A round-up of blog posts and online articles gathered from the Manitoba legal community during the months of July and August

A bi-monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of June 2022

Brodsky Amy & Gould

• How Is Jail Time Calculated? August 16, 2022
• Misdemeanor VS. Felony: Which Is Worse?  July 29, 2022
• What To Expect In Criminal Court July 29, 2022
• Civil VS. Criminal Offences July 28, 2022
• If The Officer Takes Away My Driver’s License, How Long Is It Suspended For?  July 30, 2022

Davis Cyber Law

• Types Of Cyber Crimes To Be Aware Of July 10, 2022

Fillmore Riley

• Frankie: Who’s on first? August 18, 2022
• Cottage transfers: Advice before action August 05, 2022
• Why every workplace needs a social media policy July 29, 2022
• Corporations paying insurance premiums may trigger unforeseen income tax for their shareholder(s) July 22, 2022
• Public performance of musical works — it just doesn’t pay not to pay July 19, 2022
• Corporate governance amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act July 13, 2022
• The Supreme Court of Canada significantly limits the use of equitable remedies in tax cases July 05, 2022

Matthew Gould Blog

• Comparing Private, Public, & Self-Representation In Defence August 3, 2022
• How Jury Members Are Picked In Manitoba July 28, 2022

MLT Aikins

• Tax Court of Canada Sides with Resigning Director in Contentious Directors’ Liability Case on the Basis of Indirect and Verbal Evidence August 24, 2022
• Understanding the Risks of Presenting Sensitive Records in Human Rights Complaints August 19, 2022
• Federal Government Offering Microloans to Women Entrepreneurs August 17, 2022
• Low Premiums Take Priority Over WorkSafeBC’s Right to Recover, ABCA Rules August 15, 2022
• Am I Committing Copyright Infringement by Taking Inspiration from Another’s Work? August 15, 2022
• ArriveCAN App Is Likely Here to Stay, Despite Technical Glitches August 11, 2022
• Are You Required to Provide a Breach Notification? August 10, 2022
• Ontario Company Fined $125K for COVID-19 Outbreak and Fatality August 5, 2022
• Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Agreements Between Employers to Become a Criminal Offence in Canada August 4, 2022
• Can a Robot’s Artwork Be Copyrighted? August 4, 2022
• Most Breaches Have Potential to Cause Significant Harm, Report Finds August 3, 2022
• Privacy Commissioner Investigating ArriveCAN App August 3, 2022
• Worried About Mandatory ESG Reporting? Read This July 25, 2022
• Delayed Disciplinary Proceedings Not an Abuse of Process, SCC Rules July 21, 2022
• To BCC or Not to BCC? That Is the Question July 20, 2022
• Bankruptcy Doesn’t Invalidate Existing Contracts, BCSC Rules July 19, 2022
• Canada Resumes Random COVID-19 Testing for Fully Vaccinated Travellers July 15, 2022
• Are You Developing New Carbon Capture Technologies? You Could Be Eligible for Funding July 15, 2022
• Mitigating Risks in Western Canada’s Hot Construction Market: Part 2 July 6, 2022
• SCC Limits the Availability of Rescission for Tax-Planning Mistakes July 4, 2022
• Mitigating Risks in Western Canada’s Hot Construction Market: Part 1 June 29, 2022
• ESG Considerations for Canadian Agri-Business June 27, 2022

MICHAEL DYCK | CRIMINAL LAW

• Can you ask police to drop charges? June 28, 2022
• Does Canada Have A Version Of Miranda Rights? Jun 28, 2022

Pitblado Law Blog

• Finding Funding July 26

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Sexual Offences: Actus Reus, Consent, and Procedural Inefficiencies – Megan Simpson
• Turning Garbage into Gold: Physical Property vs. Abandoned Information – Shelly Neal
• So He Stole Your Idea, Now What? – Booker Zhang
• R v Albashir: The Modernization of Sex Work – Jamie Robertson
• Police Search Powers and the Admission of Evidence (Privacy and Peril) – Thomas Mooney
• R v Kirkpatrick 2022 SCC 33 case analysis: consent to sexual activity and condom use by Alanah Josey
• Clarity on Capacity to Consent: What We’ve Been Needing All Along – Ashley Rees
• Prosecutorial Immunity and the Canadian Criminal Justice System – Jamie Robertson
• Young Offenders and the Automatic Right to Appeal to the SCC – A.T.
• Consent: How the Growing Issue of Stealthing Needs to be Addressed – Jamie Robertson
• Cell Phones and the Reasonable Expectation to Privacy – Thomas Mooney
• Social Factors Affecting Voluntariness – Caitlin Madden
• Police Powers in the Metaverse: Why the Charter’s Section 8 Will Have to Change – N.J. Peterman
• Deterrence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter – Julian Brown
• Policing in the Defund Era: The SCC, Parliament, and the Contours of Police Powers – Keelin Griffin
• When Gladue Reports Fail – Donna Malcolm
• R v CEB: Balancing Gladue Factors in Sentencing for Cases of Child Sexual Abuse – Kerith Tung

TDS Law

• Q&A: Personal Data Handling and Processing in Canada – Updated July 27, 2022
• Q&A: The Data Protection Legal Framework in Canada – Updated July 27, 2022
• Film Production and Entertainment Law: Shopping and Option Agreements July 14, 2022
• Supreme Court Rules on Delay in Administrative Proceedings: Key Takeaways July 13,2022
• The Builders’ Liens List: What is the after 3:00 p.m. search and why should you perform one? July 27, 2022
• The Limitations Act and Potential Impacts on the Construction Industry June 27, 2022
• The Builders’ Liens List: What is the after 3:00 p.m. search and why should you perform one? June 27, 2022