LONDON – Facebook lost a legal challenge Tuesday at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German anti-trust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising. The European Court of Justice said competition watchdogs can consider whether companies like Facebook comply with the continent’s strict privacy rules, which are normally enforced […]
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Unfair Contract Terms change: Is your business ready?
In late 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passed both houses of the federal parliament. The relevant laws take effect from 9 November 2023 and significantly bolster the Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) regime in Australia.For business owners and managers who are unfamiliar with the UCT regime, now is the time […]
Canada’s Online News Act Targets Facebook and Google
The Canadian Parliament has passed a law that will require technology companies to pay domestic news outlets for linking to their articles, prompting the owner of Facebook and Instagram to say that it would pull news articles from both platforms in the country. The law, passed on Thursday, is the latest salvo in a push […]
This scientist shaped a new law that moves Canada away from toxicity testing on animals
For decades, researchers have relied on animals to test whether chemicals are toxic to humans. But science has developed alternatives, and a new Canadian law will require them to move in those directions. This week, Bill S-5 was passed by the Senate and was given a royal assent. It includes language that brings Canada closer […]
Residential schools: Report on denialism in Canada
OTTAWA – Canada should give “urgent consideration” to legal mechanisms as a way to combat residential school denialism, says a new report from the independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves. Justice Minister David Lambetti said he was open to such a solution. Kimberly Murray made the call in an interim report released Friday, just over […]
ChatGPT: Lawyers say AI tricked them into citing bogus case law
NEW YORK – Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca are facing possible punishment over a filing in a lawsuit against an airline that included references to past […]
Kahnawake was unimpressed with consultations on Quebec Indigenous language law
The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community on Montreal’s South Shore has joined the growing number of groups against Quebec’s proposed Indigenous languages bill, criticizing the CAQ government’s “ingenuine consultation process.” The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has been critical of François Legault’s government’s Bill 96 (An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec) since it […]
Manitoba lawyers will be required to take an Indigenous culture course
Manitoba lawyers will soon have to take mandatory training on Indigenous rights and history as part of a new requirement from the Law Society of Manitoba. The one-time, mandatory training is a new requirement from the Law Society of Manitoba, which regulates the legal profession in the province, to ensure all lawyers in Manitoba have […]