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Former minister’s wife details driveway interaction, ‘threatening’ email at law society hearing

24/11/2025despair

The wife of a former Alberta minister took the stand and provided testimony in a conduct hearing by the Law Society of Alberta on Tuesday morning.

Tyler Shandro is accused of bringing disrepute to the legal profession following an altercation at a Calgary doctor’s home, obtaining the private cellphone numbers to contact two doctors outside of business hours, and responding to a message to his wife from a member of the public and threatening to refer that individuals to the authorities.

She called the doctor an “internet troll” and said despite her view that the specific message was threatening, she

Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law deepens Anglican Church rift on gay rights | ReligionNews

16/11/2025despair

The latest split in the Anglican Church comes after recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s new law.

The chair of a conservative group of Anglican church leaders on Wednesday accused the church’s global head of perpetuating colonialism with his criticism of one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, introduced by Uganda last month.

The new legislation imposes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and a 20-year prison sentence for “promoting” homosexuality.

“It seems the history of colonization and patronising behavior of some provinces in the northern hemisphere towards the South, and Africa in particular, is not

Prosecutors fight to keep Trump trial in state court

14/10/2025despair

NEW YORK –

Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are turning the former president’s words against him in a tug of war over precisely where he will be tried.

Trump’s lawyers have spent weeks angling to have the hush money case moved to federal court. The Manhattan district attorney’s office responded Tuesday that the case should remain in the state court where it originated, citing old Trump tweets that they say undermine his lawyers’ jurisdictional challenge.

Trump, a Republican, pleaded not guilty in state court last

Tenants in Common or Joint Tenants?

27/08/2025despair

The manner of holding has implications for your estate planning.

If you are buying a property it is important to have the right manner of holding (or property ownership). This decision has a clear impact on your estate planning and how your share of a property is distributed after you die. Blended families should carefully consider what manner of holding they have as this may cause issues with your estate.

This infographic gives you a simple overview of the key differences between either joint tenants or tenants in common. If you are unclear as to what is the best option,

Trump’s defeat in Carroll case presages more legal peril

16/08/2025despair

With one jury verdict in the books — complete with a $5 million award to Carroll — here’s a look at what’s coming next in Trump’s legal travails.

Indictment watch in Fulton County

Key date: July 11

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, a state that President Joe Biden won narrowly. Willis recently told local law enforcement to prepare for potential indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1.

Willis’ charging decisions are rooted in the work of a special grand jury she

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

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

Can you Purchase a Property Without Cash? Beware of the Dangers

27/07/2025despair

Cryptocurrency (such as Bitcoin) has been on the rise in the last decade. More and more people are becoming interested in moving their money from banks into this digital form of currency. The question arises in the property market as to whether you can buy or sell a house in cryptocurrency. Even if you could purchase a property what are the risks and how does the law treat cryptocurrency. We will answer these questions below.

Is there precedent to sell and buy property with cryptocurrency?

While property sales by cryptocurrency have not entered the mainstream property market, there have been