Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 218: Listen and Learn -- Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
In Reference re iGaming Ontario, a majority of the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that online gaming and sports betting would be lawful under the federal Criminal Code if users could participate in games and betting...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Denmark? In Denmark, bribery, as with other types of misconduct such as embezzlement and fraud, are considered acts of corruption. The Danish Criminal Code does not use the...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Canada? The Criminal Code and the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (the CFPOA) are the primary pieces of legislation governing bribery in Canada. The Criminal...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in the Czech Republic? The Czech Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the Criminal Code, as amended (Criminal Code) and the Act No. 418/2011 Coll., on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities...more
The key piece of legislation concerning the legal regulation of corruption in Slovakia is the Criminal Code (Act No. 300/2005 Coll., as amended). Pursuant to Act on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities (Act No. 91/2016 Coll.,...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Poland? the Act of 6 June 1997 – Criminal Code (as amended); the Act of 6 June 1997 – Code of Criminal Procedure (as amended); the Act of 28 October 2002 on the...more
Online sweepstakes have become a popular marketing tool for businesses looking to engage with audiences and build brand loyalty. In Canada, these contests are not only a fun way for participants to win prizes but also a...more
On May 23, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Human Services omnibus policy bill into law, which included in part, the addition of a new statutory provision in the state’s criminal code, Chapter 609....more
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today: Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and...more
A national leader in privacy law, California was among the first states to include an express right to privacy in its constitution, create a data breach notification law, and codify robust consumer data protections. ...more
As you might have guessed from the title of this post, we are returning to cover new developments in the United States v. Sirois case. A few months ago, the First Circuit released an opinion that we discussed in an earlier...more
If you tell your partner that you spent $100 on a rare bobblehead for your office, when the full price was actually $1,000, have you said anything false? Literally, you did spend $100; you just spent another $900 as well....more
The guidance recommends that companies put in place controls that are proportionate to their operations, including the level of its exposure to foreign bribery risks and its business activities, which includes the...more
You might think the laws of King Edward I of England (1239-1307), George Washington’s whisky distillery, and an 1807 “Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy” have little to do with the federal criminal code of 2024. And you...more
The Government of Canada’s revised Ineligibility and Suspension Policy (Ineligibility Policy), which came into effect on May 31, 2024, expands the circumstances under which vendors can be debarred or suspended from supplying...more
On 21 May 2024, France adopted the Law to secure and regulate the digital space (“SREN Law”). Among the provisions included in the SREN Law, we analyse two articles which amend the French Criminal Code to explicitly prohibit...more
The acquiring company, whatever its form, may be held criminally liable for acts committed by the acquired company prior to the merger. In a judgment of 22 May 2024, published in the Bulletin and in the Lettres de...more
The new policy provides for increased flexibility in the assessment of a supplier’s conduct, but targets a much broader range of situations triggering ineligibility, Introduction - The Government of Canada recently updated...more
On May 17, 2024, the Honourable Dennis Galiatsatos, a judge of the Court of Quebec (provincial court), issued a decision on the constitutional applicability and validity, in criminal matters, of section 10 of Quebec’s Charter...more
Le 17 mai 2024, l’honorable Dennis Galiatsatos, juge de la Cour du Québec, a rendu un jugement sur l’applicabilité et la validité constitutionnelles de l’article 10 de la Charte de la langue française (la « Charte ») en...more
Le 13 mai 2024, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « CSJO ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke v. iGaming Ontario, dans laquelle elle tranche en faveur de la province de l’Ontario et...more
À la suite de la publication du rapport initial de la Commission sur l’ingérence étrangère le 3 mai 2024, le ministre de la Sécurité publique du Canada a déposé le projet de loi C-70, Loi concernant la lutte contre...more
On May 13, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) released its decision in Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke v. iGaming Ontario, ruling in favour of the province of Ontario and iGaming Ontario. The Court found that...more
Following the release of the Foreign Interference Commission’s Initial Report on May 3, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety has tabled Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act (Bill). The Bill would create a...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is the gift that keeps giving. As affected entities and their advisers struggle to determine whether they are subject to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting provisions of...more