Today the Supreme Court of Canada released the decision Grant v. Torstar Corp.,* which changed the law on defemation.
The Court held that the existing law on defamation i.e., libel (written material) and slander (spoken words) should be modified to provide greater protection for communications on matters of public interest.  The Court decided that the law [...]

The Canadian Pension Plan provides disability pension benefits to persons with disabilities. To become eligible to the benefits, a claimant must meet the financial contribution threshold during the years prior to the claim.
The tests for the CPP disability benefits as set out under the legislation* are as follows:
a person shall be considered to be disabled [...]

Traditionally in common law, the courts are territorial. That means that the court’s jurisdiction can only reach as far as the sovereign territorial limits. Because jurisdiction is territorial, a state’s law has no binding effect outside its jurisdiction. Consequently, the courts are reluctant to permit proceedings involving defendants residing outside the jurisdiction.
However, with the advancement [...]

Most social assistance programs funded by the public purse have financial restrictions on eligibility. The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is no exception. To qualify for ODSP, the recipient must not have more than the prescribed assets. (For more information, read my blog “Too Much Money? ODSP’s Asset Restrictions,” posted on April 20, 2009.)
A Henson [...]

The self-proclaimed “king of spam” Sanford Wallace, has been ordered to pay Facebook, the popular social networking site$711 million for damages (U.S.). The suit claimed that the spammer registered as a Facebook user and started a spamming and phishing scheme which resulted in some 14 million violations under U.S. federal law.
The spammer has also been [...]