A round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community from December 2021.

Clarke Immigration Law

Harvest Manitoba Donations Accepted December 20, 2021
Three Best Lawyers 2021 December 8, 2021
Delays, Excuses and Backlogs December 3, 2021

MLT Aikins

Manitoba Announces New Support for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 December 22, 2021
The Return of Post-Arrival Testing and Quarantine (update) December 20, 2021
Ho Ho… How Much for that Cyber-Attack? December 17, 2021

In a world already exhausted by the unrelenting pandemic, the holiday season offers the promise of a reprieve for some. Unfortunately, the holiday season is also a time when cyber criminals are particularly active as most people try to unplug and take some well-deserved breaks from work.

Companies Ignore ESG Risks at Their Peril December 8, 2021
Francophone Immigration to Western Canada / L’immigration francophone dans l’Ouest canadien December 8, 2021
Negotiating the Factual Matrix — Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey 2021 SCC 29 December 7, 2021

Robson Crim Legal Blog

Covid Confinement – Evaluating Solitary Confinement as a Criminal Punishment – Gladys Holmes

Having endured over a year now of government-imposed restrictions on personal liberty to curb the case count of covid, the general population is now able to better understand the implications of confinement. This blog will begin by exploring the historical reasoning behind solitary confinement, its effectiveness and psychological impact, and circle back to the current state of Covid-19 and what it entails for inmates who have already been deprived of many rights.