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Alberta family lawyer offering a simpler, friendlier way to divorce

17/01/2026despair

An Edmonton lawyer is paving the way for a more streamlined, faster, cheaper and more co-operative model of divorce. The approach, being offered as a pilot project in Alberta, uses one lawyer jointly for the couple.

It’s the first time this method has been offered in Canada — in fact, it’s believed to be the first for all of North America.

Instead of having each person retain their own lawyer and then fighting it out in court, this process has two people meet with one lawyer together and work out a divorce agreement that works for everyone.

“The dominant thinking

2023 Legal Scholarship Recipient, Hayley Barrow

05/01/2026despair

PCL Lawyers is committed to fostering upcoming legal talent, proudly announcing Hayley Barrow as the recipient of their 2023 Legal Scholarship. Hayley is in her final year studying Law and Psychology at La Trobe University. the PCL Lawyers Legal Scholarship was established with the objective of promoting the development of exceptional young legal minds. By recognizing and supporting talented individuals PCL Lawyers aims to empower the next generation of legal professionals. PCL Lawyers started the scholarship during the lockdowns of 2020 in Victoria with the aim to provide financial assistance, mentorship opportunities, and recognition to deserving students, enabling them to

First successful federal age discrimination case leads to $232,000 awarded to employee who was “forced to retire”

04/12/2025despair

Age discrimination has been an area of some discussion with human resources and people and culture teams with concerns over fitness for work, use of technology, physical ability and ability to adapt and change are brought into question. There are of course some positions where there are specific legal obligations around age retirement. However, in Australia most discrimination cases have been battled out in general protections claims or state discrimination cases.

The Federal Court of Australia case of Gutierrez v MUR Shipping Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2023] FCA 567 now represents a landmark for age discrimination in the federal

OH&S Legal Update: Coroner’s request recommends new restrictions for cellphones at construction projects

01/12/2025despair

A recent coroner’s request has addressed the important issue of the hazard of cellphone use at construction projects in Ontario.

We have been involved in numerous workplace investigations and prosecutions where a workplace injury or fatality was linked to the inappropriate or dangerous use of cellphones.

This latest case where a coroner’s jury made some very direct recommendations is calling for changes in the law.

The Coroner’s Act of Ontario requires there to be a mandatory inquest for all construction industry fatalities.

The facts, in brief, involved a roadbuilding project in southern Ontario. As the mobile equipment was reversing at

CBP Targets Battery Tech for UFLPA Enforcement

30/11/2025despair

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently indicated potential increased scrutiny of battery technology under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA,” or the “Act”). Although the Act covers essentially all trade touching China’s Xinjiang region, it specifically lists cotton, polysilicon, and tomatoes as high-priority sectors for enforcement. Recent CBP actions indicate battery technologies are also in CBP’s sights, reflecting UFLPA’s broad scope and increased Congressional scrutiny of these supply chains.

In December 2022 Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) launched an investigation into eight automakers’ potential links to China’s Xinjiang region (allegedly to source parts, including batteries, wiring and

Not yet in effect, but Florida’s new immigration law is already being felt

24/09/2025despair

Fear of the new immigration law depleting labor force

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MIAMI – Construction workers say they are losing their jobs because employers fear Florida’s new immigration law.

“All the construction work stopped, at least where I worked in Miami,” said Pedro Marcos. For the last five years he has worked in construction; however, he now works temporarily at nurseries in Homestead.

The Guatemalan native said, “Since I have a family, I have to work on whatever is necessary… landscaping, nurseries, painting.”

CBS News Miami’s Ivan Taylor asked Marcos when he worked

ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in Connected World

07/09/2025despair

Dates: November 17, 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:00 – 13:00 (on line)

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

the Information Law & Policy Centre’s The 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore the impact of policymaking focused on ensuring ‘online safety’ and the increased use of data-driven systems that are increasingly connecting all aspects of society, particularly the implications of these changes for the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organizations . Panels will address the development and future of these developments for regulation, policymaking, and governance within the UK

Toronto councilor Michael Thompson fires legal team in sex assault case

01/08/2025despair

Toronto city councilor Michael Thompson has fired his legal team from a high-profile law firm, a move that could delay progress in his criminal case, court heard Wednesday.

Thompson is charged with two counts of sexual assault relating to two separate incidents and two complaints that allegedly took place in Ontario cottage country last summer.

In Bracebridge court Wednesday morning, Thompson, councillor for Ward 21 Scarborough Centre, said he was seeking the court’s permission for his lawyers Jennifer Brevorka and Sarah Strban from the Toronto law firm Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP to no longer represent him. No reason for the

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