by Karen Sawatzky | Aug 28, 2018 | Law Society Publications
The August edition of Communiqué, the newsletter of the Law Society of Manitoba, has been released.
In this issue:
- President’s Report from new president, Kathy Bueti
- CEO Report from Kris Dangerfield
- An Explanation of Traditional Land Acknowledgements
- Upcoming CPD
- and more.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 27, 2018 | Caselaw, Current Awareness, Legal Research, Legislation, U.K., U.K.
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales
Here’s the Weekly Case Law Update for August 27, 2018.
If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba, and would like a copy of any of the decisions from the digest please contact the library and we will be happy to provide those for you.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 24, 2018 | Commentary, Current Awareness, Employment and Labour Law, Journals, New Books
Volume 21 No. 1, 2018 of the Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal has arrived in the library.
Table of Contents
- A Legal Framework to Govern Online Political Expression by Public Servants by Amanda Clarke & Benjamin Piper
- Honda v. Keays – Employer Shield or Employee Sword? An Empirical Analysis by Bruce Curran
- Deepening the Delusion in the Regulation of Temporary Help Agency Employment by Timothy J. Bartkiw
- Management Consultants and the Employees of their Client Organizations: Towards a Model of Employee Protection by Pnina Alon-Shenker
Commentary on Cases, Legislation and Policy
- Unclear and Unconvincing: The Standard of Proof in Police Discipline Cases after Jacobs v. Ottawa (Police Service) by Patrick Simon
- Harper v. Lafarge: Summary Judgment and the Assessment of Reasonable Notice in Wrongful Dismissal Cases by Patrick Hart
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 17, 2018 | Criminal Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research
The August 2018 edition, Update No. 87, has just been released.
In This Issue
- Solicitor Client Privilege Not a Sword to Pierce Informer Privilege: SCC
- Sentencing a Highly Individualized Process: SCC
- CSC Must Ensure Appropriateness of Indigenous Offender
- Policies and Programming: SCC
- On-Duty Theft Conviction and Sentence Divides Appeal Court: MBCA
- Allegations of Judicial Bias Should Not be Made Lightly: MBCA
- Absence of Aggravating Factors Not Mitigating: MBCA
- Trafficking Conviction Stands Despite Unlawful Search: MBCA
- Sextortion a Form of Sexual Violence: MBCA
- Other Court of Appeal Decisions
- Queen’s Bench Decisions
- Legislative Update
- Court Notices
- Recommended Reading
- Fall CPD
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 16, 2018 | Legislation, New Bills
The Government of Manitoba recently introduced the following bill:
Third Session, Forty-First Legislature
Bill 34: The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2018
This Bill implements measures in the 2018 Manitoba
Budget and makes various other amendments to tax
legislation.