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Privacy poachers take big hit
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s creation of a potentially sweeping new tort for invasion of privacy will generate litigation and other revenue opportunities for a broad cross section of the Bar, lawyers predict.
A Canadian taxpayer who unknowingly invested in a Ponzi scheme run by now convicted fraudster Andrew Lech is walking away with $1.3 million.
Scars left behind
A pedestrian steps off a curb and gets hit by a car. He survives, and while his bones begin to heal and his bruising goes away, he may be left with significant psychological scars from the accident.
Last July, with much fanfare, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced the creation of a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) most-wanted list.
Mind your manners
Did you hear the one about the summer student who licked her fingers before shaking hands with a lawyer? Or the articling student who, when asked to choose a wine over lunch with a client, went with a $300 bottle?