Remote Signing of Wills.
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has evolved the adoption of technology in our daily lives and work. In order to continue life and commerce during lockdowns the laws have changed to widen the use of electronic signing and execution of documents. While contracts, leases and other standard documents are often signed remotely questions started to be raised on whether another document could be signed remotely, a person’s last Will and Testament.
In Victoria the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) (the Act) provides how a Will needs to be executed in order for the document to be valid. Historically a Will
OH&S Legal Update: Coroner’s request recommends new restrictions for cellphones at construction projects
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
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Donald Trump’s defense attorney in rape trial may have accidentally revealed the motive
The common wisdom in the post-#MeToo era is that bullying an alleged rape victim is a bad look. So many legal experts were surprised when Donald Trump’s defense attorney Joe Tacopino tore in E. Jean Carroll on the witness stand Thursday, during a defamation and rape civil trial of the former reality TV host-turned-fascist coup leader. There wasn’t a misogynist rape myth that Tacopino left untouched. His browbeating got so bad that Judge Lewis Kaplan was forced to repeatedly interrupt and repeat Tacopino.
“Tacopina was derisive, derogatory and dismissive,” former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner wrote at the Daily Beast.
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UFLPA Enforcement Remains Work in Progress
US Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) remains a work in progress, as importers work to mitigate shipment detentions and respond to UFLPA reviews and enforcement actions. Emerging best practices may guide stakeholders as they navigate these uncertainties.
Develop a Due Diligence System
Due diligence systems allow companies to proactively evaluate forced labor risks within their supply chains through comprehensive information gathering and robust risk assessments, which can mitigate the legal and reputational consequences of forced labor.
To establish a due diligence system, a company should:
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BC ‘freeman’ says Canadian law doesn’t apply to him, but the judge rejects his ‘stupid’ arguments
Cameron Hardy, who represented himself in court, was charged with ‘contempt in the face of the court’ for refusing to recognize its legitimacy
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Published April 21, 2023 • Last updated Apr 21, 2023 • 3 minute read
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PRINCE RUPERT — A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, BC, has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a