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A National Care Service: an opportunity to rethink care for Deaf and Disabled people
DLS response to the government’s announcement on a National Care Service October 2026 Disability Law Service (DLS) welcomes the government’s announcement of plans for a National Care Service, recognising that the current social care system is not working for many people, and that fundamental reform is needed. We particularly welcome the proposal for personal care free at the point of use for older people and the commitment to build a service around dignity and security.
Mental Health in the Legal Profession: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
On April 6th, 2019 the Canadian Bar Association hosted its first ever Health & Wellness Conference at the Shaw Center in Ottawa. Covering topics such as technology-based resources for mental health promotion, addressing the stigma of mental illness, reducing the risks of secondary trauma and compassion fatigue, and the state of addictions among lawyers, the Conference was an all-encompassing look into some of the most pressing issues facing our profession.
Electronic Signatures Revisited (But Why?)
Is an electronic signature valid in law? Twenty-five years after the Internet was opened to commercial use, that may seem to be a surprising question. An off-the-cuff response might be, “why shouldn’t it be?” The law does not prescribe a form or medium for a signature.
Regulating Lawyer-Client Sex
In Canada we allow lawyers to have sex with their clients. Or, to be precise: we do not prohibit lawyers from having sex with their clients. Canadian law societies do regulate lawyer-client sex in a limited way. Almost all law societies prohibit sexual harassment.[1] And most law societies also identify lawyer-client sex as potentially creating conflicts of interest.
Fixing Our Broken Copyright System
Copyright law seeks to regulate creativity. Nowhere is this regulation more apparent, or specific for that matter, than at the level of setting tariffs for copyright uses as set by the Copyright Board and administered by collective societies. As illustrated most recently in the Access Copyright v. York University decision, this system of collective administration is horribly broken. It is time to get creative about how we regulate creativity. This is how copyright works.
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