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Be Careful What You Click For: A Canadian Court Rules That A Thumbs-Up Emoji Indicates A Binding Contractual Agreement

In this age of social media and texting, we use a plethora of shorthand visual and typographic icons to express a range of responses or reactions to posts or texts: a heart to indicate love, a laughing face or an “LOL” to...more

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Canada Emoji Ruling Considers Digital-Age Contract Realities

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When do you have an agreement that will be enforceable by law — a binding contract? Fundamental components necessary to the formation of a contract include a valid offer and acceptance with respect to final, essential terms. ...more

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Alberta Gains New Tort of Harassment and Limits Defamation By Government Actors—Online and IRL

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Court Unveils Four-Part Harassment Lawsuit Test A bold Alberta Court of King's Bench decision, Alberta Health Services v Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, declined to follow Ontario appellate authority on the issue and established the...more

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Legal Privilege, Email and the Continuum of Communication

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Solicitor-client privilege extends not only to legal advice provided directly to a client, but to the whole "continuum of communications" in which the advice is given, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently confirmed in...more

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