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When Farrah Jinha’s 15-year marriage failed, she never imagined it would result in an eight-year legal battle, culminating in 2021 with an 18-day trial pitting her — alone — against her ex-husband’s professional legal team.
But faced with a $200,000 retainer fee that needed to be paid to keep her lawyer, Jinha says she was forced to take over her divorce proceedings in the BC Supreme Court.
“I was scared, for sure, but I was also very determined to get this done, because the sense of injustice was just too big,” said the 53-year-old, who now lives in Toronto. “I…
Reporters Without Borders criticizes the legislation saying it has ‘negative chapters’ that constitute a violation of press freedom.Algeria’s parliament has approved a new media law that tightens control over the work of journalists and imposes new restrictions.
While the government said the law is key to ensuring the free exercise of media activity under legal controls, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said the law included “negative chapters” that constitute a violation of press freedom.
The law bans the Algerian media from receiving any funding or material assistance from any “foreign entity”.
Communications Minister Mohamed Bouslimani said the law aims to…
It’s only been in effect since October, yet Jessica McCormick believes Newfoundland and Labrador’s pay equity legislation needs to be revamped.
The leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Labor Federation says the bill the government passed was better than nothing but fell way short of a comprehensive set of laws to improve the lives of women in the workforce.
The NLFL partnered with the Equal Pay Coalition in Ontario to produce an overview and critique of the legislation, which it published earlier this week, as the government is in the middle of consultations on the regulations that go with the…
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CanadaCritics say a government regulator has no business picking and choosing what content Canadians are presented with when they use a digital servicePublished April 13, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 5 minute readUnder Bill C-11 as it stands, the CRTC will have regulatory authority over recommendations — the movies, TV shows, videos and music platforms like Netflix, YouTube or Spotify suggest to their users. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesArticle content
It’s taken the Liberal government two tries and more than two years to get Bill C-11 through…
Last week, Donald Trump surrendered to authorities and was arraigned in a Manhattan courtroom on thirty-four felony stem charges from hush-money payments made during the 2016 Presidential campaign. (The money went to the adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had an affair with Trump.) In an indictment that was unsealed after the hearing, Trump is accused of falsifying business records; an accompanying statement of facts alleges that the former President “violated elections laws and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in New York.”
A number of legal commentators across the political spectrum…
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columnistsColumn: The Law Society of BC has accused one of the province’s most senior and respected lawyers, Michael Bolton, of mishandling $20 million in trust accounts.Published April 14, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 5 minute readLawyer Michael Bolton speaks with reporters outside the BC Supreme Court house in 2010. Photo by Ward Perrin /PROVINCEArticle content
The Law Society of BC has accused one of the province’s most senior and respected lawyers, Michael Bolton, of permitting his trust account to be used in a manner that he ought…
Table of Contents‘No win no fee’ explained: What does it actually mean?You might have heard about ‘no win, no fee’ agreements that certain law firms offer existing and prospective clients. This type of arrangement is also known as a conditional agreement and government sources often refer to it as a conditional cost agreement.
Many people find this type of offer an attractive prospect, due to the fact that upfront legal fees can be waived. However, it can prove confusing, so we thought we would explore this legal term more fully, to keep you best informed about the particulars.…