and unexpected charges on purchases that Canadians often pay, but they also say authorities must enforce existing rules for there to be a difference.

Following the footsteps of American lawmakers, the federal Liberals announced that they would be taking a look at the additional fees that are often paired with purchases of items such as concert or event tickets.

In the federal budget released in late March, a small note referring to “junk fees” said the government plans to work to

MPs pass bill to expose use of child labour, forced labour

02/08/2025despair

OTTAWA –

A bill that aims to expose the use of child labor and forced labor around the world passed the House of Commons on Wednesday.

The new law will require Canadian companies and government departments to scrutinize their supply chains and file public reports on their efforts to improve labor practices.

The intent is to ensure none of their products or components are made by children in sweatshops in other countries, or by people forced to work excessive hours.

Businesses that don’t comply could face fines of up to $250,000 for failing to report, and the bill allows for

The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Tupperware Brands Corporation with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm

30/07/2025despair

PRESS RELEASE

Published May 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2023 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Tupperware Brands Corporation (“Tupperware” or “the Company”) (NYSE: TUP) for violations of §§10(b) and 20( a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investors who purchased the Company’s securities between March 10, 2021 and March 16, 2023, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm before May 19, 2023.

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