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#LegalTweetoftheDay: All internet service providers in US must block 3 pirate streaming sites, federal judge rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @ABAJournal https://bit.ly/3ynVcwa – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay: A federal judge accepts Derek Chauvin’s plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3vMGRI7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you? The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario College of Physicians suspends rural family doctor, Patrick Phillips, for ‘inappropriate’ COVID-19 treatments, advice #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3kDspvp – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

An employment contract is an important document that you may be asked to sign before you start at a new job. It contains some basic provisions as to what you can expect to be doing on a day to day basis and what your compensation will look like. But it

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows #law #legal #lawtwitter via @politico https://politi.co/3ybdtwH – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

The Court of Appeal in Walters v Nusseiri, 2020 ONCA 615 affirmed that a common law spouse who does not contribute towards a property, may not have an entitlement to it, irrespective of how legal title may be held. This decision is a reminder that though common law spouses may not have statutory

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Derek Chauvin appeals his murder conviction in the death of George Floyd #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3MHVKB1 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

– Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 2, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Judge Holds Trump in Contempt Over Documents in New York A.G.’s Inquiry Judge fines Trump after holding him in civil contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas from NY attorney general Jury selection

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Airbnb says staffers can work remotely forever, if they want #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3vsyG3v – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Disney ends silence, suggests repeal of tax district is illegal | Miami Herald #law #legal #lawtwitter via @MiamiHerald http://hrld.us/3xUANPc – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

What are the legal rights of adopted children when a parent – biological or adoptive – passes away? If the Will makes a gift to “my children”, does that include adopted children? Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover https://politi.co/3Ki39pc via @politico #law #legal #lawtwitter – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

#LegalTweetoftheday: Liberals promise to end for-profit long-term care in Ontario #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3KbV852 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Termination clauses in employment contracts must be drafted very carefully, with due consideration for all employment standards prescribed by law. As the Court in Rutledge v Canaan Construction Inc., 2020 ONSC 4246 (CanLII) stated, if a termination clause can be interpreted as being “even a potential violation of the ESA,

#LegalTweetoftheDay: California man charged after allegedly threatening Merriam-Webster over gender definitions #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3rOKLhk – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

– Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 25, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Fired for refusing to disclose COVID vax status, Manitoba man sues pharmaceutical giant Bayer Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party Sean Avery Is Representing Himself in Court. The

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3Lbm2uY – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net